Registered Nurse

Description

Reports To: Nurse Manager

Employee Status: Non Exempt

Under general supervision, but in line with established Primary Care & Hope Health Center policies and procedures, provide patient care; conduct physical exams; complete health history summary; document patients' progress; assist with patient care management. Advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention and provide case management.

Essential Functions

• Represent Primary Care & Hope Health Center to the patients, employees, and guest in a courteous and professional manner. Provide prompt, efficient and accurate service...
• Prepares exam room for use and sterilizes equipment and supplies.
• Escort patients to exam room determining chief complaint and pertinent history.
• Take and record vital signs, record various results (height, weight, vision, hearing, B/P, urinalysis, glucometer check, pregnancy test, etc) into the E-Clinical software.
• Assists provider with procedures and patient care.
• Perform, EKG, venipuncture, suture removal, breathing treatment, immunizations, eudiometry test, etc.
• Call prescriptions into pharmacy.
• Provide patient education as warranted communicating laboratory and diagnostic testing results by phone and mail.
• Utilize eclinical software for patient records...
• Triage calls for provider to include determining emergencies, identifying symptoms, using discretion for work in appointments and refilling routine prescriptions after reviewing medical chart.
• Performs laboratory tests of minimal to moderate complexity, including completion of lab requisitions per computer and paper.
• Maintain quality monitoring logs; i.e.; refrigerator, lab test, immunizations, lab inventory and stocking of supplies.
• Assure all lab specimens have been picked up at day end...
• Ensure the infection control standards and OSHA standards are followed and hazardous waste is properly disposed.
• Contact drug companies as directed for medication samples.
• Completes all required paperwork.
• Plan and organize work load to maintain efficient patient operations in the health center.
• Maintains a strong patient focus while working collaboratively within the teams multiple demands and patient needs.
• Keep work area and patient rooms clean and free of clutter.
• Treats all patient information confidentially and in accordance with established guidelines.
• Direct and supervise less skilled nursing or health care personnel or supervise a particular unit.
• Ensures proper cleanliness and sanitation of all patient rooms.
• Improve the patient experience and health care processes and help assure the provision of high quality health care, as well as an ongoing process of performance improvement.
• Manage time effectively and prioritizes completing tasks to meet deadlines.
• Treats all clinic and employee information confidentially and in accordance with established guidelines.

Marginal Functions

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• Perform all other duties as required or assigned

Requirements

• Must hold a current RN TN license.
• Must maintain a CPR certification.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Must be able to lift 30 pounds/walk and /or stand for 8 hour shits-bend or stoop/
• Must be able to plan, prioritize, multi-task, organize and follow through while remaining highly energetic and focused.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Must communicate with patients/visitors in a friendly, positive, and professional manner.
• Must have ability to work as a team player.
• Must be accurate in all transactions...
• Must follow all HIPPA and OSHA requirements.
• Must be able to operate or have ability to be trained to operate related office equipment including but not limited to computer terminal, veriphone, postage meter, copier, fax, laser printer, and telephone system.