Ambulatory RN Clinic
About The Position
The Clinic Registered Nurse (RN) is a central member of the patient care team, delivering compassionate care to patients. The RN collaborates on comprehensive screenings, conducts risk assessments, provides preventative health education, and coordinates care for diverse patient populations while using technology to streamline processes. The RN helps patients feel informed and at ease by explaining instructions and addressing concerns. The role delivers professional nursing care to clinic patients; performs diagnostic testing and clinical procedures within the RN’s training and scope of licensure; independently triages nursing situations under standing orders and protocols; and responds to more complex, urgent, or emergent situations escalated by other clinic staff.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing, upon hire.
- Registered Nurse: Washington (WA), upon hire.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (AHA BLS)-CPR, upon hire.
Nice To Haves
- One year of RN work experience in a clinic setting or two years of acute care RN work experience.
Responsibilities
- Deliver professional nursing care to clinic patients.
- Perform diagnostic testing and related clinical procedures within the appropriate level of training, scope of licensure, and established procedures.
- Independently triage nursing situations in accordance with standing orders and protocols, and address complex, urgent, or emergent situations escalated from other clinic staff.
- Perform patient assessment and care tests, such as EKG, spirometry, vision and hearing screenings, peak flow, and color blindness testing, in accordance with established protocols.
- Conduct independent wound assessments and perform complex wound care and dressing changes, including placement or changing of a wound vac.
- Remove sutures or staples after a provider has assessed the wound.
- Insert and/or remove tubes, drains, and urinary catheters, including removal of a peripherally-inserted central catheter (PICC); apply splints and braces.
- Instruct patients in collecting samples and completing other tests, and ensure patients or family members understand follow-up and referral information.
- Inform patients of lab results, call prescriptions in to pharmacies, and return practitioners’ phone messages.
- Collaborate on comprehensive screenings, conduct risk assessments, provide preventative health education, and coordinate patient care.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
