Clinic RN GPPN - Brain & Spine

Great Plains Health•North Platte, NE

About The Position

The Clinic Registered Nurse is responsible for checking patients in and preparing their records for physician visits. Using the electronic medical record, the nurse obtains vital signs and reviews the patient's systems, medications, family and social histories, and medical records for completeness. The nurse ensures appropriate supplies are available for visits and procedures and that rooms are sterile and safe. The role also includes triaging patient phone calls and medication requests, supporting in-office procedures, and maintaining logs for refrigeration and sample medication receipt and distribution. The nurse delivers quality patient care in accordance with provider preferences, explains procedures and treatments, reinforces provider recommendations, administers prescribed medications and injections, documents visit information and test results, tracks laboratory and procedure orders, communicates results to the healthcare team, and provides and documents patient education. The nurse completes and documents patient calls and assists with procedures and treatments as prescribed by a physician and within scope of practice. The position is based in a general private physician office setting with an open office arrangement and some noise exposure. There may be exposure to patients in various mental states, which could result in physical or verbal abuse.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, temporary RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure for the current state of practice.
BLS certification.

Responsibilities

Check patients in and prepare their records for physician visits, including obtaining vital signs and reviewing systems, medication lists, family and social histories, and medical records for completeness.
Ensure appropriate supplies are available for patient visits and procedures and maintain sterile, safe rooms.
Triage patient phone calls and medication requests, and document patient calls in the patient chart.
Support physicians with in-office procedures and administer prescribed IV medications, treatments, procedures, injections, and immunizations within scope of practice.
Record patient visits, medications, vital signs, review of systems, histories, point-of-care testing, test results, and procedural documentation in the EHR.
Provide prescribed sample medications and maintain records of sample medication receipt and distribution, documenting sample medications in patient charts.
Send prescription refill requests to pharmacies as requested by providers.
Track laboratory and procedure orders and communicate clinical data and test or procedure results accurately to the healthcare team.
Initiate patient education plans as prescribed, communicate care plans to patients and families or guardians, and document their understanding.
Explain procedures and treatments and reinforce provider recommendations using the AIDET process.