Nurse

Sweetgrass & SouthernMED Pediatrics•Charleston, SC

2h•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse assists medical providers in delivering high-quality patient care and performs duties in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations and the practice’s established priorities and procedures. The role supports compassionate care for children and families and contributes to pleasant, informative patient encounters. The Nurse escorts patients to exam rooms, interviews them, records vital signs and other information in patient charts, provides patient instructions as directed, prepares patients for examinations, and assists providers during exams. The role also involves collecting specimens, performing basic laboratory tests, maintaining supplies and equipment, administering medications as directed, collecting blood, removing sutures, changing dressings, maintaining required logs and checks, and triaging messages for providers. The Nurse is expected to contribute to quality and customer satisfaction, coordinate care with patients, families, providers, and colleagues, support safety and privacy, communicate professionally, solve problems, and follow regulatory and company policies. The position is in an indoor, temperature-controlled, smoke-free, handicapped-accessible environment; it may involve exposure to blood and bodily fluids and stressful situations. The role requires the ability to lift, lower, push, pull, and retrieve objects weighing at least 25 pounds. Pay is determined by years of experience and office location.

Requirements

Minimum of an associate degree.
State licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) or LPN in South Carolina.
Ability to speak, read, and write effectively.
Ability to work independently without direct supervision.
Ability to coordinate, analyze, observe, make decisions, and meet deadlines in a detail-oriented manner.
Good visual acuity and ability to verbally communicate.
Ability to lift, lower, push, pull, and retrieve objects weighing a minimum of 25 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a pediatric medical practice.
Working knowledge of computer applications.
Prior experience with electronic medical records.

Responsibilities

Escort patients to exam rooms, interview patients, measure vital signs, and document information in patient charts.
Instruct patients about medications and special diets as directed by the medical provider.
Explain treatment procedures to patients and prepare them for examinations.
Assist providers during patient examinations.
Collect and prepare laboratory specimens and perform basic laboratory tests.
Keep exam rooms stocked with medical supplies, maintain instruments, and prepare sterilization as required.
Prepare and administer medications as directed by the physician.
Collect blood according to established procedures and universal precautions in accordance with OSHA standards.
Remove sutures and change dressings.
Maintain required logs and checks, including refrigerator temperatures, emergency medications, expired medications, oxygen, and cold sterilization fluid changes.
Triage and process messages from patients and front office staff to providers.
Complete mandatory training and perform other duties as assigned.
Demonstrate a service-oriented commitment to superior customer experiences.
Collaborate to coordinate care, resolve concerns, and address the needs of patients, family members, providers, and employees.
Consider patient and employee safety and take initiative to identify and eliminate risks.
Protect patient privacy and comply with HIPAA confidentiality guidelines.
Communicate professionally, build working relationships, identify and solve problems, accept responsibility, use resources effectively, and follow regulatory and company policies and procedures.