Office Nurse

Gastroenterology of the Rockies•Louisville, CO

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Gastroenterology of the Rockies is a rapidly growing Gastroenterology practice in Boulder County and the greater Denver Metro area with eight office locations and five Ambulatory Surgery Centers. Interfaces with patients, peers, doctors, and other departments to ensure the highest levels of patient care are performed in a fast-paced Medical Office environment. Assists doctors in the treatment of patients, coordinates office operations, assigns tasks to and monitors performance of office staff, and maintains timely and accurate patient and business records.

Requirements

1-2 years nursing experience (GI experience preferred)
LPN/RN degree and licensed to practice in the State of Colorado
Excellent verbal, written skills and oral communications skills.
High level ability to function in a teamwork spirit with doctor’s, peers, and other staff.
Able to function in a lead capacity as required.
Intermediate computer skills, with knowledge of medical software (Intergy preferred)
Internet minimum recommendation: 20Mb/s down, 10Mb/s up, less than 10ms latency.
Computer: Windows 10 or 11 with i5 processor or better, 8GB+ RAM or better, 1920x1080 resolution screen, ability to run an extra monitor if you wish.
Mac with Sequoia OS or newer.
Virus protection on your computer. Recommend Sentinel One or Sophos.
Computers must be able to update to stay secure.

Nice To Haves

GI experience preferred
Ability to run an extra monitor if you wish.
4K(3840x2160) may be too small of a font for some of the applications. You will have to play with your settings to read some parts of Intergy.

Responsibilities

Collects new and/or reviews previously collected patient health information.
Identifies relevant and unique patient family needs.
Works directly with providers to formulate a plan of care to address unique patient needs and achieve desired outcome(s) and utilize current standards of care.
Coordinates the plan with the health care team and monitors plan progress.
Differentiates normal from abnormal findings, including potential problems and communicates information effectively to the provider.
Accurately tracks lab reports, imaging, pathology reports and other information for timely return.
Communicates the results of tests, observations, or other pertinent information to patients on a timely basis.
Able to appropriately prioritize urgent results.
Provides education to the patient and family in a manner that is easily understood by the patient.
Maintains GI specific knowledge regarding disease states, treatments, tests, and medications.
Ensures that all tasks are addressed in a timely manner.
Able to prioritize urgent tasks appropriately.
Acts as the patient advocate to ensure the highest quality experience for the patient, delivering care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner that preserves patient rights.
Document all patient interactions in the appropriate system in a timely and accurate manner and verify that all documentation is complete, concise, and accurately reflects the complete situation and the care that was given.
Participates in staff meetings.
Assists in developing ways to meet department goals in a more effective and efficient manner and is an active part of the implementation of new processes and procedures.
Performs other tasks and projects as assigned by the management team.