Office RN

Lexington Medical Center • Lexington, SC

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care. Consistently ranked as best in the Columbia Metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000 babies each year, performs more than 34,000 surgeries annually and is the region's third largest employer. Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first HeartCARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

Position is responsible for providing nursing care to patients in a professional and courteous manner. Carries out Physician orders including but not limited to assisting with procedures, administering injections, performing phlebotomy, taking patient calls, cleaning and stocking exam rooms, calling in prescriptions, coordinating supply levels, pre-certifying patients medical services, and assisting the physician with all other patient care as requested.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of South Carolina
• Current CPR certification
• Basic first aid knowledge

Responsibilities

• Maintains a positive attitude. Has contact by phone, correspondence, or personal meetings with persons in other departments or outside the practice; tact is required in these contacts and the employee assumes the responsibility for harmonious relationships.
• Demonstrates appropriate communication of information to all ages (Infant, Child, Adolescent, Adult, Geriatric).
• Demonstrates responsiveness to all patients and office staff requests and needs.
• Demonstrates performance of duties assigned by authorized personnel or as required in an emergency, i.e., fire or disaster.
• Provides/Performs Communication (Telephones, Orders/Messages, Phone Triage).
• Provides/Performs Scheduling (Referrals, Appointments, Ancillaries, Surgeries, Hospital Admissions).
• Provides/Performs Medical Records tasks (Documentation, Forms, Chart Maintenance, Filing/Pulling, Image Files, Faxing, Copying, Mail In/Out).
• Provides/Performs Lab tasks (Phlebotomy, Specimen Collection and Processing, Proficiency Testing, Results Reporting).
• Performs Medication Management (Intravenously, Subcutaneously, Intramuscular, Intradermal, Orally, Topical, Suppository, Sublingual, Inhalants, Storage and Handling, Ordering/Maintaining Levels).
• Provides Patient Care (Exam Room Preparation & Maintenance, Conducts Patient Interview, Chaperone, Assisting/Performing minor procedures, Triage, Implement Physician Orders, Patient Education, Results Reporting, Clinical Documentation).
• Operates and is responsible for equipment (including, but not limited to, routine maintenance, ordering of supplies, log sheets and cleaning).
• Participates in In-service/Education (Certification/Licensure, Competency, Department Orientation, Annual Training).
• Maintains Log Sheets/Audits (Samples, Pharmacy, Mayday Equipment, Oxygen, Equipment).
• Manages Instruments (Stock Appropriately, Cleaning/Sterilization, Knowledge of and usage, Storage).
• Provides Support and Guidance for Clinical Policies and Procedures.
• Performs Other duties as assigned, including Precertification/Authorization, Coding, Correspondence, Statistical Reports, Accounts Payable, Payroll.

Benefits

• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• 403(b) match plan day one (LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%)
• Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
• Supplemental life insurance
• Adoption assistance
• Employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED