Office RN

Lexington Medical Center • West Columbia, SC

1d • 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.

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

• Providing nursing care to patients in a professional and courteous manner.
• Carrying 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.
• Maintaining a positive attitude.
• Communicating appropriately with all age groups.
• Responding to all patients and office staff requests and needs.
• Performing duties assigned by authorized personnel or as required in an emergency.
• Communicating via telephone, correspondence, or personal meetings with persons in other departments or outside the practice.
• Answering and transferring telephone calls.
• Managing orders and messages.
• Performing phone triage.
• Communicating with physicians regarding orders and patient issues.
• Communicating with patients regarding concerns and treatment.
• Communicating with staff regarding patient care, referrals, and precertification.
• Seeking compliance with appropriate health and safety regulatory agencies.
• Scheduling referrals, appointments, ancillaries, surgeries, and hospital admissions.
• Maintaining medical records, including documentation, chart maintenance, filing/pulling charts, image files, faxing, copying, and managing mail.
• Performing phlebotomy.
• Collecting and processing specimens.
• Reporting lab results.
• Administering medications intravenously, subcutaneously, intramuscularly, intradermally, orally, topically, as suppositories, sublingually, and via inhalants.
• Properly storing and handling medications.
• Ordering and maintaining medication levels.
• Preparing and maintaining exam rooms.
• Conducting patient interviews.
• Assisting patients as needed (chaperone).
• Assisting with and performing minor procedures.
• Implementing Physician Orders.
• Providing patient education.
• Performing clinical documentation.
• Operating and maintaining equipment, including routine maintenance, ordering supplies, managing log sheets, and cleaning.
• Participating in in-service/education, including maintaining certification/licensure and competency through department orientation and annual training.
• Managing log sheets and audits for samples, pharmacy, equipment, and oxygen.
• Maintaining, cleaning, sterilizing, and storing instruments.
• Providing support and guidance for clinical policies and procedures.
• Performing precertification/authorization.
• Performing coding for E&M/Basic Visits, Office Procedures/Complex Visits, Surgeries, and Hospital Services.
• Managing correspondence.
• Generating statistical reports.
• Handling accounts payable and payroll.
• Performing all other duties as assigned.

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 option
• 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