Registered Nurse 1

University of Miami•Miami, FL

About The Position

The Department of Surgery is currently seeking a Full Time Registered Nurse 1 to work in Miami. The Registered Nurse 1 delivers patient-family centered care in a culturally competent manner utilizing evidence-based standards of quality, safety, and service while ensuring population-specific patient care. The Registered Nurse 1 delivers patient-family centered care in a culturally competent manner utilizing evidence-based standards of quality, safety, and service while ensuring population-specific patient care. Supports clinical functions within scope of practice for all Divisions within the Department of Surgery. Comfortable with working within the oral cavity Collaborate with General Surgery team to develop and streamline care across our entities Assist with all in-person, virtual and/or telephone patient-related clinical questions and concerns. Communicates effectively with Physicians and mid-level providers to effectively address and resolve medical concerns. Proper triaging of clinical concerns whether in person or remote (phone, email, etc.) Adequate navigation of General Surgery patients to streamline and expedite care. Serves as a clinical resource to the surgical scheduling, patient access and other non-clinical teams within the Department of Surgery. Tasked with building relationships with clinical and non-clinical staff in order to streamline intra and interdepartmental processes. Serves as a point of contact for coordination of care across multiple departments, agencies and/or organizations. Responsible for completion of medical related forms such as FMLA’s and DWC-25 forms. Discuss clinical information with insurance companies to obtain necessary approvals for surgery/treatment. Assist surgical providers with in-office procedures, inclusive of set up/prep, instrumentation, intraprocedural and post procedural support, patient recovery, etc. Operate and maintain medical gas system according to operational and safety requirements Perform instrument/device sterilization as needed of the practice Order and maintain and adequate stock of medical/surgical supplies Triage incoming patient clinical concerns and resolve and/or route accordingly Responsible for crash cart maintenance Contact outside providers/hospitals to secure medical records. Documents all patient related encounters appropriately in our electronic medical records. Functions as a professional role model for behavior and makes positive impact on peer morale. Support other departmental functions as needed. The Registered Nurse 1 delivers patient-family centered care in a culturally competent manner utilizing evidence-based standards of quality, safety, and service while ensuring population-specific patient care. This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary. The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more. UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in nursing required
Registered Nurse License
Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)
Knowledge of medical terminology
Knowledge of nursing care methods and procedures
In-depth knowledge of health and safety guidelines and procedures (i.e. sanitation, decontamination etc.)
Excellent patient experience skills
Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems
Ability to maintain effective interpersonal relationships
Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form
Ability to efficiently handle daily clinical operations of a high-paced, high-volume oral and maxillofacial clinic

Nice To Haves

General Surgery Experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Supports clinical functions within scope of practice for all Divisions within the Department of Surgery.
Comfortable with working within the oral cavity
Collaborate with General Surgery team to develop and streamline care across our entities
Assist with all in-person, virtual and/or telephone patient-related clinical questions and concerns.
Communicates effectively with Physicians and mid-level providers to effectively address and resolve medical concerns.
Proper triaging of clinical concerns whether in person or remote (phone, email, etc.)
Adequate navigation of General Surgery patients to streamline and expedite care.
Serves as a clinical resource to the surgical scheduling, patient access and other non-clinical teams within the Department of Surgery.
Tasked with building relationships with clinical and non-clinical staff in order to streamline intra and interdepartmental processes.
Serves as a point of contact for coordination of care across multiple departments, agencies and/or organizations.
Responsible for completion of medical related forms such as FMLA’s and DWC-25 forms.
Discuss clinical information with insurance companies to obtain necessary approvals for surgery/treatment.
Assist surgical providers with in-office procedures, inclusive of set up/prep, instrumentation, intraprocedural and post procedural support, patient recovery, etc.
Operate and maintain medical gas system according to operational and safety requirements
Perform instrument/device sterilization as needed of the practice
Order and maintain and adequate stock of medical/surgical supplies
Triage incoming patient clinical concerns and resolve and/or route accordingly
Responsible for crash cart maintenance
Contact outside providers/hospitals to secure medical records.
Documents all patient related encounters appropriately in our electronic medical records.
Functions as a professional role model for behavior and makes positive impact on peer morale.
Support other departmental functions as needed.