Registered Nurse - Ambulatory Care
About The Position
The Registered Nurse Ambulatory Care shall observe and assess the patient's clinical condition, recognizing, identifying, and interpreting serious situations and immediately deciding and taking appropriate action. Shall formulate a nursing diagnosis. Develop a plan of care for individual patients by interviewing patients and family members, reviewing the patient's health record and determining the kind of health and physical care required, including discharge planning. Shall initiate appropriate measures in emergency situations when physicians are not immediately available. Shall operate and monitor general and specialized nursing equipment utilized in the Ambulatory Care department. The ambulatory care registered nurse shall administer therapeutic measures and medications as prescribed by the physician. Planning, providing, and documenting the teaching of patients and families in preventive curative and rehab measures. Recording observations and nursing interventions as well as therapeutic measure administered and the status of coordinated activities between nursing and other professional disciplines. Shall complete the Indian Health Service required training. Proper and adequate services for patient care shall be in accordance with standard of nursing practices and shall be equal in quality to services normally performed for the public and a Joint Commission Accreditation for Healthcare Organization accredited facility. All nurses shall have proficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to use a computer.
Requirements
- Possess a bachelor's degree in Nursing and eligibility under the Superior Academic Achievement provision -OR- Possess of a bachelor's degree in Nursing and at least one full year of professional nursing experience-OR- Possess a diploma or associate degree in professional nursing.
- Schooling must be approved by the appropriate State-accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time of completion: the ACEN or the CCNE.
- Possess a current, valid, unrestricted nursing license within the Continental United States.
- Must have BLS certificate through the American Heart Associate.
- Must have a minimum of 1 year of experience.
- Will need documentation of receiving a TB skin test within the past 12 months with documentation of a follow-up for a positive test.
- Proficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to use a computer.
Nice To Haves
- Two years' experience is preferred.
- Case Management experience is preferred.
- Previous ED experience is preferred as will be required to float to ED as needed.
Responsibilities
- Observe and assess the patient's clinical condition, recognizing, identifying, and interpreting serious situations and immediately deciding and taking appropriate action.
- Formulate a nursing diagnosis.
- Develop a plan of care for individual patients by interviewing patients and family members, reviewing the patient's health record and determining the kind of health and physical care required, including discharge planning.
- Initiate appropriate measures in emergency situations when physicians are not immediately available.
- Operate and monitor general and specialized nursing equipment utilized in the Ambulatory Care department.
- Administer therapeutic measures and medications as prescribed by the physician.
- Plan, provide, and document the teaching of patients and families in preventive curative and rehab measures.
- Record observations and nursing interventions as well as therapeutic measure administered and the status of coordinated activities between nursing and other professional disciplines.
- Complete the Indian Health Service required training.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
