Registered Nurse - GI Specialists

Saint Luke's Physician Group•Kansas City, MO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

In a clinic setting, this role provides professional nursing care for clinic patients following established standards and practices. The Registered Nurse is responsible for telephone triage, patient flow, and coordination of patient care. They will schedule emergent need patient appointments, identify learning needs for patients and families, provide advice and recommendations, insert intravenous access with medication administration, and perform other duties as assigned based on clinic need. The role involves delegating tasks to clinical staff in accordance with demonstrated competencies and Scope of Practice. The Registered Nurse acts as a subject matter expert for patient education, assessment, interpretation, and documentation of patient care and testing. They will also enter admission orders as directed by a provider and manage expired samples. The position requires the ability to work both autonomously and in a team atmosphere, with excellent customer service skills and a professional demeanor at all times. The Registered Nurse may also be responsible for covering Medical Assistant job duties, LPN job duties, or other office duties as needed.

Requirements

Less than 1 year of applicable experience
Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross
Registered Nurse - MO and KS required
Associate Degree

Responsibilities

Provides professional nursing care for clinic patients following established standards and practices.
Responsible for telephone triage, patient flow, and coordination of patient care.
Schedules emergent need patient appointments.
Identifies learning needs for patients and families.
Provides advice and recommendations.
Inserts intravenous access with medication administration.
Performs duties as assigned based on clinic need.
Delegates tasks to clinical staff in accordance with demonstrated competencies and consideration to Scope of Practice.
Acts as a subject matter expert for patient education, assessment, interpretation, and documentation of patient care and testing.
Enters admission orders as directed by provider.
Responsible for managing expired samples.
Able to work in a team atmosphere as well as autonomously.
Maintains excellent customer service skills and professional demeanor at all times.
May be responsible for covering Medical Assistant job duties, LPN job duties, or other office duties as needed.