Registered Nurse I - Pediatrics

University Healthcare Alliance•Menlo Park, CA

About The Position

Provides appropriate care to patients and their families in a compassionate and professional manner within the Registered Nurse (RN) scope of practice and University HealthCare Alliance (UHA) policies and procedures. Assists the patient care team in implementing the medical plan of care. The RN I works under close supervision of an RN II or above and handles routine, general patient-care assignments within well-defined guidelines. The role supports pediatric clinic operations by preparing patients for provider visits, carrying out routine and specialized clinical procedures within the RN scope of practice, administering medications and vaccines, completing screenings and point-of-care testing, and communicating and documenting patient information. It also includes administrative tasks, maintaining clinic supplies and equipment, following infection-control and safety requirements, and participating in assigned projects and other duties. Travel is required 20% of the time.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Current Registered Nurse state licensure and/or compact state licensure.
Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification for Healthcare Providers.
Professional verbal and written communication demonstrating courtesy, compassion, and helpfulness toward employees, patients, and patient families.
Basic high school math and English aptitude and legible handwriting.
Basic Windows skills, including keyboarding, mouse use, and computer data entry for patient information.
Organizational and multitasking skills.
Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, and electronic medical record systems.
Ability to work flexibly, cooperatively, and collaboratively with others.
Ability to concentrate while handling varied procedures and interruptions.

Nice To Haves

Experience in an ambulatory care environment.

Responsibilities

Use time-management protocols to keep providers on schedule and minimize patient wait times; consistently follow rooming standards to prepare patients for providers.
Review charts in the EPIC environment for open orders, needed preventive services, HCC and P4P measures.
Assist the patient care team in implementing the patient’s plan of care collaboratively and professionally; keep patients informed about possible wait times and update providers on wait times; follow clinic protocols for late patients.
Perform and assist providers with routine and specialized clinical procedures, including conscious sedation, within the RN scope of practice and department policies.
Administer ordered medications and vaccines safely, accurately, professionally, and promptly according to policies and procedures.
Perform routine screenings and place orders for patients due for quality-measure point-of-care testing according to policy and procedure.
Collect and transmit information between patients and providers courteously, respectfully, and professionally within the RN scope of practice; communicate updates on patient requests daily until completed.
Document information clearly, accurately, and promptly according to department and UHA policies and procedures, no later than the end of the shift.
Retrieve voicemails and incoming faxes and handle them at least once per hour; prepare forms and manage prior authorizations during the shift, completing incoming work by shift end.
Assist providers with in-baskets and open charts, and monitor other physicians’ and nurses’ in-baskets when assigned.
Maintain exam rooms and nurses’ stations by stocking supplies and cleaning and disinfecting equipment and instruments after each patient.
Transport specimens according to policies and procedures and ensure equipment is working properly, reporting needed repairs promptly.
Perform departmental safety, infection-control, and compliance tasks, including refrigerator/freezer temperature checks, medication and supply expiration checks, autoclave sterility checks, and departmental laboratory quality assurance.
Perform other assigned duties and participate in organization projects; adhere to safety, P4P (if applicable), HIPAA, and compliance policies.
Adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards to support an exceptional patient and family experience.
Travel 20% of the time.