Registered Nurse - Neurosurgery Clinic

Saint Luke's Health System•Kansas City, MO

5d•Onsite

About The Position

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, provide advice and recommendations, inserts intravenous access with medication administration and duties as assigned based on clinic need. Delegates tasks to clinical staff in accordance with demonstrated competencies and consideration to Scope of Practice. 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. 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.

Requirements

RN MO and KS required
BLS required
Registered Nurse (KS) - National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NURSYS)
Registered Nurse (MO) - National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NURSYS)
Associate Degree
Less than 1 year of applicable experience

Nice To Haves

Previous neuro surgery exp or neuro ambulatory experience preferred

Responsibilities

Telephone triage
Patient flow management
Coordination of patient care
Scheduling emergent need patient appointments
Identifying learning needs for patients and families
Providing advice and recommendations
Inserting intravenous access with medication administration
Delegating tasks to clinical staff
Patient education
Assessment, interpretation, and documentation of patient care and testing
Entering admission orders as directed by provider
Managing expired samples
Covering Medical Assistant job duties, LPN job duties, or other office duties as needed