Registered Nurse (RN) Pain Management

Lifepoint Health • Hickory, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Frye Regional Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network. As a Registered Nurse (RN) joining our team, you are embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. The Unifour Pain Treatment Center is a spacious, well-equipped freestanding facility centrally located in Hickory, North Carolina. The Pain Management Services at Frye Regional Medical Center offers a supportive and stable work environment, caring for a variety of patients across the life span. This treatment center is open Monday through Friday 7:00am to 5:00pm.

Requirements

• Current state RN license.
• Active North Carolina RN license (single-state) or compact required. If relocating, licensure must be updated to the new Primary State of Residence (PSOR) before employment begins.
• Basic Life Support certification is required within 30 days of hire.
• ACLS and PALS are required within six months of hire.
• Experience in critical care, surgery, or emergency department required.
• Two years’ experience as a clinical nurse in a hospital environment preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Accurately performs patient assessments and identifies patient needs
• Identifies and initiates appropriate nursing interventions
• Provides care appropriate to condition and age of the patient
• Performs timely and appropriate documentation relating to medical necessity in the medical record
• Responsible for completion and revision of the Interdisciplinary Care Plan for each patient
• Performs timely and accurate QI assessments
• Complete accurate documentation in patient records and charges.
• Support clinic team to follow the performance expectations for reaching the key performance indicators (KPIs) for a sustainable program: market capture goals, seeing four patients per hour, reaching 30% procedure ratio, and completing time out and chart audits to monitor quality of care.
• Assist physicians and APCs with patient treatments.
• Offer support to patient and monitor patient throughout clinical/procedure visits.
• Complete dressing changes, suture and staple removal, pump refills, and pump reprogramming.
• Effectively identify potential risk events and provide intervention to assess and mitigate risks.
• Exhibit clinical judgement when making decisions and take immediate action in serious/emergency situations. Document situations and rationale for decision on appropriate forms, report situation immediately to proper persons, and evaluate the results of action taken.
• Assess data reflective of the patient status and interpret the appropriate information to identify each patient’s care requirements relative to their age-specific needs.
• Review and return clinical phone line messages regarding medication refills, consulting physician and patient questions in a timely manner, and appropriately document actions and follow up with staff and providers as required.
• Demonstrate thorough knowledge of surgical procedures, infection and isolation control procedures and aseptic technique.
• Demonstrate an awareness of and understanding of the surgical patient's needs for comfort, positioning and safety, and follow through to provide these needs.
• Use good body mechanics in the performance of duties.
• Utilize universal precautions when providing care and use supplies appropriately and avoids waste.
• Correctly identify patient by name for any direct care procedures and/or treatment and check identification of patient by use of two patient identifiers. Always verify with the patient the procedural laterality when appropriate.
• Actively participate in intradepartmental meetings and in-services and stay informed of changes within department.
• Demonstrate knowledge of and adherence to department and management line of authority and communication.
• Adhere to scheduling guidelines and expectations to reach pain management center patient per hour and referral management goals.
• Consistently demonstrate flexibility in adapting to changes in workload and assignments. Regularly offer assistance to others in order to complete workload.
• Display commitment to ongoing training and attend required educational programs.
• Maintain an awareness of new regulations and legislation affecting the profession, health care and current developments in the nursing field.
• Demonstrate knowledge of standards that reflect professional and JCAHO guidelines for care and recognizes personal accountability for these guidelines.
• Adhere to attendance policy.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree