Austin Regional Clinic - Austin, TX

posted 15 days ago

Full-time - Entry Level
Remote - Austin, TX
Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The position involves providing routine nursing care under general supervision, ensuring compliance with ethical and legal standards. The role focuses on assessing patient needs, educating patients and families, documenting care, and participating in team training and guidance. The nurse will work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple tasks while promoting the mission and philosophy of Austin Regional Clinic.

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrates best practices and quality care.
  • Assesses the physical, social, and emotional needs of patients and families.
  • Teaches and counsels patients and families concerning health assessment and care including prevention of disease and health maintenance.
  • Accurately and completely reports and documents status, care rendered, response to care, provider orders, contacts with patient and/or other healthcare providers.
  • Accurately and completely performs patient follow-up activities including laboratory results and diagnostics, appointments, referrals, medications, and call backs.
  • Calls pharmacy with prescription refills as prescribed by and under the direction of the physician.
  • Participates in orienting, training, and guiding team members.
  • Assesses and prioritizes medical needs via telephone and directs patients to appropriate and necessary care.
  • Guides evaluation including instructing patient/caller how to evaluate normal/abnormal symptoms, effectiveness of treatment and when to call back.
  • Documents symptoms/complaints, nursing assessment, advice and patient/caller response.
  • Follows policies, procedures, and protocols to ensure consistency and departmental effectiveness as well as improve health care outcomes of patients/callers and their access to appropriate health care.
  • Collects data and makes assessments, develops a working diagnosis, determines interventions and disposition per guidelines.
  • Adheres to all company policies, including but not limited to, OSHA, HIPAA, compliance and Code of Conduct.
  • Regular and dependable attendance due to teamwork, face to face interaction with patients and/or working with equipment.
  • Follows the core competencies set forth by the Company, which are available for review on CMSweb.
  • Works holiday shift(s) as required by Company policy.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
  • Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Texas.
  • Current AHA approved Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider CPR course completion card.
  • Two (2) or more years of clinical experience preferred (within the last five (5) years).
  • Experience with related specialties preferred.
  • Previous experience in an ambulatory, hospital, or home health setting preferred.
  • Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience in an ambulatory, hospital, or home health setting preferred.
  • Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.

Benefits

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • PTO
  • 401(k)
  • EAP
  • Life Insurance
  • Long Term Disability
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Child Care Assistance
  • Health & Fitness
  • Sick Child Care Assistance
  • Development
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