Registered Nurse - OB/GYN - Kelsey Seybold Clinic - River Oaks

UnitedHealth Group•Houston, TX

2d•$29 - $52•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides nursing care to patients in an assigned clinical area and provides unit leadership under the supervision of a Nurse Supervisor or RN Coordinator. The RN applies clinical nursing knowledge and demonstrated skills to ensure patient and family safety and comfort in accordance with legal, organizational, and professional standards. The role uses critical thinking to prioritize and make judgments about the basic and comprehensive needs of multiple patients so that appropriate, timely care can be provided. The position combines clinical patient care with clerical, departmental maintenance, regulatory quality assurance, customer service, financial stewardship, and quality-improvement duties. The RN may also perform immunization-related duties, including routine and travel immunizations, TB skin testing, allergy immunotherapy, and employee immunization scheduling. The role is based at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic’s River Oaks location in Houston.

Requirements

Graduate from an approved professional registered nursing program.
Hold a current and valid Texas Registered Nurse license.
Hold current Basic Life Support certification through the American Heart Association.
Have at least 6 months of experience in a clinical area, or 1 year of Kelsey-Seybold Clinic experience with approval from the Senior Director of Nursing Services.
Have computer experience.
Be able to use equipment and related supplies for the assigned clinical area and patient population, including CPR, oxygen administration, and intravenous therapy.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
Specialty nursing certification in ambulatory care or a certification appropriate to the assigned specialty area.
ACLS and/or PALS certification.
At least 2 years of ambulatory care experience.
Windows-based computer skills and EPIC experience.

Responsibilities

Review physician schedules, prepare patient visit materials, and request relevant information needed for visits.
Prepare and submit patient documents for scanning; manage assigned inbox tasks, including overdue results and letters.
Schedule appointments and assist patients with specialty referrals and radiology testing.
Provide after-visit summaries and patient education materials as directed by the provider, and develop patient teaching plans based on identified learning needs.
Prepare and submit utilization review and other referrals as directed by the physician, and call in prescriptions as directed.
Follow HIPAA procedures and appropriately dispose of confidential patient information.
Use the nursing process and advocate for quality patient care by assessing and integrating patient information from direct encounters, computer records, and telephone communications.
Administer medications using the seven rights; document, monitor, and report patient responses.
Monitor and manage physician orders and assigned inbox items, including results, prescriptions, orders, patient calls, advice requests, and overdue, canceled, or expiring orders.
Manage telephone inquiries by collecting and documenting relevant patient information, reporting it to the physician, or providing appropriate care advice.
Perform CPR as needed and participate in emergency response, including code blue and code orange teams.
Document observations about patient health and report findings; transport patients within the facility as needed according to acuity.
Room patients, perform testing, and assist physicians as patient acuity warrants and rooms become available.
Monitor supplies, medications, forms, and expiration dates; notify appropriate staff when items need reordering and restock to par levels.
Remove and tag broken equipment and notify the coordinator, supervisor, or manager; assist with equipment upkeep according to manufacturer recommendations.
Clean assigned examination rooms daily and document the work; maintain a clean, organized work area.
Sterilize instruments and complete associated logs when trained and delegated to do so.
Attend staff meetings and complete assigned quality assurance and regulatory logs, such as waived testing, temperature, eyewash station, sterilizer, crash cart, and narcotic logs.
Follow infection prevention, OSHA, biohazard disposal, PPE, aseptic technique, equipment maintenance-label, patient confidentiality, and documentation standards.
Identify and report barriers to safe patient care and unsafe practices; maintain a safe environment and demonstrate competency during annual skills assessments.
Pursue professional growth and participate in continuing nursing education and professional nursing organizations.
Promote excellent customer service, respectful teamwork, efficient care, and Kelsey-Seybold’s mission and values; meet clinic and individual customer service standards, including a stated 90% or greater excellence target.
Provide age-appropriate interactions, report and document complaints, use warm transfers, and participate in service recovery when patient satisfaction falls short.
Answer and direct incoming calls using a caring, unhurried tone; identify the clinic, department, name, and job title, and communicate accurate information to physicians through the medical record.
Use resources prudently, minimize waste, and obtain approval before overtime when needed.
Initiate and participate in department and clinic process-improvement plans, support initiatives related to AAAHC and other accreditation standards, and follow patient, employee, and visitor safety standards and National Patient Safety Goals.
When assigned immunization duties, administer and document immunizations and medications, provide travel immunization consultation, apply and read TB skin tests, administer allergy immunotherapy, seek clinical guidance as needed, manage employee TB schedules and annual flu inoculations, and attend quarterly immunization meetings.