Albany Registered Nurse - Outpatient

Mosaic Life Care•Albany, MO

11d

About The Position

The RN Outpatient works under the supervision of leadership and performs patient assessments while following established standards and practices for nursing care. The role may delegate responsibilities and provide clinical oversight to other unlicensed nursing staff. The nurse may be required to work in other areas based on staff skills and patient acuity and provides exceptional service to patients and customers. The position requires graduation from a school of nursing and one year of nursing experience. A BSN is preferred. State or compact-state RN licensure and Basic Life Support certification are required within 90 days. Travel between system facilities and off-site locations may be required as needed. Mosaic Life Care is a health care system in northwest Missouri focused on transforming community health through innovative life care and providing high-value, quality care that puts patients’ holistic needs first. The organization offers a range of employee benefits and perks.

Requirements

Graduate of a school of nursing.
One year of nursing experience.
Registered Nurse (RN) state licensure or compact-state licensure in the state applicable to the designated work location, required within 90 days.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, required within 90 days.
Ability to perform precise eye-hand coordination and fine motor tasks for IV procedures, injections, medication administration, dressing changes, blood pressure checks, and assisting with medical procedures; answer phones and perform data entry.
Ability to communicate clearly with patients, providers, and staff, both verbally and in writing.
Ability to collect thorough information about a patient's condition and evaluate the effects of care.
Ability to problem-solve, manipulate numbers, adapt, interpret data, calculate, comprehend, explain, assess, and evaluate, with short- and long-term memory.
Ability to visually assess patients and communicate with them to evaluate their condition and the effects of care.
Ability to walk, move, kneel, crouch, stoop, reach, stand, push, pull, lift, and speak clearly, and to follow good body mechanics.
Ability to use visual, hearing, feeling, and smell sensory abilities.
Ability to work with frequent exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, blood and body fluids, needle sticks, and other conditions common to a medical environment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Responsibilities

Greet and prepare patients for provider examinations and treatment, and provide general nursing care.
Administer prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with nursing standards.
Assist providers with procedures and maintain equipment before and after procedures.
Teach patients and families to help achieve desired patient outcomes.
Review medical charts for completeness and document medications, refills, telephone conversations, and patient visits in the medical record.
Monitor patient scheduling, answer patient inquiries, and maintain timely patient flow.
Complete patient assessments and reassessments and document them in the medical record.
Maintain working knowledge of and implement key standards affecting the operation of the patient population served.
Contribute to the professional development of peers, colleagues, students, and orientees.
Travel between system facilities and off-site locations as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.