Registered Nurse - Physician Practice
About The Position
The Registered Nurse prepares patients for examinations in a physician office, including basic diagnostic interviewing, rooming, medication and vaccine administration, wound care, and assistance with procedures. The position provides care to designated patients and coordinates care across the continuum. It also provides education about prescription medications and clinical concerns under a provider’s direction. The role coordinates labs, studies, referrals, and communication of results; performs patient care and procedures using sound clinical judgment and approved policies, protocols, equipment, and supplies; and maintains instruments, equipment, and supplies. The nurse assesses patients’ readiness to learn, provides and evaluates appropriate education, identifies and addresses patient risks, documents daily activities and expenditures, supports patients and families, participates in clinical quality initiatives, and triages calls using assessment skills and approved guidelines. This is an onsite, weekday day-shift position at the Winchester Building, with a stated schedule of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
- Ability to initiate, accept, and adapt to change in a healthcare setting.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Excellent computer skills, including EMR, word processing, and Excel.
- Knowledge of registration, insurance, managed care plans, medical authorization requirements, and referral coordination.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification for Pennsylvania, required upon hire.
- Pennsylvania Registered Nurse license, required upon hire.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
- One year of experience as a registered nurse.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate care across settings for a designated population, ensuring labs, studies, and referrals are completed and results are discussed with patients.
- Perform patient care and procedures using sound clinical judgment and approved policies, procedures, protocols, techniques, equipment, and supplies.
- Clean and sterilize instruments and equipment and maintain supplies.
- Assess patient readiness to learn, ensure education materials are current and appropriate, and evaluate the effectiveness of patient education.
- Intervene to prevent, minimize, or correct actual or potential patient risks based on physiological, behavioral, and environmental factors.
- Monitor and document daily activities and expenditures according to accrediting-body standards.
- Serve as a resource for patients and family members, listen effectively, and give and receive constructive feedback.
- Participate in clinical meetings and multidisciplinary quality service improvement initiatives.
- Triage calls to the appropriate level of care and provide healthcare advice and education using assessment skills, approved guidelines and protocols, and knowledge of self-care practices.
- Prepare patients for examinations, including interviewing, rooming, administering medications and vaccines, providing wound care, and assisting with procedures.
- Provide education on prescription medications and clinical concerns under a provider’s direction.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
