Registered Nurse (REF:4512)
About The Position
The Peterborough Clinic is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our well-established medical practice. This is a permanent, full-time position with an average of 28 hours per week. During the first 12-18 months (Maternity Leave) you will be working closely with a collaborative team that includes two physicians and a dedicated receptionist, playing a key role in the daily coordination and management of patient care. This position focuses on clinical and administrative nursing responsibilities such as practice management support, reviewing and completing incoming documents, phone triage and patient advice, and communicating test results to patients. Other nursing staff in the practice manage in-room patient care, including vitals, immunizations, and rooming, allowing this role to concentrate on care coordination and clinical decision support. Following the completion of the leave you will continue to provide hands on patient care through the Clinic supporting our 19 Family Physicians with day-to-day patient care as needed. This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive, highly functional team committed to delivering high-quality patient care. The role offers ongoing nursing mentorship, a collaborative work environment, and approachable, supportive physicians who value teamwork and professional growth.
Requirements
- Registered Nurse qualification
- Ability to work closely with a collaborative team
- Proficiency in clinical and administrative nursing responsibilities
- Experience with practice management support
- Skill in reviewing and completing incoming documents
- Experience with phone triage and patient advice
- Ability to communicate test results to patients
- Focus on care coordination and clinical decision support
- Ability to provide hands-on patient care
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Commitment to delivering high-quality patient care
- Ability to manage recalls for preventative care and chronic disease management
- Experience assisting physicians with referrals
- Proficiency in updating patient medical records
- Experience managing new patient intake appointments
- Ability to support medical receptionists with inquiries and scheduling
- Willingness to assist with reception duties as needed
- Willingness to assist with suite nursing clinical duties as needed
- Skill in assisting with paperwork/forms for disability, insurance, legal, medication coverage
- Ability to respond to requests for medical information in a timely fashion
- Active participation in team meetings and follow-up on action items
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a medical practice setting
- Familiarity with AI technology in recruitment processes
Responsibilities
- Review documents and flag urgent results for the physician
- Review reports and manage recalls for all preventative care – colon cancer screening, cervical cancer screening, breast cancer screening
- Manage recalls for chronic disease management
- Assist physicians with sending referrals
- Assist with recalls for blood work, diagnostic imaging
- Review test results with patients by phone, respond to clinical questions from patients, provide medical advice for common minor ailments within the scope of an RN, provide patient education for a variety of primary care topics
- Keep patient medical records up to date with new information
- Manage new patient intake appointments, arrange relevant screening tests, review transferred records and populate chart
- Support medical receptionist with appointment triage, clinical inquiries, management of scheduling of a busy medical practice including multiple physicians and NP’s
- Assist with reception duties as needed – answering phones, checking in patients, forwarding documents, checking in patients, etc.
- Assist with suite nursing clinical duties as needed – rooming patients, completing vitals, immunizations, wound care etc.
- Assist patients and physicians with completion of various types of paperwork/forms for disability, insurance, legal, medication coverage
- Respond to requests for medical information in a timely fashion
- Actively participate in team meetings with physicians and office staff, create meeting agendas, follow up on action items
Benefits
- Health and Wellness Spending Account
- Pension Match (subject to applicable waiting periods)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
