RN, Registered Nurse / Pro-time Clinic PRN Days

Oklahoma Heart Hospital•Oklahoma City, OK

41d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse uses established clinic protocols to provide specialized care to patients referred to the anticoagulation clinic. The role includes ordering, collecting, and interpreting laboratory results; developing therapeutic plans for dosing, follow-up, and monitoring; educating patients and families; and communicating frequently with physicians and other health care professionals inside and outside the organization. The nurse may assist physicians in office or out-of-town clinics, assess patients before physician visits, respond to patient questions and telephone calls, communicate patient status to physicians, administer or assist with injections, assist with treadmill stress tests, and help the Medical Assistant as needed. The role also involves scheduling hospital procedures, admissions, and diagnostic testing; providing patient education; securing insurance pre-authorization; assisting with facility rounds as directed; responding to cardiac arrests using ACLS knowledge and skills; and maintaining and reviewing patient records and test results.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing program.
Current Oklahoma Registered Nurse licensure.
Current BLS certification required within 30 days of hire.
At least one year of continuous experience in a clinic setting.

Nice To Haves

Cardiac experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist physicians with in-office or out-of-town clinics and prepare patients by assessing vital signs, problems or concerns, and medications.
Assess patient problems, answer questions, and refill prescriptions.
Communicate patient status to physicians.
Respond to incoming telephone calls and assist patients with questions or problems to support their health and safety.
Instruct patients and families regarding medications and treatment instructions.
Administer or assist with injections.
Assist with treadmill stress tests.
Assist the Medical Assistant with duties as needed.
Schedule hospital procedures, admissions, and diagnostic testing as necessary, and provide patient education.
Ensure pre-authorization of hospital admissions and procedures with insurance companies.
Assist with hospital or facility rounds as directed by a physician.
Respond appropriately during cardiac arrest situations using necessary ACLS knowledge and skills.
Maintain and review patient records, charts, and other pertinent information; post test and examination results.
Order, collect, and interpret laboratory results and develop therapeutic plans for dosing, follow-up, and monitoring for anticoagulation clinic patients.
Communicate with physicians and other health care professionals within and outside the organization.