Registered Nurse, Family Practice

Amberwell Health Atchison•Hiawatha, KS

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse assists patients in collaboration with providers and other members of the healthcare team with clinical services available at the clinic. Clinical responsibilities include patient intake, documenting medical history and vital signs, preparing and administering injections and vaccinations, performing EKGs and CLIA-waived laboratory testing, and providing other medical services within the RN’s scope of practice. The RN helps coordinate and manage care for patients seen by providers, including following up on testing and referrals. The role also involves promoting wellness and health maintenance, supporting preventative and chronic care, educating patients, and implementing plans of care in collaboration with the healthcare team. Travel between Amberwell locations is required.

Requirements

Clinic experience with patients of all ages.
Registered Nurse or Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.
Current Kansas licensure as a Registered Nurse.
CPR certification.

Nice To Haves

Two to three years of experience.

Responsibilities

Obtain, verify, and record patients’ health histories.
Gather relevant health data through physical assessments and biological samples.
Collect specimens using proper technique for laboratory analysis.
Perform point-of-care testing conducted in the clinic.
Provide patient care as directed by a physician or advanced practice clinician, using skilled judgment based on patient presentation and established protocols.
Document assessments, interventions, patient and family interactions and responses, medications dispensed or prescribed, and test results in the medical record.
Assist healthcare professionals with examinations, diagnostic procedures, treatments, and minor surgical procedures in the clinic.
Ensure patient information is recorded in the appropriate locations in the patient chart for quality reporting and data extraction.
Coordinate and manage provider-directed patient care, including tracking and following up on testing and referrals.
Stay informed of insurance requirements and guidelines for patient care.
Perform prior authorizations and act as a patient advocate.
Monitor patients as appropriate to promote wellness, health maintenance, and preventative and chronic care.
Participate in developing plans of care with team members and implement those plans safely.
Promote wellness by providing patient education materials and communicating provider advice and instructions.
Schedule, coordinate, and communicate referrals to specialists and services ordered by the provider.
Assist with patient intake, medical history documentation, vital signs, injections and vaccinations, EKGs, and CLIA-waived laboratory testing.