Registered Nurse - Float
About The Position
The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care for clinic patients in accordance with established standards and practices and maintains office hours as directed by the physician. The position supports patient care and clinic operations, including telephone response, patient education, medication administration, testing and admission arrangements, preparation for examinations, patient records, appointment scheduling, and communication of patient conditions to physicians. The role requires extensive personal contact and may involve stressful conditions, irregular hours, and exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids. The job description notes that it is not a complete statement of all duties and responsibilities.
Requirements
- Two to five years of similar or related experience.
- One of the following education paths: a two-year college degree; completion of a specialized course of study at a business or trade school; or completion of specialized and extensive in-house training or an apprenticeship program.
- A significant level of trust and diplomacy, with courtesy and tact, is required.
- Ability to work with extensive personal contact, including work of a personal or sensitive nature, and to motivate or influence others as needed.
- Ability to foster sound relationships with outside entities.
- Full range of body motion, including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
- Ability to stand and walk for extensive periods.
- Ability to occasionally lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Corrected vision and hearing within the normal range.
- Ability to work under stressful conditions or irregular hours.
- Ability to work with exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.
Responsibilities
- Respond to and refer incoming telephone calls.
- Instruct patients and families regarding medications and treatment instructions.
- Provide general nursing care to patients.
- Administer prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with nursing standards; dispense medication as directed.
- Arrange patient testing and admissions, and make referrals as needed.
- Prepare equipment and assist the physician during patient treatment, examinations, and testing.
- Maintain and review patient records, charts, and other pertinent information; post test and examination results.
- Oversee appointment bookings, provide preferences to patients in emergency situations, and maintain timely patient flow.
- Greet patients, prepare them for physician examinations, and screen them for appropriate information.
- Instruct patients in the collection of samples and completion of tests.
- Attend required meetings and participate in committees as requested.
- Observe, record, and report patients’ conditions and reactions to drugs and treatments to physicians.
- Observe clinic policies and guidelines and perform related work as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
