RN - Registered Specialty Nurse II - Wound Care - Part-Time

Geisinger • Lewistown, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The RN Specialty Nurse II serves in an expanded role to assess patient needs, plan and provide nursing care and coordinate follow-up care. This role participates in research and educates patients and nursing staff. This specific role is 16 hours each week, scheduled for Thursday & Friday, 7:45 am-4:15 pm, and is considered per diem with set days, but is not a benefit-eligible position. The company aims to create a national model for improving health by bringing services that improve every facet of life to drive total health, inside and out, fostering an innovative culture for nurses to grow their skillsets and develop their practice.

Requirements

• Graduate from Specialty Training Program-Nursing
• Minimum of 2 years-Nursing experience
• Basic Life Support Certification
• Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania)

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care and education for patients in the specific age range on their assigned department.
• Serves as a resource person for patient and family regarding the perception of the diagnosis and medical plan of care for the management of disease as designated by the physician.
• Maintains availability to nursing for occasional in-service and helps with orientation of staff involved education.
• Performs pre-visit data gathering and record keeping on new and return patients, including recording of current medications and dosages and obtaining previous laboratory results and measurements.
• Assists in the management of patients with chronic diseases, including achieving key quality indicators, education, and long- term coordination of care.
• Tracks performance improvement measures and assists providers with completion.
• Obtains and documents patient medical history, chief complaint, vital signs, and provides basic medical data base for provider, and prepares patient for examinations.
• Assists provider in performance of procedures as directed by provider to facilitate accurate diagnosis.
• Collects and prepares laboratory specimens and completes associated paperwork to expedite laboratory studies with maximum accuracy and efficiency.
• Assists with orientation of new personnel to ensure that they are appropriately trained to support patients and provider.
• Executes and documents ongoing patient communication.
• Provides instruction to ensure patient's understanding of medical condition and compliance with treatment instructions.
• Inserts, monitors, regulates and discontinues IVs as required by provider.
• Performs and assists with triaging telephone calls concerning health issues and offers appropriate telephone management advice to patients as liaison to physician recommendations.
• Communicates lab, radiology and other testing results to patients and via telephone and electronic medical record letter notification.
• Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Healthcare benefits (for full time and part time positions from day one)
• Vision (for full time and part time positions from day one)
• Dental (for full time and part time positions from day one)
• Benefits for domestic partners (for full time and part time positions from day one)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed