RN - Clinic Float - Lodi (full time)

Sauk Prairie Healthcare•Lodi, WI

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Looking to be part of a team that provides extraordinary healthcare from the heart? You Belong Here. This position is for an RN - Clinic Float with a Full-Time commitment of 1.0 FTE (40 hours per week). The schedule is Monday - Friday between 7:30 am - 5:30 pm, with no holiday or weekend rotations, and no on-call requirements. The role involves providing assessment and treatment of patients, delivering quality, professional nursing care, and assisting medical providers with medical procedures as requested.

Requirements

Associates Degree in Nursing
Current state of Wisconsin or multistate license or eligible for state licensure as a Registered Nurse
Basic Life Support (BLS) required within 3 months from date in position

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing
1 -3 years of experience as a nurse in a healthcare setting, ideally in a medical clinic
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)

Responsibilities

Utilizes the nursing process: assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation in all patient encounters.
Performs nursing procedures, including therapeutic phlebotomies and allergy injections.
Assists medical provider with processing of diagnostic results bringing significant values to the provider’s attention.
Assists medical provider with procedures as requested.
Administers medication by all routes.
Recognizes the implementation of dosages, interactions, side effects, adverse effects, routes of administration of drugs as they apply to individual patients.
Uses knowledge of medications in instructing patients about medication therapy.
Triages/screens telephone call related to patient care.
Obtains appropriate information with attention to detail and accuracy (i.e. using direct symptom related questions –Keeping patient focused.)
Makes nursing assessment utilizing, theory and judgment, and patient information.
Implements appropriate care using nursing assessment, critical thinking skills, protocols, and standing orders.
Performs delegated medical acts and provides supervision as needed in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act to the LPNs and unlicensed personnel.
Assesses patient status to determine need for treatment or intervention in life threatening situations.
Participates using emergency standing orders if needed, or under the direct supervision of a medical provider.
Manages patient flow and performs patient rooming workflows as requested.
Collect laboratory samples.
Schedule referrals/outpatient diagnostic procedures including patient prep information and coordinate prior authorizations
Establishes working relationships teaching protocols for patient education, family counseling and general public information.
Takes a leadership role in the facilitation of department functions including mentoring new staff and ensuring policies & procedures are followed.
Leads and participates in site process and policy improvement teams.
Cross train and staff other clinics as needed.
Assists in the development and implementation of policies, protocols, standing orders and quality assurance standards.
Performs other duties as required.