RN - Convenient Care Plus
About The Position
The Ambulatory Nurse uses a systematic nursing approach incorporating assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse provides healthcare to individuals, families, and communities within the RN scope of practice defined by the Illinois Board of Nursing. The role provides and facilitates competent patient and family care, supports health and wellness education, and helps maintain quality clinical outcomes. It also includes patient rooming and rounding, telephone triage, specimen processing, medication refill support, communicating test results, and assisting providers with procedures.
Requirements
- Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
- College diploma in Nursing.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association within 30 days.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association within 1 year.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification from the American Heart Association within 1 year.
Responsibilities
- Provide and facilitate competent healthcare to patients and families in the area of practice.
- Ensure adherence to established standards of care and scope of practice.
- Ensure documentation of care is complete and accurate.
- Provide health and wellness education to individuals and groups, and patient education as needed.
- Act as a preceptor and support the development of staff and healthcare students, including new employees.
- Provide leadership for initiatives designed to improve care quality or clinical outcomes; serve as Nurse Lead when assigned during a shift.
- Administer medications by IM, oral, rectal, IV, subcutaneous, and inhaled routes.
- Perform ear washes, nebulizer treatments, peak flow tests, splint applications, crutch training, wound care, point-of-care testing, IV starts and therapy, vision screenings, EKGs, catheterizations, and suture or staple removal.
- Assist providers with procedures such as vaginal exams, suture and staple placement, and incision and drainage.
- Serve as a member of the Code Team when needed.
- Perform waiting-room and exam-room rounding.
- Collect and process specimens.
- Provide written instructions about procedures, medications, or follow-up at the direction of the provider.
- Assist with prescription medication refills according to department protocols; call medications into pharmacies, notify patients of refills, and document actions in the EMR per provider orders.
- Maintain department-specific competencies related to point-of-care testing, equipment handling, and specialty training.
- Clean instruments.
- Room patients by collecting information about the chief complaint, vital signs, and medication reconciliation upon arrival.
- Perform telephone triage and communicate with patients, families, pharmacies, and other healthcare facilities as needed.
- Communicate test results to patients by phone and through My Carle by working the nurse inbasket.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
