RN, Registered Nurse Clinic - Radiation Oncology - Full Time

CHRISTUS Health • Longview, TX

137d

About The Position

Provides professional nursing care for clinic patients following established standards and practices. The Registered Nurse is able to provide leadership in all situations, including emergencies, utilizing concepts of critical thinking and creative problem solving to ensure positive outcomes. The incumbent of this position is able to delegate duties during an emergency situation in the office environment. Works collaboratively with providers within the team setting to facilitate quality care for the patient and should be familiar with the resources available in the community and the proper methods to refer patients to them.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• One year of professional nursing experience in a clinic setting preferred
• Possession of a valid State Registered Nurse license
• Current CPR certification

Responsibilities

• Obtain/record vital signs
• Perform initial assessment on patient
• Coordinate patient transfer to hospital and/or discharge
• Give telephone orders
• Accept telephone test results
• Perform telephone triage
• Call in provider approved prescription refills
• Specimen collection including stool and urine midstream
• Catheterize patient
• Indwelling catheter urine collection
• Obtain throat culture
• Pregnancy testing
• Administer urine dip
• Obtain wound culture
• Perform snellen vision screening
• Eye injury management
• Administer optic/otic meds
• Assist with lumbar punctures
• Sputum collection
• Occult blood testing
• Assist with vaginal exam
• Teach crutch/cane walking
• Teach use of walker
• Apply Velcro splint
• Assist with plaster splint
• Apply moist heat and/or cold packs
• Administer enema
• Remove fecal impaction
• Administer oxygen
• Teach respiratory hygiene
• Administer chest physiotherapy
• Perform oral suction and/or infant suction bulb
• Wound care
• Apply sterile dressing
• Assist with circumcision
• Perform umbilical care
• Apply colloidal dressing
• Open sterile tray
• Apply topical medications
• Administer rectal and/or vaginal medications
• Give oral medications
• Give sublingual medications to adults and/or pediatric patients
• Blood collection by lancet
• Pulse oximetry
• Incentive Spirometry
• Suture and/or staple removal
• Ear irrigation
• Administer breathing treatment
• Give allergy/insulin/immunization medications to adult and/or pediatric patients
• Give intramuscular and/or subcutaneous injections to adult and/or pediatric patients
• Give injections Z track to adult patients
• Blood collection venipuncture
• Audiometry exam
• Titmus vision screening
• EKG
• Administer electrical stimulation
• Assist/process biopsies
• Administer IV push medications and/or add medications to IV fluid
• Draw blood from portocath
• Administer/monitor conscious sedation
• Administer radio contrast media by IV
• Assist endoscopy, start saline lock or IV fluids and monitor IV fluids
• Perform radiology exams if approved per state law under 'grandfather clause' and maintains current requirement
• Attend required meetings and participate in committees as requested
• Participate in professional development activities and maintain professional licensure and affiliations
• Follow the CHRISTUS Health guidelines related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
• Maintain strict confidentiality
• Use oral and written communication skills to effectively convey ideas in a clear, positive manner that is consistent with the CHRISTUS Mission
• Maintain established CHRISTUS Health policies, procedures, objectives, quality assurance, safety, environmental and infection control
• Implement job responsibilities in a manner that is consistent with the CHRISTUS Mission and Code of Ethics and supportive of CHRISTUS Health's cultural diversity objectives
• Support and adhere to CHRISTUS Health Service Guarantee
• Perform other related work as required

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree