Rn Jobs in Port St Lucie

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Registered with the North Carolina Board of Nursing and in good standing.
• Experience with electronic medical record software is required.
• Professional demeanor and recognition of privacy considerations for patients and families.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate and interact professionally with others.
• Maintain CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Assist providers during office visits, physical exams, and in-office procedures.
• Prepare exam rooms for clinical procedures and assist practitioners with patient care.
• Measure and record vital signs, including orthostatic blood pressure, temperature, pulse, weight, and height, and complete appropriate health history questions.
• Record medications, allergies, pertinent lab work, pharmacy, and primary care provider information in the electronic medical record.
• Perform ear lavage, EKGs, wound care and dressing changes, IRIS procedures, catheterizations, and UNNA boot applications.
• Assist with Pap smears and related laboratory work.
• Provide patient education.
• Administer injections and manage immunizations.
• Process prior authorizations and support population health and care-gap closure.
• Prepare and administer medications by oral, intramuscular, intradermal, intravenous, or subcutaneous routes as ordered by a provider.
• Order, stock, and maintain exam rooms and clinic areas.
• Notify patients of laboratory results.
• Make referrals to other departments and clinics to coordinate patient care.
• Disinfect exam rooms between patients.
• Perform delegated procedures common to the specialty area safely and effectively according to policies and procedures.
• Start, maintain, and disconnect IVs as ordered by a physician or mid-level provider.
• Act as a station floater, including communicating critical laboratory values to the care team, assisting with same-day requests, and managing station providers’ and staff’s desktops.
• Serve as backup for the Station Supervisor.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and inform management of high-risk situations.
• Use and clean equipment appropriately.
• Maintain licensure in accordance with the North Carolina Board of Nursing and maintain CPR certification.
• Follow infection-control practices, OSHA guidelines, and office policies.
• Attend fire-safety classes, clinical meetings, compliance training, and other continuing-education classes offered by Physicians East.
• Adhere to department and office policies.