Registered Nurse

PURPOSE: The purpose of this position is to provide general nursing care and leadership, working collaboratively with physicians and multidisciplinary team members. The RN will promote and restore patient’s health as they assess, provide, delegate, evaluate and coordinate comprehensive professional nursing care through the use of the nursing process for patients of all ages, gender, cultures, and background; provide physical and psycho-social support to patients, friends, and families. As well as oversee clinical care of other personnel including LPN’s, care co-coordinators and MA’s.

Salary : $ 40.00

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The RN is responsible for providing safe, compassionate, and comprehensive nursing care to patients and their families with complex healthcare needs. Duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
• Follows all PCMH procedure and policies in a culturally sensitive manner.
• Able to cover all duties as a Registered Nurse.
• Assists the Medical Provider and interprets medical recommendations and reinforces Provider’s instructions.
• Provides daily over-site of support staff, including but not limited to:

  • Developing employee schedules to ensure adequate clinic and lunch coverage, inventory assessment etc.

  • Oversees the performance of clinical competencies.

  • Provides daily delegation tasks and provides oversight to ensure medical assistants adhere to ACH’s performance expectations.

• Takes medical and social histories and vital signs, maintains patient flow to facilitate provider and lessen wait times.

• Instructs patients regarding laboratory and diagnostic procedures and assists with laboratory tests.

• Explains procedures and treatments to patients to establish nurse-patient rapport.

• Creates an understanding of the nurse navigating patient care; educates, empowers, and encourages compliance with appointments, laboratory testing and diagnostic imaging.

• Provides emotional support continuously as needed to solidify patient-nurse trusting/working relationship and to decrease anxiety experienced by patients.

• Reviews normal labs and diagnostic results with patients to increase knowledge base and empower them in the best way possible.

• Triages all walk-in patients/ problem telephone calls by conducting and documenting acuity of illness/medical problem and taking appropriate steps to a successful/safe resolution.

• Instructs and educates patients regarding laboratory diagnostic procedures and assists with laboratory test(s) performed on site.

• Responsible for maintaining adequate departmental inventory of vaccinations and supplies; Maintain VFC database.

• Ensures departmental adherence to Infection Control practices and compliance with laboratory procedures