CLINIC REGISTERED NURSE bei Natchitoches Regional Medical Center

Description

Job Summary:
Provides care and support to patients under the direction of the physician and/or mid-level provider.  Contributes to the planning and delivery of patient focused care.

Essential Duties:

• Screens, communicates and responds to patient needs appropriately; managing patient flow to ensure enough time for patient      care and family education. Delegates tasks to other caregivers as license permits.
• Greet and prepare patients for practitioner. Provide patient mobility assistance, as necessary. Obtain and record vital signs      and other appropriate information, such as height, weight, drug allergies, current medications and presenting problem.  Anticipates the needs of the patient and the practitioner during the exam.
• Administer ordered medications via oral, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intradermal, or sublingual routes.  Start IV’s, maintain and administer IV fluids/meds as ordered by provider. 
• Under supervision of the practitioner, inform patients of lab results, call in prescriptions to pharmacies and return      practitioners’ phone messages. Ensure that the patient or family understands follow-up and referral information. Provide general health education within own level of expertise and as directed by practitioner and nurse supervisor;
• Prepare, clean and sterilize instruments and maintain  equipment; keep patient exam rooms clean and orderly; dispose of      contaminated items according to Franciscan Medical Group Exposure Control Plan; anticipate Practitioner's needs for medications, supplies and equipment and plan accordingly.
• Assist with diagnostic tests and procedures to appropriate level of training and established procedures. Ensure patient      privacy and comfort during the exam; instruct patients in the collection of samples and other tests.
• Actively participate in continuing education and meetings; participates in committees as requested; and participants in      professional development activities and maintains professional affiliations.    
• Triages and responds to patient telephone call using approved protocols; ensuring documentation of the phone call meets standards.
• Other: Performs related duties as required.

Requirements

Regulatory Requirements:

·Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

· Current state Registered Nurse Licensure within State of Louisiana.

· Current BCLS certification.

·Successful completion of arrhythmia course within first 6 months of employment & annual arrhythmia testing thereafter.

·Certification in ACLS preferred upon hire or certification must be obtained within 6 months of employment.

·Certification in PALS preferred upon hire or certification must be obtained within 6 months of employment.