Registered Nurse – Physician Practice

Role Overview

• Prepares patients for examinations including basic diagnostic interviewing, rooming, administering medications and vaccines, wound care for wounds or incisions, and assisting with procedures within the physician office setting.
• Provides care to designated patients and care coordination across the continuum.
• Provides education on prescription medications and clinical concerns under the direction of a provider.
• Facilitates coordination of care across settings for a designated population ensuring that labs, studies, and referrals are completed and results discussed with the patient.
• Performs patient care and procedures utilizing sound clinical judgment and approved policies/procedures/protocols/techniques, equipment, and supplies.
• Cleans and sterilizes instruments and equipment and maintains supplies.
• Assesses patient readiness to learn and ensures education materials are current and appropriate; evaluates effectiveness of patient education.
• Intervenes to prevent, minimize, or correct actual or potential patient risks based upon observation of physiological, behavioral, and environmental factors.
• Complies with monitoring and documentation of daily activities and expenditures as per standards set forth by accrediting bodies.
• Acts as a resource for patient and family members, listens effectively, and gives and receives constructive feedback.
• Participates in clinical meetings and other multi-disciplinary quality service improvement initiatives.
• Triages calls to appropriate level of care and provides healthcare advice/education using assessment skills, approved guidelines and protocols, and knowledge of self-care practices.

Requirements

• Graduate of accredited Nursing program.
• Ability to initiate, accept, and adapt to change within a healthcare setting.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Excellent computer skills including EMR, word processing, and Excel.
• Knowledge of registration, insurance, managed care plans, medical authorization requirements, and referral coordination.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support
• State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire.
• RN
• Licensed Registered Nurse_PA
• State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire.

Benefits

• Health Center at Hazleton
• Work Shift: Day Shift
• Position Type: Onsite
• Union: Not Applicable
• Work Schedule: Per diem, variable shifts and hours