Physician Practice Nurse - Dept of Psychiatry - Interventional Psychiatry

Physician Practice Nurse - Dept of Psychiatry - Interventional Psychiatry

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Summary: The Physician Practice Nurse will provide excellent customer service to internal and external customers while assisting with Esketamine and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation administration, monitoring, and documentation. Provides professional assistance to physicians, clinical staff, administrative staff, and management. Participates in quality improvement efforts and operation support, assists with the development of departmental and program standards, and assists with incoming calls.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8 hours per shift between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This position is an on-site position.

Responsibilities:

• Greeting and assisting all patients
• Obtaining and documenting vital signs
• Assisting with TMS procedure and documentation
• Assisting with Esketamine treatment and documentation
• Collect and document depression and anxiety screening scales
• Reviewing and responding to emails and inbaskets
• Answering incoming calls and returning calls from voicemail
• Participating in department quality improvement activities
• Attending daily huddles and staff meetings as needed
• Communicating with direct and indirect team members to problem solve as a unit
• Assesses patients receiving TMS and esketamine and applies appropriate interventions
• Completes phone triage of patient that call reporting side effects and/or signs and symptoms of mental health crisis

Education Requirements: Diploma, Associate Degree (ADN) or Bachelors Degree (BSN) from an accredited school of Nursing. Licensure/Certification Requirements: Licensed to practice as Registered Nurse in North Carolina. BCLS. Professional Experience Requirements: Previous experience in physician office, urgent care, emergency department preferred. Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements: Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret clinical information and technical procedures. Ability to document clinical information. Ability to effectively communicate information and respond to questions from patients, physicians, family members, and other Rex staff. Mathematical Skills: Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions.