Affiliate Registered Nurse (Reno)

Affiliate Registered Nurse

Reno, NV

2 positions available, 1 part-time and 1 full-time

Hiring at: $45/hr

General Duties

Responsible for assuring non-licensed staff are qualified in performing back office/lab skills and achieve core competency levels on an annual basis

Provides input for the medical component of the non-licensed staff performance reviews

Oversees patient triage for medical problems and acute versus routine appointments for both reproductive health and primary care patients

Works with Center Manager or designee to facilitate flow and triage

Contributes to achieving health center productivity goals

Demonstrates PPMM customer service standards

In Clinic Abortion Duties

Prepares recovery room for all in clinic abortion services

Prepares pre-operative medications

Assesses post-operative patients for pain and bleeding control and early detection of complications

Oversees HSS functions: vital signs, post-operative instructions, education of patient identified birth control method

Provides intraoperative sedation medication and patient monitoring

Provides post-operative medications

Maintains and ensures emergency cart and equipment are stocked and current

Sexual and Reproductive Health Duties

Follows standardized procedures for the following patient visits: hormonal contraception, Emergency Contraception (EC), and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) screening

Provides patient education, counseling, lab work and ultrasound for medication abortions

Provide immunizations per approved guidelines and standardized procedures, such as HPV vaccination

Centralized Follow-Up RN

Accepts and signs-off GC/CT, pap and other designated lab reports from clinician's PAQ

Evaluates and develops plan for follow up

Refers paps/other labs that are outside the scope of CFU RN to the health centers' clinicians

Verifies that all lab reports are handled appropriately and within the appropriate time frame

Triage RN- Response Center

Provides advice/triage services to both reproductive health and primary care patients

Identifies medical urgency and schedules appointments with the health centers

Answers all calls placed in queue by Response Center as outlined in the Triage Policy

Responds to patient emails through the Patient Portal in HER

Qualifications

Ability to perform the duties described above. A typical means of acquiring those abilities would be:

Graduation from an accredited Nursing Program

Current NV State RN license

Current BLS Certificate

Current ACLS Certificate

Requirements

Current experience using computer and mouse

Experience using a Microsoft Windows based program and willing to learn new computer skills

Willingness to work flexible hours and locations

Strong customer service orientation

Ability to communicate effectively