FLOAT Registered Nurse, Primary Care

Description

Float Registered Nurse, Full-time

At Health by Design, a new kind of health system, we are reinventing the patient experience with clinics that are built around advanced preventative primary care, wellness programs, care navigation and education. Our faith-based, patient-centered primary care organization is dedicated to improving the health and wellness of our patients. We believe in treating the whole person and empowering patients to take an active role in their health journey! Our focus on lifestyle medicine and value-based care aligns with our mission to deliver compassionate, high-quality care!


The Role:

The Float Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care to our patients under the supervision of a charge nurse.

What You'll Do:

Provide professional nursing care to our patients under the supervision of a charge nurse. Guaranteed 30 hours per week (fluctuating up to 40 hours per week, based on the needs of the organization). This is considered a full-time role with benefits, even at 30 hours! Must be willing to work/travel to all Health by Design Clinic locations in San Antonio. Shifts will always be between the hours of 8:00am - 5:00pm. NO 12-hour shifts, NO weekends, and NO major holidays! Wonderful work/life balance! Competitive compensation ($35-37/hr + mileage reimbursement) and benefits included (health insurance, dental, vision, 401K, generous PTO and more!). Explore our beautiful clinics virtually:

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Assesses, triages, plans, provides, and evaluates patient care for a designated shift or clinic ensuring execution of physician orders and in accordance with company policy and procedures
• May delegate work to licensed vocational nurse (LVN) or medical assistants (MA) (as needed and depending on locations)
• Assists physician with procedures, dressing changes, and administering medications
• Performs phlebotomy and other lab tests, monitors blood pressure, blood sugar, EKG and other vital measurements as ordered by the physician
• Coordinates with patients regarding scheduling office visits, follow up for test results, medication refills, referrals, and insurance issues
• Provides patient health and wellness education; informally and through the Health by Design Health and Nutritional Coaching Programs
• Administers allergy and other injections as ordered by patient's personal physician or allergist per Health by Design policies and procedures
• Responds to a variety of medical emergencies that present to the clinic
• Documents patient care and codes visits appropriately in the patient electronic medical records
• Assists with coding and claims on patient encounters as needed under guidance of the charge nurse
• Assists the charge nurse as needed to maintain a functional clinic
• May function independently under standing orders when needed
• May serve as team leader in the absence of the Clinic Charge Nurse
• Serves as a steward for Health by Design philosophy and resources
• Performs necessary administrative responsibilities, to include, but not be limited to, answering phone calls and voicemails, scheduling appointments, scanning and faxing patient documents, to ensure optimal clinic workflow

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree preferred but will accept Associate Degree or Hospital Diploma with equivalent experience
• Minimum of two years nursing experience (direct patient care)
• Registered Nurse License in the state where services are provided (Compact License preferred, not required).
• BLS Certified
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, patients, and other employees
• Basic nursing skills to include the ability to respond to emergencies
• Basic mathematical skills
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Excellent computer skills with respect to working with an Electronic Medical Record

Preferred Skills :

• Computer skills to include, but not limited to, electronic medical records, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to perform phlebotomy and other lab collections, EKGs, wound care, nebulizer treatments, allergy injections
• Ability to operate and maintain the clinic medical equipment
• After employee orientation, the above preferred skills will become required for the position.