Registered Nurse - Primary Care

Registered Nurse PC

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About the Facility – West Palm Beach Veterans Affairs Medical Center (WPBVAMC) The West Palm Beach VAMC offers a full range of patient care services, as well as comprehensive medical education and residency programs and limited research. The West Palm Beach VA Medical Center provides health services to veterans throughout South Florida and the Treasure Coast at its main facility in West Palm Beach and six contractor-operated community-based outpatient clinics in Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Fort Pierce, Okeechobee, Stuart, and Vero Beach. Facility Address: 7305 North Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33410

Responsibilities

• Assess, coordinate, facilitate, deliver, and evaluate care for infant to geriatric patients using the nursing process.
• Possess strong organizational and administrative skills.
• Knowledge of computer operations and proficiency in the use of basic word processing, data entry, and automated medical records.
• Maintain high level of professionalism oriented toward customer service.
• Outpatient primary care aid station nurse manager. Primary facilitator of clinical services and medical administrative duties. Work directly with aid station manager.
• Provide the following services and in strict compliance with standing orders and protocols set forth, but will not necessarily be limited to the following:
• Coordinate patient care through a continuum and facilitate the achievement of optimal outcomes in relation to care, quality and cost effectiveness.
• Will demonstrate proper preparation for patients for treatments and procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate plans/actions and collaborate with a diverse healthcare team for the benefit of the patient, family, and organization. Effectively educate patients and families regarding involvement in the plan of care, promotion of self-care, management of symptoms, and follow-up care.
• Demonstrate excellent written communication skills to perform accurate documentation, both written and electronic, of all activity.
• Demonstrated ability to recognize adverse signs and symptoms and reacts quickly and appropriately in emergency situations.
• Demonstrated ability to obtain, assess, and report critical lab or diagnostic results to patient's physician in a timely manner.
• Demonstrated ability to act on all medical and therapeutic orders in a timely manner.
• Duties related to management of front desk/reception, but not limited to:
• Facilitate patient intake and flow of care through the clinic, organize and maintain hard-copy medical and dental records, manage aid station medical database, manage clinical appointment calendar, place orders in the electronic medical records and review plans to improve efficiency, safety and accountability of medical services and materials.
• Duties related to management of treatment rooms immunization and lab area are, but not limited to:
• Assure treatment areas are clean, organized and appropriately stocked, perform routine inventory of supplies, immunization, and lab materials, perform routine equipment maintenance checks, assist with ordering of supplies and equipment, assure pharmacy room is clean and organized, maintain accountability of medications and supplies, conduct monthly inventory of narcotics, develop, and maintain medication labels.

Requirements

• Must be a graduate of a Diploma, Bachelor or Master's program of Registered Nursing. The institution will be from a National League of Nursing (NLN) approved program.
• Must be Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certified.
• 3 years' experience as a Registered Nurse or equivalent.
• Continuously employed for a minimum of one year, as a registered nurse in an outpatient clinical setting.
• Must have a valid, unrestricted, RN License at least one state, territory, or commonwealth of the United States.

KurzSolutions is committed to improving health outcomes by providing well-managed companies with the top healthcare talent in the market. KurzSolutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.