RN Clinic I

Overview

Registered Nurse Roane County Family Practice

Full Time 72 Hours Per Pay Period Day Shift

Covenant Medical Group Overview:

Position Summary:

Provides professional nursing care within an outpatient clinic setting.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to established departmental policies and procedures objectives quality assurance program and safety standards.
• Cooperates with other personnel to achieve department objectives and maintain good employee relations interdepartmental objectives and infection control policies.
• Prepares patients for scheduled procedures and assists in patient assessment. Accurately records history and performs basic triage procedures per policy.
• Retrieves initial basic condition of patients creates nursing history and reports to appropriate practitioner.
• Demonstrates sensitivity to patients comfort and privacy by using the AIDET fundamentals of communication.
• Assists providers with examinations procedures and other processes related to direct patient care.
• Maintains a safe comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients/families during their visit.
• Monitors and ensures accuracy of recording on patient medical records. Maintains all required reports records statistics etc.
• Ensures an adequate stock of supplies and well-maintained equipment.
• Inspects area daily for compliance with policies procedures regulations and standards and takes corrective action when violations occur.
• Schedules all outside patient appointments per physician order and relays accurately to patients.
• Take calls from hospitals/nursing homes and relays appropriate information to practitioner in a timely manner.
• Assure test results are received and relayed to the patient in a timely manner.
• Completes medical orientation checklist.
• Initiates appropriate patient education.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members.
• Implements care appropriate to diagnosis and per physician order.
• Problem solves and coordinates clinic patient care with physician supervision.
• Demonstrates competence in performing skills to include appropriate delivery of care according to the age-specific needs of the population served.
• Maintain professional growth and development through seminars workshops and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest trends in field of expertise.
• Collaborate with the patient physician and other care team members as part of a team based approach to overall patient care.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

None specified; however must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.

Minimum Experience:

Prefer at least one (1) year of professional nursing experience.

Licensure Requirement:

Must have a valid Tennessee RN license. CPR and OSHA training annually.