Registered Nurse - PRN - Fairview Heights, IL

Registered Nurse

Assist physician in all clinic areas including intake, procedure, recovery, utility rooms and discharge. Flexible hours, weekend work required. May take calls during evenings and weekends; will take call during clinic hours. Physical stamina required to meet needs of surgical patients; i.e., bending, lifting and standing for long periods. Must create a quality medical environment and a caring patient environment. Must be organized, multi-task oriented for a fast paced, multi disciplined team approach to patient care.

Primary duties performed include:

• Assess patient physical and medical history
• Assess patient's medical status and make appropriate decisions and actions
• Assist physician in procedure room as necessary
• Observe, take vital signs and record patient's condition in pre-operative/recovery room and give medications, start IVs as directed
• Give after care instructions and discharge with documentation
• Assist in transfers/emergency care as directed
• Take patient calls during clinic hours; may take evenings and weekends calls
• Perform other duties as required, including usage and tracking of medications; high alert and referral patient follow-up
• May provide 72 hour informed consent for abortion care as a qualified health professional
• May include ultrasound training and duties
• May include lab training and duties
• May include additional training in Patient Education and duties.

Adhere to affiliate policies on professionalism, wait time on the phone, and the system for addressing client complaints. Participate in the affiliate efforts to achieve established productivity and revenue cycle goals.

Qualifications include:

• Current Missouri License
• IV training, CPR certification, ACLS training recommended. If needed, necessary certifications (i.e. IV training)
• Excellent verbal and documentation skills
• Ability to work effectively and cooperatively with physicians and other professional and volunteer members of staff
• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity and empathy to patients and family members
• Knowledge of quality assurance and risk management standards
• Bilingual skills a plus, particularly Spanish or Serbo-Croatian or Vietnamese

PPGR maintains a strict policy prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, economic background, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital or relationship status, military service or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

PPSLRSWMO is a tobacco-free workplace and an equal opportunity employer.

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