Nurse (LPN or RN)

Job Description

Job Description

*pay is based on license (LPN or RN) and years of experience
POSITION SUMMARY

Faculty, Fellows, and Residents from the University of Kansas School of Medicine--Wichita’s Rheumatology Department provide patient care through our clinic. We are dedicated to continuous quality improvement while providing high quality, efficient health care to patients. As a Nurse for the Rheumatology Clinic, you will perform daily patient-centered tasks within scope of practice, assisting providers, providing patient care and ensuring efficient patient flow.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Completes insurance forms and paperwork for Rheumatology patients at the direction of the providers.
• Performs general office duties such as answering telephones, prioritizing phone messages, pharmacy calls, and phone triage.
• Orders medical supplies appropriately, maintained in an orderly and accessible fashion to ensure they are in place and available when needed.
• Supervises medication records to make sure they are in compliance with State and Federal regulations and reviewing accuracy of daily logs within clinic.
• Prepares and administers medications as directed by provider.
• Completes prior authorizations for specialty medication approval, and coordinates with the infusion nurse to obtain authorization for IV medications.
• Check charts to ensure all clinical reports (lab, X-Ray, etc.) are in place and call for missing reports.
• Room patients as needed.
• Provide the patient with informed consent for all procedures and research.
• Complete physician orders for tests, injections, etc. as needed.
• Assist physicians with procedures such as joint injections and skin/tissue biopsies.
• Cleans and stocks exam and procedure rooms, sterilize instruments and disposes of contaminated supplies.
• Follows through with requests from providers for assistance.
• Triage calls for the Rheumatology patient, page the physicians and return calls to the patient when necessary.
• Participate in documentation and chronic care/principle care management of Rheumatology patients including oversight and management of a clinical dashboard of patients.
• Participates in clinic process improvement activities and team meetings to ensure efficient operations

• Reliable attendance and punctuality

• Performs other duties as assigned

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Certificates & Licenses:

• Kansas Registered Nurse license (LPN or RN)
• IV Certification preferred

Education: Associate degree (two-year college or technical school); BSN preferred

Experience:

• Three to five (3-5) years nursing experience required
• EHR experience preferred (we use eClinicalWorks)
• Microsoft Office experience a plus