Licensed Vocational Nurse-Senior ONSITE ( Call Center Urology)

Virtual Urology Nurse

Please review: This role is solely virtual care for urology but ONSITE

Under minimal supervision, provides nursing care to patients virtually through the Urology Clinic Virtual Call Center by handling patient requests via telephone, MyChart messaging, or other requests that come though electronically in the Epic system. Responsible for providing virtual nursing care to patients under the direction of a registered nurse or team leader. May lead or mentor lower level team members.

Under supervision by an RN, a Dentist, or a member of the Medical Staff, the LVN is responsible for providing general nursing care to patients. May lead or mentor lower-level team members.

Responsibilities

• Sorts, prioritizes, and manages patient messages and calls; manages the scheduling of patient appointments.
• Prepares patient for examination, sets up and maintains sterile field, and assists clinical staff with examinations and clinical care, and documents.
• Assists providers with procedures, performs patient discharges and verifies communication of instructions with patient and family.
• Maintains assigned work area with supplies and equipment, cleans, stocks and maintains exam rooms, procedure rooms, instruments and equipment, transports patients safely.
• Performs Point of Care Testing (POCT), documents and reports clinical findings to Registered Nurse (RN) in charge and/or Provider.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Functions within the required nursing process as defined by the Texas Nurse Practice Act. Supports the mission, vision and patient promise throughout all interactions. Communicates effectively, written and verbally.
• Possesses analytical thinking this role requires analyzing information and using logic to coordinate work within schedule constraints and handle emergent requirements in a timely manner.
• Participates as an integral part of the interdisciplinary healthcare team in providing the highest quality of care to the patient.
• Meets all training and competency requirements.

Required Skills

• Five (5) years of vocational nursing experience is required.