Lead Registered Nurse - Gastroenterology

Ohio State University Physicians

Looking to join and lead a dynamic team at Ohio State University Physicians where excellence meets compassion!

With over 100 cutting-edge outpatient center locations, dedicated to providing exceptional patient care while fostering a collaborative work environment, our buckeye team includes more than 1,800 nurses, medical assistants, physicians, advanced practice providers, administrative support staff, IT specialists, financial specialists and leaders that all play an important part. As an employee of Ohio State University Physicians (OSUP), you'll be an integral part of a team committed to advancing healthcare, education, and professional growth.

At OSUP, we foster a culture grounded in the values of inclusion, empathy, sincerity, and determination. We meet our teams where they are, coming together to serve each other and our community.

We know that having options and robust benefit plans are important to you. OSUP prioritizes the wellbeing of our team and that's why we offer our employees a flexible, competitive benefit package. In addition to medical, dental, vision, health reimbursement accounts, flexible spending accounts, and retirement, we also offer an employee assistance program, paid time off, holidays, and a wellness program designed to support our employees so they can live their best lives. As an OSUP employee, you will be eligible for these various benefits depending on your employment status.

Responsibilities

Assists management in leading the day-to-day operation; provides skilled nursing services to patients under the direction of a physician or midlevel provider, and provides a variety of related services to maintain a safe, therapeutic environment. The functions of the Lead Registered Nurse are to collect patient health data, analyze the data to determine diagnoses, identify expected outcomes individualized to the patient, develop a plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain the expected outcomes, implement the interventions identified in the plan of care, and evaluate the patient's progress toward attainment of the outcomes, working collaboratively with the healthcare team. Performs professional nursing work of considerable difficulty including the care of patients as outlined by physicians and the objectives and policies of the organization. Provides patient and family health education and health assessment.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Nursing and current Ohio Registered Nurse license from a CCNE or Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) accredited nursing program
• CPR/BLS certified. Knowledge of triage procedures along with clinic, physician office and/or urgent care experience.
• Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.
• Knowledge of appropriate procedures and standards for the administration of medications and patient care aids.
• Ability to educate and clearly communicate with patients and/or families as to the nature of disease and to provide instruction on proper care and treatment.
• Ability to convey information both in writing and verbally.
• High level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations.
• Position continually requires demonstrated poise, tact and diplomacy.
• Analytical ability and critical thinking to gather and interpret data and develop, recommend, and implement solutions.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, two or more years of nursing experience, and ACLS certified a plus!

Pay Range

USD $31.11 - USD $46.66 /Hr.

Ohio State University Physicians