Advanced Registered Nurse

Clinical Nurse

Duration : 3+ Months Contract

Shift : 8:00 A.M - 5:00 P.M, Monday through Friday
Under the direct supervision of the Clinical Nurse Supervisor, this position will provide support to the clinical providers, render urologic care to patients, provide patient education, and assist with clinical operations at the Urology Clinic at client's facility. Ensures a positive patient centered experience by modeling, promoting and cultivating a commitment to customer service as evidenced by minimal waiting, appointment preparations, proper identification and rooming of patients, safe delivery of services. Serves as a resource for support to staff, ie. patient service coordinators (PSCs), and certified medical assistants (CMAs), environmental monitoring in the clinical areas, promotion and implementation of quality improvement initiatives that are aligned with departmental and organizational safety and operational goals. The Clinical Nurse will work collaboratively with others within the multidisciplinary health care team to optimize patient satisfaction, experience, and outcomes.
Provides nursing support for the urology clinic.
Performs and assist with urologic ancillary exams and procedures, including but not limited to, urodynamic testing, BCG administration, biopsies, cystos, voiding trials, injections, catheter removals/check-ins/insertions, vasectomies, bladder scans, SP tube changes, excisions, aspirations, etc.
Practices nursing to deliver safe, therapeutic care, intravesical therapies
Practices nursing per clinical protocols and under the nursing scope of practice for the State of Maryland
Performs phlebotomy and clinical support integrated within the provider clinic.
Serves as a resource for support staff, i.e. Assures accurate completion of specimens and required documentation to ensure quality and adherence to JHH policies, protocol requirements, and ICH GCP guidelines.
Participates in planning for new and amended protocols.
Assists in the planning of protocol-specific activities and identify potential barriers to protocol compliance.
Unit Operations:
In close partnership with health care team, assures smooth and efficient patient flow and clinical operation.
Identifies patients with special needs.
Directs patients with medical complaints who call or arrive to the clinic to the patient's physician and/or emergency room for assistance.
Orders, stocks, and maintains exam rooms and clinic areas with standard levels of supplies, medications, linens, nourishments, forms and equipment. Recognizes patient care trends affecting unit supplies and notifies clinic manager.
Operates clinical equipment according to equipment procedures including safety and quality control checks. Checks clinic area and rooms for malfunctioning equipment and general maintenance problems on a regular basis. Ensures that soiled linen, needle containers and potentially infectious waste are appropriately disposed and removed from the clinic and exam area according to the infection control guidelines.
Works with healthcare team to assure smooth and efficient patient flow and clinical operation. Assists with front desk duties, including but not limited to filing, scanning, purging records, clearing the fax machine and distributing documents appropriately, and printing EPR notes.
Registered nurse, licensed in the State of Maryland or state where practicing.

Bachelor's degree in nursing or related discipline preferred.

Requires successful interpersonal and communication skills with patients, families, physicians, and other health care team members in order to foster optimal quality of outpatient care.
Ability to use computer keyboard functions toa input and obtain data.
use of computer keyboard.