Office Nurse RN (Primary Care)- Part time, 16 hours/week

POSITION SUMMARY

Pay range: $42.21/hr - $63.30/hr

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides direct and indirect professional nursing care for patients using evidence-based decision making.
• Affords assessments, develops an evidence and population-based approach to plan of care, implements and evaluates the care delivered.
• Affords assistance in the care and coordination in an ambulatory/primary care setting for all patients including but not limited to OB and newborns, HIV, and other chronic conditions as identified.
• Conducts phone triage, coordinates patient flow and develops plan of care.
• Documents data (i.e. vital signs, weights, chief complaints) on patients’ chart to communicate with health team members.
• Contacts patients with lab and x-ray results and documents phone calls.
• Obtains specimens and performs laboratory work and documents data in patients’ charts, performs injections on all ages of patients and assists the physician with sterile procedure(s), diagnostic procedures and treatments in the clinic as needed.
• Promotes accident prevention and reports potential hazards to maintain a safe environment.
• Responds to emergency situations and contacts emergency services as directed by physician.
• Evaluates patients who have concerns about decreased fetal movements, performs term labor checks and communicates findings to providers as needed.
• Provides patient education as appropriate to situation.
• Delegates and supervises tasks consistent with other caregivers’ scope of practice, adhering to all standards, regulations, and expectations.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

• Required Education: Associates Degree in Nursing.
• Preferred Bachelors or Master of Science in Nursing.
• Required Experience: Minimum one (1) year of experience in a clinic or hospital setting. Minimum one (1) year of experience as an RN. Minimum one (1) year of experience in phone triage.
• Preferred Experience: At least two (2) years of experience as an RN in an ambulatory/primary care setting. At least two (2) years of experience in women’s health. At least two (2) years of experience of phone triage. At least one (1) year of phlebotomy experience.
• Required Licenses, Certifications and/or Registrations: Current Oregon State Registered Nurse license. American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS.