Outpatient Nurse

About the role

Join Team Tidelands and help people live better lives through better health! As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers.

Responsibilities

• Accompany patients to exam rooms, preparing patients for exams, performing and documenting vital signs, assisting with office procedures, preparing and administering medications with physician’s authorization, and drawing blood.
• Provide patient education with regards to office policies, medications, and management of disease, home treatments, and special diets.
• Retrival of lab and x-ray reports, calling in prescriptions, telephone triage, obtaining referrals and authorizations, completing medical forms.
• Order medical and office supplies, stocking exam rooms, cleaning rooms, cleaning instruments, disposing of biohazard waste according to OSHA standards.
• Coordination of pre-op workup including patient education.
• Contact patients prior to procedure to review pre-op checklist and documenting communications.
• Draw up medications.
• Assist with patient / family with post-procedure instructions.

Qualifications

• ADN Required
• BSN Preferred

Skills

• Ability to work with patients, families, physicians and other health care providers with a high level of customer service orientation
• General proficient PC skills and computer knowledge
• Phlebotomy skills and experience
• Excellent communication skills and ability to multi-task

Benefits

Light Physical Demand

Pay

Commensurate with experience

Schedule

TBD