Registered Nurse

Primary Duties

• Provides direct patient care as a representative of the NP / Physician.
• Delivers care in accordance with mutually agreed upon guidelines that are developed by the Physician and based on the delegations.
• Assesses patients and discusses treatment goals.
• Collaborates with individual patients for treatment plans.
• Provides pre and post procedure instructions and education.
• Supervises other staff as assigned.
• Schedule and check out patients as needed.
• Obtain consents for each treatment.
• Returns patient calls and messages.
• Tracks referral sources, sends thank you letters to the source, and dictates consultation letters to the patient.
• Maintains the patient’s medical records detailing all treatment procedures, medication history, and educational materials distributed.
• Collects payment for services provided and products sold, and deposits funds collected into the secure register as directed by the physician and management of the facility.
• Charts all patient interactions and episodes of care within 8 hours of interactions.

Secondary Duties

• Confirms with patients their clear understanding that a nurse is treating them.
• Review with the physician and NP on all delegated patient services on a regular basis, as well as mutually agreed guidelines for the practice.
• Clarifies and familiarizes all issues related to supervision methods and style of delegating patient care with the physician and NP.
• Maintains treatment rooms and work areas in compliance with OSHA standards.
• Cleans work areas before and after services.
• Other duties assigned by the clinical director.

Essential Skills And Abilities

• Possesses wide-ranging knowledge of all treatments being provided in practice.
• Good problem solving and analytical skills.
• Good knowledge of general medical treatments.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Able to work as a team member.
• Well-organized with attention to detail.
• Willingness to learn.
• Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Treats patients and co-workers with respect.
• Empathetic to patient needs and concerns.
• Honest and trustworthy with patient and practice sensitive information.
• Able to follow directives, tx protocols and the rules which govern the practice of medicine.
• Understands ordering Rx medications, administration of medications and Rx inventory management.

Education And Experience

• Three years minimum of experience working as a licensed nurse.
• Graduate of accredited nursing program with current state license.
• Completion of the appropriate and recommended RN courses as well as specific training for modalities identified.