Registered Nurse - Family Practice - Part Time

About the Role

Registered Nurses (RNs) at Methodist Physicians Clinic - HealthWest will monitor, record, and report changes in patient conditions and be involved in every aspect of the patients' health. Precision and accuracy in maintaining detailed reports is important in relaying information to the doctors or to the patients. RNs will prepare, assist, and instruct patients for examinations and treatment and inform family members on health care education topics.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Joint (Floor and Phone) Medical Home
  • Documents all lab, procedures, and appointments on tracking forms.
  • Completes tracking forms and follows up on missed appointments and procedures.
  • Assists Health Coaches by working patient lists and scheduling appointments as directed.
  • At the direction of the provider, provides patient and family education to ensure adequate knowledge/awareness and recommends appropriate community resources as needed.
  • Educates/instructs patients according to providers' direction 98% of the time.
  • Performs telephone triage to determine patient needs by recording and reporting patient condition to provider and advising patient based on provider instructions.
  • Receives and returns patient calls within 90 minutes based on medical priority 95% of the time.
  • Accurately records and reports patient's condition according to department policy 98% of the time.
  • Maintains work areas to ensure healthy environmental conditions by cleaning and organizing equipment and rooms.
  • Maintains clean and organized work area according to department/provider protocol 99% of the time.
  • Handles prescription renewals/inquiries to facilitate patient care. Discusses questions with provider and relays information to pharmacy.
  • Handles prescription refills according to department/provider protocols 99% of the time.
  • Provides appropriate care specific to the age of the patient to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment as outlined in the “Age Specific Criteria.”
• Floor
  • Prepares exam rooms and equipment to facilitate treatment and examination of patients by setting up instruments/equipment and stocking supplies.
  • Prepares exam rooms and medical equipment according to provider protocol 95% of the time.
  • Prepares patient for provider exam by reviewing medical records, weighing patient, checking vital signs, performing medication reconciliation, and obtaining information relevant to patient care.
  • Prepares patient for exam by following provider protocol and company policies 95% of the time.
  • Assists providers to facilitate patient treatment by retrieving tests and medical records and obtaining lab work as directed.
  • Obtains provider requested tests, records, and lab work 95% of the time.
  • Dispenses medications at the direction of a provider to patients. RNs instruct patients and family members regarding education and treatment to ensure patients completely understand how to take the medication correctly.
  • Assists and/or performs phlebotomy with proper labeling and handling of specimens, accurately completes requisitions, and collects specimens according to standard procedures/protocols and performing and documenting quality control activities.
  • Performs above procedure according to clinic policy and procedures 95% of the time.
  • Ensures accuracy of order entry and completes appropriate documentation without error at least 98% of the time.
• Phone
  • Answers calls according to protocol at least 98% of the time.
  • Returns phone messages according to protocol at least 98% of the time.
  • Provides test results according to protocol at least 98% of the time.
  • Accurately completes pharmacy requests 100% of the time.

Requirements

• Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
• Experience: 6 months experience preferred.
• License/Certifications:
  • Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) strongly preferred at time of hire, required within 3 months of hire.
  • Current valid Registered Nurse (RN) License, valid compact multistate license, or a temporary permit while awaiting licensure.
  • Preferred: Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS).

Skills

• Knowledge of medical terminology and procedures required.
• Knowledge of medicine including recognizing and diagnosing diseases, deformities, and other illnesses.
• Skill to effectively manage time and prioritize tasks.
• Skill to proficiently type information into the computer to capture or detail information quickly.
• Ability to provide caring patient care services when talking with patients and their family members.
• Ability to critically listen to questions from patients and information from providers to convey information effectively.
• Ability to anticipate, recognize, and resolve problems before they occur and avoid bigger problems in the future.
• Ability to problem solve during several daily activities which includes the ability to be flexible.
• Ability to learn and proficiently navigate through computer programs that contain patient information.
• Strong verbal communication skills for positive interaction with providers, staff, and patients required.
• Able to follow written and verbal instructions/directions required.

Physical Requirements

• Weight Demands: Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
• Physical Activity:
  • Occasionally Performed (1%-33%): Climbing, Crawling, Kneeling, Sitting
  • Frequently Performed (34%-66%): Balancing, Carrying, Crouching, Distinguish colors, Keyboarding/typing, Lifting, Pulling/Pushing, Repetitive Motions, Stooping/bending, Twisting
  • Constantly Performed (67%-100%): Grasping, Hearing, Reaching, Seeing/Visual, Speaking/talking, Standing (Floor Only), Walking (Floor Only), Sitting (Phone Only)
• Job Hazards:
  • Not Related: Electrical Shock/Static, Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared, and microwaves that cause injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
  • Rare (1%-33%): Radiation Alpha, Beta, and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, CAT Scan, Gamma Knife, etc)
  • Occasionally (34%-66%): Equipment/Machinery/Tools, Explosives (pressurized gas), Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
  • Frequent (67%-100%): Biological agents (primary airborne and bloodborne viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact), Blood or Body Fluid (BBF), Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex), Mechanical moving parts/vibrations

Schedule

Monday and Wednesday, 7am - 5:30pm

About Nebraska Methodist Health System

Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891, service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance, health education, outreach to our diverse communities and populations, and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.

We focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits, and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.