Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse
TOC- The Orthopaedic Center · Decatur, AL · 8 mo ago
HealthcareFull-time
Primary Responsibilities/Requirements
- Perform general nursing duties
- Perform suture/staple removal
- Perform wound care/dressing changes
- Drawing up medications; calling in medications
- Applying and removing casts and splints
- Locate any necessary films, test results, and/or reports for upcoming appointments
- Prepare exam rooms, restock supplies for clinic, power up computers etc.
- Prepare charts for clinic and print out patient information as requested by the physician
- Schedule tests/procedures and surgeries and pre-cert as needed
- Schedule follow-up appointments
- Aid other physician team members as needed
- Fill out disability, return-to-work and insurance forms
- Obtain physician signature on miscellaneous forms
- Communicate with patients via phone and email
- Answering and returning patient phone calls
- Procedure education
- Escorting patient to and from exam rooms
- Respond to and chart patient messages
- Communicate test results to patients