Registered Nurse - Pre-Admission Testing
Mosaic Life Care · St Joseph, MO · 3 wk ago
On-siteHealthcareFull-time
About Us
Mosaic Life Care is a health care system in northwest Missouri. With a vision of transforming community health by being a life-care innovator, Mosaic places the holistic needs of patients first by providing the right care at the right time and place, offering high value and quality health care. Mosaic offers a wide array of benefits designed to meet individual employee needs, including concierge services, an employee lounge, wellness programs, free covered parking, free on-site and virtual health clinics, and more.
Responsibilities
- Greets and prepares patient for provider examination and treatment.
- Performs general nursing care to patients.
- Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with nursing standards.
- Assists provider with procedures and properly maintains equipment before and after procedures.
- Engages in patient/family teaching to achieve the desired patient outcome.
- Reviews medical charts for completeness.
- Documents all medications, refills, telephone conversations, and patient visits in the medical record.
- Monitors the scheduling of patients, answers patient inquiries, and maintains timely flow of patients.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Graduate of a school of nursing (Required).
- BSN (Preferred).
- 1 year of hospital or clinic nursing experience (Preferred).
- Registered Nurse (RN) – State Licensure or Compact State Licensure (Required upon hire).
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (Required within 90 days).
- Must be able to travel between various system facilities and off-site locations as needed.
Skills and Abilities
Essential Technical/Motor Skills
- Ability to communicate clearly to patients, providers, and staff.
- Must demonstrate precise eye/hand coordination and fine motor skills for IV procedures, blood pressure checks, injections, and medical procedures.
Interpersonal Skills
- Displays a friendly, positive attitude and communicates with patients, families, physicians, and co-workers in a professional manner.
- Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing.
Essential Physical Requirements
- Must move, kneel, crouch, stoop, reach, stand, push, pull, and lift.
- Must follow good body mechanics.
Essential Mental Abilities
- Ability to collect thorough information regarding patient's condition and evaluate effects of care.
- Must be able to visually inspect patient's condition.
- Problem solve, manipulate numbers, adaptability, interpret data, calculate, comprehend, understand, explain, assess, evaluate short-term and long-term memory.
Essential Sensory Requirements
- Must be able to assess patients and nursing staff by visual observation.
- Hear patients in person and on the telephone and be able to verbally respond.
- Must be able to feel to take blood pressure and pulse.
Exposure to Hazards
- Frequent exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, body fluids, needle sticks, and other conditions common to a medical clinic environment.