RN CLINIC II

Responsibilities

• Adheres to established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program and safety standards.
• Precepts new employees/students as needed.
• Reviews clinical performance of preceptee with office manager or clinical instructor/supervisor.
• Cooperates with other personnel to achieve department objectives and maintain good employee relations, interdepartmental objectives and infection control policies.
• Prepares patients for scheduled procedures and assists in patient assessment.
• Accurately records history and performs basic triage procedures per policy.
• After retrieving condition of patients, creates nursing history and discusses recommendations for appropriate interventions to appropriate practitioner.
• Assists providers with examinations, procedures and other processes related to direct patient care.
• Maintains a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients/families during their visit.
• Maintains all required reports, records, statistics, etc.
• Schedules all outside patient appointments per physician order and relays accurately to patients.
• Takes calls from hospitals/nursing homes and relays appropriate information to practitioner in a timely manner.
• Assures test results are received and relayed to the patient in a timely manner.
• Completes medical orientation checklist.
• Initiates appropriate patient education.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members.
• Implements care appropriate to diagnosis and per physician order.
• Problem solves and coordinates clinic patient care with physician supervision.
• Maintains professional growth and development through seminars, workshops and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest trends in field of expertise.
• Collaborates with the patient, physician and other care team members as part of a team based approach to overall patient care.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three (3) years of professional nursing experience.
• Licensure Requirement: Must have a valid Tennessee RN license.
• CPR, OSHA training annually.