RN Clinic Triage - Podiatry, Infectious Disease, and Palliative Care

About the role

This position is responsible for providing professional nursing care to patients in a clinic setting. Responsible for facilitating patient/physician/provider communication and coordination of care.

Responsibilities

• Escorts patients to examination room and obtains vitals and patient histories; documents in EMR.
• Performs telephone assessment of patient condition and determines appropriate treatment for patient under the supervision of the provider.
• Administers prescribed medications/vaccines and treatments in accordance with clinic policies.
• Prepares equipment and assists providers during examination, testing and treatment of patients.
• Assists in maintaining stocked supplies and sterilizes instruments/exam room.
• Performs room turn over in patient rooms between cases and at end of day.
• Assists in arranging referrals/prior authorizations as necessary.
• Provides patient education.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Graduate from a School of Nursing; 1 year of experience in a clinical setting.

Current professional nurse licensure in Minnesota or if licensed in another state, a permit from the Minnesota Board of Nursing while the license application is in process; Current Healthcare Provider CPR certification.

Cognitive and mental demands: Time Awareness - Continuous; Writing - Continuous; Initiation of Work - Continuous; Memory - Continuous; Receptiveness to Change - Frequent; Reasoning - Continuous; Required Sequences in Work - Occasional; Problem Solving - Continuous; Attentiveness Duration - Continuous; Social Interactions - Continuous; Mathematical Aptitude - Frequent; Conflict Management - Continuous; Reading - Continuous; Detail Oriented - Continuous.

Skills

• Skills in assessment of patient condition and taking vital signs
• Ability to meet and maintain the necessary background checks as aligned with position functions
• Skills in preparing and maintaining records and reports
• Ability to effectively handle high-stress fast paced environment
• Ability to multi-task
• Ability to respond appropriately to unpredictable situations and diverse patient populations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate in the English language for effective written and verbal correspondence in order to complete job functions as mentioned above

Benefits

Ridgeview strives to provide comprehensive and