RN - Days/M-F - Brook Highland/Hwy 280 area
Children's of Alabama · Birmingham, AL · 1 mo ago
HealthcareFull-time
About the role
Full-time position on the Day Shift, Monday‑Friday. Triage patients and assist physicians as needed.
Responsibilities
- Administer immunizations, antibiotics, allergy shots and oral medications.
- Assist with traumas, clean and prepare wounds for treatment.
- Administer nebulizer treatments for asthma patients.
- Perform catheterizations and IV therapy.
- Perform x‑rays, file x‑rays and perform selective lab work when ordered by physician.
- Perform audio, visual tests and tympanograms when needed.
- Triage patient calls to determine if they need to be seen or if medication can be prescribed, based on doctor’s approval.
- Fill out forms needed by patients for daycare, schools, college, WIC forms, etc.
- Transfer information to charts during patient calls, phone reports, and inform the physician of the report.
- Call in prescriptions for patients that have called in for advice and medication.
- Make appointments for patients to receive lab work, x‑rays, and to other doctors and/or specialists outside of the practice.
- After appointments are made, determine whether a referral is needed; if so, forward chart to the insurance department.
- Assist doctor’s assistants when necessary to prepare patient for the physician’s examination.
- Make referrals and precertifications to all health plans.
- Assist with patient education, i.e., asthma and diabetes.
- Order supplies and medications.
- Perform other duties as required.
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse – Alabama Single State license.
- Registered Nurse – Alabama NLC Multi‑State license (or equivalent).
- Registered Nurse – Non‑Alabama NLC Multi‑State license (or equivalent).
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Schedule
Full‑time, Day Shift, Monday‑Friday.