RN Health Coach- Caughman Health Center- Peds

About the role

To provide nursing care to patients and assist the provider in responding to the health needs of patients. Blanchard Valley Medical Practices is a division of Blanchard Valley Health System, which provides a total continuum of care to more than 100,000 households in an eight-county area. The Blanchard Valley Health System mission is to provide “Caring for a lifetime.”

Responsibilities

• Plans and develops interactions for health related services appropriate to skill level and based on current industry standards to ensure exceptional patient care.
• Identifies the unique physical and emotional needs of each patient.
• Manages clinical patient data.
• Assists provider with patient care as required.
• Knows, understands and follows directions as given by the provider.
• Assists provider with chart documentation.
• Educates patients regarding medical diagnosis and test results.
• Demonstrates knowledge of appropriate regulatory agencies and maintains compliance.
• Collaborates with providers regarding patient condition, orders, treatment plan, and anticipated needs to ensure exceptional patient care.
• Demonstrates knowledge of department and management line of authority and follows proper line of communication.
• Maintains appropriate educational experiences for skill level.

Requirements

• Licensure by the Board of Registration in Nursing in the State of Ohio as an RN.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills and organizational skills.
• Positive, service-oriented interpersonal communication skills.
• Knowledge of office procedures and equipment.
• Experience with throat cultures, hemocues, hemoccults, glucometer, urinalysis, and urine pregnancy testing.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served on assigned unit/department.
• Knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span; ability to assess data reflective of patient status and interpret appropriate information to identify each patient’s age-specific needs and provide care as described in area policies and procedures.
• This position may not be limited to the BVMP Practice assigned at time of hire; may require work at another BVMP Practice as needed.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with medical office practices preferred.
• Typing and medical terminology experience preferred.
• EMR experience helpful.

Physical Demands

• Full range of body motion with intermittent walking, lifting, bending, climbing, squatting, kneeling, twisting, sitting, and standing.
• Walking up to two hours per day, standing up to two hours per day, sitting up to four hours per day.
• Ability to lift fifty pounds and reach work above the shoulders.
• Good eye-hand coordination and fine finger dexterity to operate machines.
• Excellent verbal communication skills to communicate with patients, physicians, and co-workers.
• Vision corrected and hearing in the normal range.
• Classified at risk for possible occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens (HBV, HIV, etc.).