RN-Primary Care II

General Summary

Work involves providing medical treatment and personal care for patients as ordered by provider. Work requires the employee to perform duties such as taking and recording vital signs and other clinic specific procedures. The work is performed under supervision of the Nurse Supervisor and/or provider according to facility policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Affords accurate, prompt direct and indirect nursing care;
• Stocks and maintains exam rooms;
• Set up exam rooms for specific procedures per provider’s orders;
• Accurately takes and records patient vitals and / or perform EKGs, urine dipsticks, pregnancy tests, or other point of care tasks; reports critical values to ordering provider;
• Conducts interviews of patients to obtain pertinent health history data and other information, documents chief complaints, reviews electronic health record (EHR) updates information and documents medications, allergies, etc.;
• Administers certain oral, subcutaneous, intramuscular, topical, intradermal, inhalation, instillation, and infusion medications per provider’s order;
• Displays effective communication skills; accurately instructs patient/family per protocol or as instructed by professional nurse or provider; adheres to proper channels of communication in a courteous, cooperative, and timely manner; protects patients’ rights and confidentiality; handles telephone calls appropriately;
• Maintains accountability for a safe environment for patients and others; Adheres to safety regulations; Ensures environment is organized and problems are addressed;
• Demonstrates personal accountability of professional growth by meeting and maintaining current certifications/licensure without reminders, as well as completing all mandatory facility and clinic specific education requirement in advance of due dates and presents completed transcripts to supervisor/manager; Attends 80% of unit meetings; participates in staff meetings to communicate ideas and contributes to team effort;
• Supports quality and fiscal goals for department and institution; Assists in inventory management; Assists with CQI projects and identifies obstacles to improvement. Identifies and communicates opportunities for process improvement within the clinical area; Assists with policies and procedures development for the facility;
• Ability to properly use departmental patient care / non-patient care equipment (Bladder scanner, EKG, Language line, Glucometer, etc.) Performs/assists with specific procedures, such as lumbar puncture and biopsies, and other clinic specific procedures per protocol or as directed by provider instructions and according to policy;
• Instructions are given to the patient/family accurately and thoroughly per protocol or as directed by professional nurse or provider;
• Education patients and their caregivers/families on their care. Consistently protects patients’ rights and confidentiality are consistently protected. Assume a leadership role and responds appropriately to emergency/crisis situations, clinic or facility-wide;
• Conduct regular chart reviews on patients and assist with pre-visit planning. Monitor patient outcomes and activities between PCP visits. Participate in medication reviews and adjustments in collaboration with team members, using established protocols. May serve as a peer mentor and provide student learning experience as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited Registered Nursing Program is required;
• Two (2) years of clinical nursing experience required.
• One (1) year of clinical nursing experience in same clinic specialty preferred.
• Currently licensed or licensed by endorsement as an RN by the Alabama Board of Nursing required.
• CPR/BLS certification via the American Heart Association or American Red Cross is required.
• Must possess basic knowledge of computers, PC applications, software, and database management.