RN (Registered Nurse)-General Surgery

Responsibilities

• Perform general nursing duties.
• Assess patients’ general condition and take vital signs and history.
• Absorb and document all activities, interventions, and medications in the patient record.
• Obtain pre-certifications, pre-authorizations, and referrals from insurance companies.
• Promote wellness by providing patient education materials, communicating physician advice and instructions.
• Handle critical lab values and promptly seek physician orders.
• Schedule outside referrals.
• Aid in medical procedures.
• Answer telephones.
• Schedule patients for office visits and/or hospital tests.
• Send prescriptions to pharmacies.
• Call patients with test results.
• Aid in the treatment and care of patients in the office.
• Maintain exam rooms and other patient areas for the physician to examine the patients.
• Ensure safety, infection control, and other policies and procedures are followed in the office.
• Perform routine office laboratory procedures.
• Maintain equipment and supplies needed for patient care.
• Answer phones.
• Triage telephone patient care issues directly to clinic provider.
• Adhere to Corporate Policies, JCAHO, Rural Health, Departmental Policies and Procedures, and Personnel Employee Handbook.
• Demonstrate professionalism and accountability.
• Promote a positive image of the physician practice to patients and the public.
• Demonstrate and promote high standards for quality and productivity; focus on results.
• Follow standards of conduct and procedures of hospital and applicable laws and regulations and report violations through appropriate chain of command.
• Treat patients, physicians, and coworkers with courtesy and respect.
• Identify customer expectations and work to meet and exceed them.
• Maintain a high degree of ethics, integrity, confidentiality.
• Assume other duties as necessary to support the efforts of the hospital.
• Filling in during co-workers' absence.
• Cover other nursing personnel when they are not here and complete full range of duties.
• Cover other areas as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Current Registered Nurse license in state of practice.

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred.

One year of experience preferred.

Experience working in a healthcare setting preferred.