General Summary:
The Registered Nurse position performs a variety of nursing duties in caring for patients from minor treatment to acutely ill in a one-of-a-kind, free-standing outpatient facilities, providing easy access unscheduled care. This hyper-efficient delivery of Emergency Medicine Specialty Services combined with outpatient facility efficiently provides high quality care that can yield lower ER visits, lower hospital admissions and create savings.
Description of Essential Duties:
Completion of orders on a variety of patients from minor treatment to acutely ill
Perform accurate triages and discharges of patients of all ages and be proficient at identifying patient with critical needs
Perform medication management in relation to administration, record maintenance, and storage
Must be able to accurately input patient discharge instructions and prescriptions into computer software
Perform quality splinting, dressing applications, and wound care
Performance of EKG’s/cardiac monitoring with recognition of arrhythmias
Procedure preparation per organizational protocols (i.e. I&D, suture, pelvic, Lumbar Puncture, Chest Tubes, etc.)
Communicate positively with all team members and patients
Proper delegation of duties to PCC’s, Lab Staff and Radiology Staff
Initiation of Pre-MD evaluation orders when appropriate in order to expedite patient care
Utilize organizational specific software to reference old patient records and organizational protocols
Support the Facility Leader (FL) and Nurse Operations Manager (NOM) by being a positive team player
Follow the information security policies and management system, contributing to their effectiveness, and actively reporting on their performance