RN Internal Medicine

RN Internal Medicine

Requirements

• Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 6 months unless department leader has determined it is not required
• Associate’s Degree in Nursing
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to effectively make critical, independent decisions
• Excellent organization, prioritization and problem solving skills
• Demonstrated leadership skills including delegation, organization, prioritization and building team rapport
• Proficient computer skills including keyboarding, navigation within a windows operating system, use of electronic mail and electronic medical records systems

Responsibilities

• Uses the nursing process to provide ongoing care (assess, plan, intervention, and evaluation)
• Recognizes and responds to changes in a patient’s status and need for care
• Determines priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs
• Provides triage and consultation to patient, family, and/or significant others according to protocol and organization guidelines
• Communicates with physicians and other members of the health care team
• Documents and communicates accurate and timely information regarding patient conditions
• Prepares and rooms the patient for exam by obtaining vital signs and documenting/updating pertinent health information (i.e. chief complaint, allergies, medications)
• Performs laboratory procedures (i.e. strep test, wound culture, specimen collection, etc.) using principles of aseptic technique and standard precautions / infection control guidelines
• Assists the physician/provider with procedures and surgeries such as pelvic exams, allergy scratch testing, EMG, cautery, colposcopy, etc.
• Administers medications, under physician/provider orders, including: immunizations, antibiotics, narcotic pain medications, vitamins, topical agents, insulin, blood thinners, and allergy antigens
• Initiates, maintains and discontinues IV therapy; performs mixing of medications according to protocols
• Assesses and provides basic to complex patient education and counseling on the performance of tasks, skills, treatment and self-care integrating health promotion and preventive aspects of care
• Follows through with necessary procedure or test requests, prescription refills, new appointment times and referrals to other facilities or services
• Refers questions to physician/provider and relays information back to patient as directed
• Performs advanced clinical tasks or skills such as removal of sutures and staples, catheterization, audiograms, laboratory procedures (throat/nose culture, drug screen, phlebotomy – butterfly, venous access, heel stick), spirometry, Holter monitor application, casting, complex wound care, fetal heart tone monitoring, Hickman/port-a-cath/PIC line, central line care, conscious sedation, anti-coagulation clinic operation, etc., with demonstrated competency and under clinical supervision
• Assists in the development and implementation of staff orientation, competency and educational activities
• Acts as an expert clinical and department resource
• May provide work direction to other staff and/or assist with patient care flow and the provision of services
• Organizes and prepares exam rooms, lab and work areas including: cleaning, stocking, ordering supplies, and maintaining equipment
• Completes routine maintenance and quality monitoring of clinic equipment using appropriate technique when cleaning, sterilizing and caring for instruments and other equipment

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.