Position Summary

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides skilled nursing services to patients under the direction of a professional medical doctor, Nurse Practitioner, or Physician Assistant, and provides a variety of related services to maintain a safe, therapeutic environment. The functions of the Registered Nurse are to collect patient health data, analyze the data to determine diagnoses, identify expected outcomes individualized to the patient, develop a plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain the expected outcomes, implement the interventions identified in the plan of care, and evaluate the patient’s progress toward attainment of the outcomes, working collaboratively with the healthcare team. Performs professional nursing work of considerable difficulty including the care of patients as outlined by physicians and the objectives and policies of the organization.

Core Competencies

• Performs all duties and demonstrates behaviors and attitudes consistent with the Mission Statement and Core Values of the organization.
• Consistently demonstrates commitment to customer service excellence in all interactions with patients, family members, visitors and other staff that are consistent with the Customer Service performance standards.
• Continually participates in building and maintaining positive working relationships through effective communication, performance improvement and teamwork efforts. Demonstrates the ability to clearly and effectively communicate (to include reading, writing, and speaking) to all patients, family members, visitors and other staff members with the expectation that each employee, within the context of their specific job duties, can read, interpret, understand, and communicate clearly and effectively in order to ensure proper understanding, all written/verbal communication are followed and information is shared appropriately.
• Demonstrates, maintains and upholds expectations set forth in the organizational Code of Conduct.
• Actively participates in the safety programs of the organization by identifying potential risks and promoting patient safety as well as environmental safety.
• Accomplishes individual and team goals and objectives established by supervisor based on prior performance evaluation.
• Regular and predictable attendance and punctuality.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Works within scope of license, develop and implement nursing plan of care for patients. Communicate the plan of care to patients as prescribed by physician: test results, scheduling of specialized tests and treatment modalities, prescription drug instructions and other patient education including procedures and/or disease processes.
• Obtains, reviews, verifies and/or complete health care forms related to home health care, referrals, medical equipment and other patient/physician needs as appropriate.
• Help maintain patient flow and workflow. Work collaboratively as a team member of the clinic staff to provide a high quality and efficient service to patients and clinic.
• Recognizes patient rights and provides for confidentiality of patient information and for dignity through own performance and in relationship with others.
• Collaborates with other disciplines; promotes and supports research activities; and utilizes available resources to provide and improve patient care.
• Participates in medical staff meetings as required.
• Participates in quality improvement team efforts, including meetings to discuss quality assurance improvement initiatives.
• Observes patients and reports changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and takes any necessary action.
• Measures and records patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration.
• Practices safety, environmental, and/or infection control methods. Identifies and/or communicates any safety issues for the clinical equipment, building, follows-up to ensure completion.
• Assists physicians with examination and procedures as necessary.
• Maintains patient areas and working spaces in a clean, neat and orderly manner. Monitors use of supplies/medications; restocks as necessary and informs appropriate persons of needs for additional supplies.
• This position may be assigned to special projects or accountabilities when other priorities are identified.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications

Education (Including Licenses and Certifications):

• Licensed as Registered Nurse in the State of North Carolina.
• BLS/CPR certification required. ACLS/PALS is required in specialty areas as determined by accrediting bodies (Cardiology, Infusion, Rheumatology Infusion, CT & GI Endo)

Experience:

• Experience working with an EMR system preferred
• Two years of clinical/ambulatory nursing experience preferred.

Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and medical instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before patients, families, physicians, or employees of organization. Must have high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations. Position continually requires demonstrated poise, tact and diplomacy
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as dosages, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. Analytical ability to gather and interpret data and develop, recommends, and implement solutions.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Basic Computer Skills
• Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.