Bargaining Unit: Outpatient Clinics EAP
Rate of Pay: $51.82/hour DOE
Summary:
Performs the nursing process through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of safe therapeutic care to patients in the Multispecialty Clinics by performing the following duties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assesses the physical and psychosocial needs of patients
- Implements and evaluates individual plan of care.
- Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions.
- Identifies and provides education to patient and/or significant other.
- Coordinates resources for complete and effective patient care, primarily focused on electronic health record in basket management.
- Communicates effectively using Electronic Health Record (EHR) messaging platforms.
- Participates in departmental growth and development.
- Rotates and covers in-basket management between departments as assigned/required.
- Pursues professional growth.
- Follows patient care standards.
- Explains medications, in-basket concerns and solutions to patient to gain cooperation, understanding, and allay apprehension.
- Maintains awareness of comfort and safety needs of patient.
- Records significant conditions and reactions and notifies provider of patient’s condition.
- Works effectively in a remote position, finds additional tasks as time allows (some in office hours are required).
- Responds to life saving situations based upon nursing standards, policies, procedures, and protocol.
- Initiates patient education according to individualized needs of the patient, as prescribed by provider and/or hospital policy including patient and family instruction.
- Possesses and develops subject matter knowledge and expertise in assigned departments through partnership and mentoring with physicians and Advance Practice Providers (APP).
- Reviews medical history, clinical information, and document findings accurately in electronic health record.
- Assists providers with medication management, refills of medication, MyChart message review in the electronic medical record system.
- Assists with development and implementation of medication refill protocols.
- Telephone triage for symptom management.
- Assists in the development and maintenance of chronic disease registries.
- Communicates clearly.
- Establishes and maintains effective, professional working relationships with patients, medical staff, co-workers, and the public.
- Works with MSC Manager/Director on action plans for process improvement and Quality reporting.
- Demonstrates System Values in performance and behavior.
- Complies with System policies and procedures.
- Other duties as may be assigned.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
No supervisory responsibilities
Minimum Education/Experience:
Associates Degree - Certificate of completion from college or vocational school from a National League of Nursing (NLN), Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or equivalent accredited school of nursing. The nurse shall have completed a nursing education program that included clinical experiences with actual patients under the supervision of qualified faculty.
1 - 2 years of related experience
Required Licenses and Certifications:
CA Registered Nurse (RN) - Upon Hire
NV Registered Nurse (RN) - Within one month of hire into job classification
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers - Upon Hire
BLS: Employee will be enrolled in the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) Basic Life Support (BLS) Entry or Prep Curriculum (depending on their previous BLS certification). - Within 3 months of hire
Other Experience/Qualifications:
Required:
- Possesses effective communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills, specifically adept with communication using EHR messaging platforms.
- Adept and comfortable utilizing standardized nursing protocols.
- Proficiency in the utilization of Epic and other hospital related electronic health record systems.
Preferred:
- Prior in-basket management and/or triage assessment skills