NURSE- LVN CLINIC- Orthopedics-PRN

Duties and Responsibilities

• Administers direct patient care, utilizing strong judgement and critical thinking skills. Demonstrates competency in caring for patients in all age groups. Provides competent assistance to physician by providing information and education, and assistance during treatments and examinations of patients.
• Deals effectively with physicians, patients and employees and ensures an environment of collaboration
• Skillfully performs patient assessment on all assigned patients in the Clinic.
• Oversees care of patient throughout span of provider/patient relationship.
• Multitasks and prioritizes effectively to manage a high volume of patients.
• Provides outstanding service, utilizing AIDET and other service standards consistently.
• Maintains strong knowledge of medications most commonly used in area of practice. Correctly administers medications within scope of practice. Monitors vital signs and observes patient for possible medication reaction.
• Responsible for referral coordination and care management as deemed necessary by the physician. Ensures appropriate order completion of all medications, DME supplies, and diagnostic studies.
• Responds to emergency situations in accordance to policy. Recognizes need for and initiates resuscitation; interprets basic arrhythmias and administers appropriate treatment. Furnishes patient history for physician. Ensures that code information is documented appropriately.
• Ensures that proper equipment and supplies are used for tasks to be performed and that no wasting of supplies takes place, reports broken equipment or unsafe conditions in assigned area and enters work order or makes notation on work log specific items needing repair (follows maintenance checklist).
• Proactively keeps patient, family and visitors informed of changes in patient condition and plan of care. Elicits and/or provides pertinent patient information whenever transferring care of the patient to another care provider.
• Thoroughly and accurately completes all documentation. Works with provider to ensure that Meaningful Use and PQRS measures are documented accurately at each visit.
• Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of facility routines, policies, protocols, and procedures to include but not limited to: Equipment, Incident Reports, Safety and Disaster, Infection Control/Universal Precautions, Care of the Inmate, Handling and Disposition of Narcotics and Death Protocol.
• Performs all other tasks/responsibilities as necessary.