Portage,MI - USA
Position Requirements
Job Description
The Registered Nurse is accountable for providing safe patient care utilizing the nursing process within the parameters of the Rules and Regulations of the State Board of Nursing and policies and procedures of the pain management center and the facilities therein. The RN reports to the Office Manager.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Applicant must be available to and have means to travel as necessary for orientation, training, and coverage at additional practice sites
- Successful completion of orientation and required skill sets
- CPR certification or acquisition within 90 days of employment
- ACLS certification as required by the practice
Education:
Minimum: Eligible for or currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Michigan and maintain an unrestricted license
Preferred: Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
Work Experience:
Minimum: Two years of clinical hospital nursing
Desirable: Experience in an outpatient setting caring for patients with pain conditions
Registered Nurse Position Description
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Clinical Care
- Create value by working together with mutual respect and trust within and across our network at every level appreciating individual differences.
- Provide safe patient care
- Act as a patient advocate to develop, initiate and revise a plan of care with the patient and/or significant other, based on knowledge of specific illnesses/diseases or injuries, human behavior, and appropriate standards of care to meet the individualized needs of each patient
- Ensure accurate nursing documentation within the electronic medical record system
- Regard change as an opportunity and constantly adjust to it
- Oversight of non-licensed staff within the team to ensure best practice is provided during all patient care
- Strong understanding of Medication Management policies and processes and compliance with all regulations related to medication administration and monitoring
2. Patient Intake
- Perform nursing assessments through critical pathways and analyze the physical l, psychological, social, spiritual, and learning needs of the patient by utilizing effective communication skills
- Implement nursing interventions based on appropriate standards, policies, and procedures to provide optimal patient care
- Evaluate the patient’s response to nursing interventions and physician-ordered therapy and diagnostics
- Assess patient compliance to the treatment plan and document response to therapies
- Document patient assessment thoroughly and accurately for the provider to use as a treatment guide
- Assess medical assistants' accuracy in patient intake documentation and assist as needed
- Educate patients regarding their diagnosis and treatment plan
- Review the patient record to ensure all necessary information is available for the provider to evaluate, obtain records as needed
3. Procedure Room
- Assess the patient before the procedure and provide final education
- Ensure that all consents are completed, accurate, and signed
- Position and prepare the patient for the procedure
- Ensure the safety of the patient is maintained throughout the procedure
- Review visit notes to ensure all information is available for treatment prior to the procedure
- Evaluate prior response to injection therapy and sedation prior to the procedure
- Complete time out process prior to the procedure
Other duties will be performed on a needed basis.
Total Rewards
- Salary: $28.85-43.27 per hour
- Generous benefits package, including:
- Paid Time Off
- Health, life, vision, dental, disability, and AD&D insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts/Health Savings Accounts
- 401(k)
- Leadership and professional development opportunities
EEO Statement
North American Partners in Anesthesia is an equal opportunity employer.
