Provides direct nursing care to patients in a healthcare facility. Responsible for preparing equipment and aiding physician during treatment and examination of patients.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrates advanced skills in the delivery of physical examinations of patients, performing complex medical testing and providing physician interpretations of results, consulting with physicians and implementing treatment plan; administers medications and injections as needed.
- Ensures the clinic flow runs smoothly; works closely with assigned scheduler to ensure referrals, follow-up appointments, diagnostic tests are scheduled accordingly.
- Triages patient calls and works closely with call center team members.
- Triages patient calls and works closely with call center team members.
- Follows-up on diagnostic tests, labs and ensures they are reported to the medical provider.
- Refers patients as needed to appropriate specialist as ordered by physician, consults and collaborates with other members of the health care team, schedules follow-up appointments, weekly check appointments, and procedure appointments.
- Educates patients and family members.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Functions within the required nursing process as defined by the Texas Nurse Practice Act.
- Supports the mission, vision and patient promise throughout all interactions.
- Communicates effectively, written and verbally.
- Analytical thinking – this role requires analyzing information and using logic to coordinate work within schedule constraints and handle emergent requirements in a timely manner.
- Analytical thinking – this role requires analyzing information and using logic to coordinate work within schedule constraints and handle emergent requirements in a timely manner.
- Meets all training and competency requirements.
Education
- Associate's Degree is required
