What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse (RN) position at BEAUFORT JASPER HAMPTON COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH?
This document is intended to describe the general duties required for this position. It is not intended to serve as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or physical requirements. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
Position Summary
The Registered Nurse (RN) assists providers and other medical staff by performing
administrative and clinical duties under the direction of a licensed medical provider.
Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records. Clinical duties may include, preparing patient charts, preparing treatment room for patient exams, recording patient medical history and lab results, cleaning and sterilizing medical equipment, drawing blood, and administering injections.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Escort patients to exam rooms, interviews patients, measure vital signs, including weight, blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and document all information in patient’s chart.
- Ensure all related reports, labs and information is filled out and available in patients’ medical records prior to their appointment
- Secure patient information and maintain patient confidence by completing and safeguarding medical records; keeping patient information confidential.
- Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations; Assist provider in exam rooms
- Disinfect, clean treatment rooms following patient examinations; Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
- Keep exam rooms stocked with adequate medical supplies, maintain instruments, prepare sterilization as required; Properly disposes of contaminated supplies
- Keep supplies ready by inventorying stock; placing orders; verifying receipt.
- Maintain all logs and required checks (i.e. refrigerator temperatures, emergency medications, expired medications, oxygen, cold sterilization fluid change, etc.)
- Take telephone messages and provide feedback and answers to patient/physician/pharmacy calls
- Interview patients to obtain their medical history
- Record patient medical history, vital statistics, and test results in patient medical files.
- Perform routine screening tests, such as height and weight measurements and blood pressure checks.
- Draw blood, remove sutures, change dressings.
- Administer injections (if certified) as ordered by the provider
- Call patients to alert them of lab/test results, as assigned by the provider.
- Perform other related duties as assigned by management.
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Current licensure in good standing for the state of SC or Compact License.
- CPR and first aid certification required;
- Experience with EHR, MS Word, Excel, Outlook
- Bilingual, preferred (English and Spanish)
- 1-2 year nursing experience in Pediatrics, Adult Medicine or OB/GYN is preferred.
- At least 6 months experience with electronic health record, phlebotomy, vitals, EKGs, nebulizer treatments, immunizations, IV’s, referral tracking and assisting with clinical procedures