What are the responsibilities and job description for the Front Desk position at CATARACT AND LASER INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN OREGON PC?
RN
Our team of Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses ensure each patient receives the highest quality care and feels genuinely supported throughout their surgical journey. The ideal candidate is organized, attentive to detail, and compassionate.
Role & Responsibilities
Our team of Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses ensure each patient receives the highest quality care and feels genuinely supported throughout their surgical journey. The ideal candidate is organized, attentive to detail, and compassionate.
Role & Responsibilities
- Monitors and assesses the physical status of the patient through personal observation, assessment, and interaction
- Performs patient assessment and evaluation, including pertinent medical and surgical history
- Identifies educational, psychosocial, and cultural needs
- Demonstrates understanding and interpretation of diagnostic measures such as lab tests, radiology exams, and EKG interpretation
- Identifies patient needs and communicates/shares this information to all involved in patient care
- Acts as a patient advocate in the coordination of patient care
- Maintains knowledge regarding medication, medications utilized, anesthesia medication, and/or herbal therapies and associated risks
- Utilizes professional nursing judgement, takes action to implement the nursing care plan, and resolves identifiable issues before they become a problem/incident/event
- Provides appropriate and complete pre and post-operative patient assessment, airway management, and patient monitoring
- Completes accurate and timely medical record documentation; Reports and documents information efficiently
- Utilizes supplies, equipment, and resources to contain cost without compromising delivery of patient care
- Successfully carries out infection control, and environmental safety practices
- Communicates a positive and caring attitude toward patients, peers, staff, and all other persons to whom there is contact
- Seeks guidance, directions, and assistance where/when needed
- Understands and follows centers policies and procedures
- Maintains confidentiality of all PHI
- Identifies goals for each individual patient and communicates these goals to others involved in the patients care
- Other duties as assigned to include inventory/expiration validation/stocking