Registered Nurse - Marshall Internal Medicine

Job Responsibilities:

• Considers age-related factors in the care, treatment, assessment and education of patients.  Applies knowledge of age-related factors appropriately to patients ranging from pediatrics to geriatrics.
• Performs direct patient care as ordered by the physicians, i.e., injections, suture removal, dressing changes and other duties as required.
• Communicates to the patient and/or patient's family information with regards to specific health care needs, i.e., signs and symptoms, reaction to medication therapy and precautions, wound care, medication administration and others as needed.
• Assists physicians with examinations, procedures and other processes related to direct patient care; including minor surgical procedures.
• Monitors and ensures accuracy of documentation on patient medical records on a timely basis. Maintains all required reports, records, statistics, etc.
• Schedules patients for various x-rays, scans, surgical procedures and hospital admissions appropriately.
• Assists in maintaining an adequate stock of supplies and proper functioning of equipment.
  
• Prepares rooms for exams as specified by each individual physician.
• Performs ancillary patient care duties through calling prescriptions to pharmacies and assisting the physicians with return calls to patients.
• Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards, conforming to OSHA regulations and other agencies.
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs to maintain state licensure.
• Codes office visits i.e., examination, office surgery for reimbursement using CPT-ICD-10 codes which complement each other.
• Ensures and seeks to improve nursing standards and nursing care practices to meet new office practice concepts and managerial methods.
• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.