What are the responsibilities and job description for the Arlington Gastroenterology RN I position at Physicians East?
Job Title: Registered Nurse I
Department: Gastroenterology, Arlington
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
About Us
Physicians East, P.A.is a team of skilled healthcare professionals united to meet the challenge of delivering quality, cost-efficient, comprehensive healthcare to the people of Eastern North Carolina.
Location & commitments
Full Time role based at our Greenville location, Monday-Friday, 7:30a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Early and late hours required. Overtime may be required to ensure patients are taken care of, tasks are completed, and calls are returned in a timely manner. Weekend work is rare but can occasionally be necessary.
About The Role
Responsible for the delivery of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, diagnoses, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Responsible for directing and coordinating all nursing care based on established clinical practices. Performs under the direction of a physician or the RN and within the framework of the office policies and procedures for the Clinical Department.
Responsibilities: (This list may not include all the duties assigned.)
Candidate requirements
Department: Gastroenterology, Arlington
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
About Us
Physicians East, P.A.is a team of skilled healthcare professionals united to meet the challenge of delivering quality, cost-efficient, comprehensive healthcare to the people of Eastern North Carolina.
Location & commitments
Full Time role based at our Greenville location, Monday-Friday, 7:30a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Early and late hours required. Overtime may be required to ensure patients are taken care of, tasks are completed, and calls are returned in a timely manner. Weekend work is rare but can occasionally be necessary.
About The Role
Responsible for the delivery of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, diagnoses, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Responsible for directing and coordinating all nursing care based on established clinical practices. Performs under the direction of a physician or the RN and within the framework of the office policies and procedures for the Clinical Department.
Responsibilities: (This list may not include all the duties assigned.)
- Provider’s assistant in the daily clinic assisting providers during office visits, physical exams, and in-office procedures as needed.
- Follow standing orders as directed by department policies.
- Preparing and administering medicines via PO, intramuscular, intradermal, intravenous, or subcutaneous route as per provider order.
- Orders, stocks, and maintains exam rooms and clinic areas.
- Notify patients of lab results.
- Assist patients by answering phone calls and refilling medications at the direction of the physician.
- Make referrals to other departments and clinics to coordinate patient care.
- Disinfect exam rooms in-between patients.
- Performs delegated procedures common to the specialty area in a safe, effective manner according to Policy and Procedures.
- Starts, maintains and disconnects IV as per physician or mid-level provider order.
- Able to act as floater including communicating panic lab values to care team, assist with same day requests and desktop management.
Candidate requirements
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program. Licensure: Must be registered with NCBON and in good standing.
- Experience in electronic medical records (EMR/HER) software required.
- Professional demeanor and recognition of privacy considerations for patients and families.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate and interact professionally with others.
- Ability to actively listen.
- Ability to observe and to draft a narrative account of events accurately and cogently, in grammatically correct English.
- Ability to spell, proofread and edit written text.