What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinic Nurse position at Satanta District Hospital, Clinics & Long Term Care?
Position Summary: Provides professional nursing care to patients according to established procedures; coordinates care planning with other disciplines
Qualifications: Prefer a minimum of one-year clinical experience in a clinical setting. Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, registration and current RN license in the state of Kansas; CPR certification.
Duties:
- Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, continuous quality improvement program, safety, environmental and infection control standards and other administrative duties as assigned
- Writes initial nursing histories and assesses patients' conditions
- Administers and controls medications
- Assists in formulating and screening Quality Assurance criteria and providing in-service training for staff
- Monitors, maintains and ensures accuracy of recording patient care documentation. Maintains all required reports, records, statistics, etc.
- Maintains a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients/families in accordance with clinic standards
- Maintains patient records and charts to ensure an accurate record of the patient's medical treatment
- Observes emotional stability of patients and expresses interest in their progress
- Assists physicians with examinations, procedures and other processes related to direct patient care
- Demonstrates sensitivity to patient comfort and privacy
- Arranges for patients ordered diagnostic and therapeutic services
- Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops
- Attends meetings as required
- Ensures an adequate stock of supplies and proper functioning of equipment
- Assists other members of the nursing team and/or other disciplines\
- Cooperates with other personnel to achieve department objectives and maintain good employee relations and interdepartmental objectives
- Orients, instructs and trains assigned personnel
- Demonstrates competency and professionalism in performing the overall patient care and responsibilities of the clinic nurse position
- Maintains confidentiality of all patient information
Position Summary: Provides professional nursing care to patients according to established procedures; coordinates care planning with other disciplines
Qualifications: Prefer a minimum of one-year clinical experience in a clinical setting. Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, registration and current RN license in the state of Kansas; CPR certification.
Duties:
- Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, continuous quality improvement program, safety, environmental and infection control standards and other administrative duties as assigned
- Writes initial nursing histories and assesses patients' conditions
- Administers and controls medications
- Assists in formulating and screening Quality Assurance criteria and providing in-service training for staff
- Monitors, maintains and ensures accuracy of recording patient care documentation. Maintains all required reports, records, statistics, etc.
- Maintains a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients/families in accordance with clinic standards
- Maintains patient records and charts to ensure an accurate record of the patient's medical treatment
- Observes emotional stability of patients and expresses interest in their progress
- Assists physicians with examinations, procedures and other processes related to direct patient care
- Demonstrates sensitivity to patient comfort and privacy
- Arranges for patients ordered diagnostic and therapeutic services
- Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops
- Attends meetings as required
- Ensures an adequate stock of supplies and proper functioning of equipment
- Assists other members of the nursing team and/or other disciplines\
- Cooperates with other personnel to achieve department objectives and maintain good employee relations and interdepartmental objectives
- Orients, instructs and trains assigned personnel
- Demonstrates competency and professionalism in performing the overall patient care and responsibilities of the clinic nurse position
- Maintains confidentiality of all patient information
Working Conditions:
- Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases
- Contact with patients under a wide variety of circumstances
- Exposed to unpleasant elements (accidents, injuries and illness)
- Subject to varying and unpredictable situations
- May have to handle emergency or crisis situation
- Occasionally subjected to irregular hours
- Occasional stress due to multiple calls and injuries
- May perform emergency care
- Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases
- Contact with patients under a wide variety of circumstances
- Exposed to unpleasant elements (accidents, injuries and illness)
- Subject to varying and unpredictable situations
- May have to handle emergency or crisis situation
- Occasionally subjected to irregular hours
- Occasional stress due to multiple calls and injuries
- May perform emergency care
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $ $36.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $36