Scope

Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for performing clinical and technical procedures for the clinical practice. This role is for a Per-Diem RN to help cover Saturdays and additional week days as needed.

Position Summary

RN is responsible for preoperative teaching and testing.   RN is responsible for ensuring surgical charts are complete with all notes, testing, clearance, labs, EKG’s as applicable and photos.  RN is responsible for taking care of all types of post operative clients.  This is a fulltime position that requires approximately 60% of time standing/walking and about 40% of time sitting. No heavy lifting is involved.  

Qualifications

• RN Licensure from accredited school of nursing, BSN preferred
• CPR certified
• More than 2 years experience as a RN in the field of medicine. 
• Understands proper way to educate clients, assess learning response. 
• Ability to assess client and identify medical needs/concerns and the ability to communicate this to supervisory MD or NP provider. 
• Ability to answer all post operative phone calls, handle medical-legal paperwork such as FMLA forms/disability forms/return to work forms. 
• Ability to triage patients.
• Knowledge and ability to remove sutures, drains, dressings with thorough physical assessment skills. 
• Ability to identify infection or hematoma
• Training in basic clinical/medical procedures.
• Basic computer operating knowledge-Microsoft word and Excel
• Basic knowledge of working with camera/downloading information into computer. 
• Ability to work with and maintain confidential patient information.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff, patients, and clients.
• Ability to follow precise direction, instructions, and system protocols.
• Ability to provide friendly, timely service to all patients and/or clients with questions or concerns.
• Ability to take direction and follow through on assignments and responsibilities.

Duties and Responsibilities

Assist physician in seeing post-op, follow-up, and new patients. 

• Remove sutures, change dressings, remove JP drains, remove staples
• Take new patient photos and enter demographics into database
• Ability to use Nextech for making appointments, checking on appointments, adding notes and in general good understanding of all Nextech functioning.
• Return patient phone calls with answers to inquiries for any reason
• Full understanding of all injectables and ability to teach clients about these products.
• Notify patients of benign pathology results 
• Track problem patients, i.e., infection, dissatisfaction, assist with appropriate follow up

Perform preoperative teaching for all surgical patients.

• Obtain blood work or EKG’s, review results, obtain EKG with NP interpretation.
• Coordinate with client’s PCP or specialist in obtaining lab work, cardiac work up and or clearance on clients before surgery. 
• Prepare surgical charts, make copies for recovery room, ensure chart has all labs, work ups, appropriate paperwork and photos needed.

Troubleshoot schedule conflicts with clinical team for MD’s schedules. 

Clean and sterilize instruments during clinical day along with other team members. Clean rooms at end of clinical day as needed with other team members. 

Responsible for periodically updating clinical forms including pre and post operative packets. Directly involved in continually improving our paperwork/communication with clients. 

Work Location:

Rochester, NY

Travel Requirements:

None

Work Schedule:

Per-Diem, 1-2 days per week

Generally Saturdays & Occasional week days

*On-Call Opportunities

Benefits:

• NYS PSL - 1 hour for every 30 hours worked

 Note: All duties and responsibilities stated are essential job functions.   Staff members may be required to perform additional job-related duties as assigned by management.

It is the policy of Vito C. Quatela, MD, PLLC to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.