Registered Nurse- Clinic (Float) (3402)

Role and Responsibilities

• Patient Care:
  • Taking and recording vital signs: This includes temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and respiration. - Relaying information to MD.
  • Assisting with medical procedures: This might involve assisting with examinations or other procedures.
  • Assessing patient condition: Observing for changes and reporting any concerns to the physician.
  • Providing patient education: Explaining treatments, self-care instructions, and infection precautions.
  • Patient wound care
  • Assisting patients in & out of clinic PRN
  • Bringing patients to clinic room for their appointment
• Documentation and Record Keeping:
  • Maintaining accurate patient records: This includes medical histories, treatments, and progress notes, prescriptions, patient education.
  • Entering data into electronic health records (EHRs): Ensuring data accuracy and confidentiality. New patient paperwork, Sending/ receiving clearances.
  • Proficient with patient pictures for before & after treatments
  • Pre-op patients including but not limited to: Consent forms, Instructions, Collecting vital signs, Collecting lab work, reviewing and prescribing medications for MD. 
• Collaboration and Communication:
  • Collaborating with medical staff respectfully.
  • Working with physicians, other nurses, and support staff to coordinate care.
  • Communicating with patients and their families: Explaining procedures, answering questions, phone calls and providing emotional support.
• Other Responsibilities:
  • Ordering and managing supplies: Ensuring the clinic has the necessary materials for patient care (i.e. garments, medications, supplies).
  • Maintaining a clean and organized work environment: Ensuring safety and hygiene standards are met.
  • Drawing lab work in office
  • Transmitting prescriptions per MD guidance
  • Assisting Nurse Practitioner with injectables (i.e. botox, fillers), taking pictures prior to treatments, topical numbing.
  • Keeping clinic rooms fully stocked throughout the week.
  • Travel to satellite locations as needed to support clinic staffing for MD clinics as well as daily staffing needs 
  • Assess, instruct, and prepare patients prior to surgery.
  • Ensure that operative and informed consents are signed and correct. 
  • Initiate IV’s and ensure patients are informed about the procedure. 
  • Cross train for ambulatory surgery center pre/intra/post operative care.
  • Be knowledgeable to answer any patient phone calls including but not limited to surgery, aesthetics, scheduled, etc. 
• Other duties as assigned.

Float Locations include:

• Baton Rouge, LA
• Denham Springs, LA
• Prairieville, LA
• Hammond, LA

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

• Associates or Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Nursing

Preferred Education or Experience

• Preferably experience in a clinic or hospital.