Office RN

Job Summary

Position is responsible for providing nursing care to patients in a professional and courteous manner. Carries out Physician orders including but not limited to assisting with procedures administering injections performing phlebotomy taking patient calls cleaning and stocking exam rooms calling in prescriptions coordinating supply levels pre-certifying patients medical services and assisting the physician with all other patient care as requested.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Minimum Years of Experience: None
• Substitutable Education & Experience: None
• Required Certifications/Licensure: Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of South Carolina; Current CPR certification.
• Required Training: Basic first aid knowledge
  

Essential Functions

• Maintains a positive attitude. Has contact by phone correspondence or personal meetings with persons in other departments or outside the practice; tact is required in these contacts and the employee assumes the responsibility for harmonious relationships.
• Demonstrates the following:
  • Appropriate communication of information to all ages.
    • Infant Birth to 1 year
    • Child 1 year through 12 years
    • Adolescent 13 years through 17 years
    • Adult 18 years through 65 years
    • Geriatric Over 65 years
  • Responsiveness to all patients and office staff requests and needs.
  • Performance of duties assigned by authorized personnel or as required in an emergency i.e. fire or disaster
• Provides/Performs
  • Communication
    • Telephones (Answer Transfer)
    • Orders/Messages
    • Phone Triage
      • Physician Orders Patient Issues etc.
      • Patient Concerns treatment etc.
      • Staff Patient Care Referrals Precertification etc.
    • Understands and agrees to seek compliance with appropriate health and safety regulatory agencies
  • Scheduling
    • Referrals
    • Appointments
    • Ancillaries
    • Surgeries (Inpatient Outpatient)
    • Hospital Admissions
  • Medical Records
    • Documentation
    • Forms Chart Structure
    • Chart Maintenance
    • Chart Filing/Pulling (Diagnostic Reports Transcription Correspondence)
    • Image Files
    • Faxing
    • Copying
    • Mail In
    • Mail Out
• Lab
  • Phlebotomy
  • Specimen Collection and Processing
  • Proficiency Testing
  • Results Reporting

Duties & Responsibilities

• Medication Management
  • Intravenously (RN/LPN Only)
    • IV Push (RN Only)
  • Subcutaneously Intramuscular Intradermal
  • Orally Topical Suppository Sublingual Inhalants
  • Storage and Handling
  • Ordering/Maintaining Levels
• Patient Care
  • Exam Room Preparation & Maintenance
  • Conducts Patient Interview
  • Chaperone Assists patients as needed
  • Assisting/Performing minor procedures
  • Triage (By telephone or in person)
  • Implement Physician Orders
  • Patient Education
  • Results Reporting
  • Clinical Documentation
• Operation of and responsibility for equipment (including but not limited to routine maintenance ordering of supplies log sheets and cleaning).
  • General Office Equipment i.e. Fax copier etc.
  • Patient Care Equipment i.e. BP Temperature Scales etc.
  • Specialized Equipment
    • X-RayBone Density Ultrasound Treadmill Laboratory Equipment(Processing) Laser Equipment Defibrillator Holter Monitors Cardiac Pacemakers Other
• In-service/Education
  • Certification/Licensure
  • Competency
    • Department Orientation
    • Annual Training
• Log Sheets/ Audits
  • SamplesPharmacy Mayday Equipment Oxygen Equipment
• Instruments
  • Stock Appropriately Maintain Levels
  • Cleaning / Sterilization
  • Knowledge of and usage
  • Storage
• Leadership
  • Provides Support and Guidance for Clinical Policies and Procedures
• Other
  • Precertification/Authorization
  • Coding
    • E & M / Basic Visits
    • Office Procedures/ Complex Visits
    • Surgeries
    • Hospital Services
  • Correspondence
  • Statistical Reports
  • Accounts Payable
  • Payroll
• Performs all other duties as assigned.