Job Description

Locations: Leesburg, Florida

Categories: Nursing

Req ID: 70044

Overview

Medical Group Registered Nurse’s responsibilities include: pre-placement screening, drug free workplace policy compliance, post exposure and team member injury follow up, annual health requirements, leave of absences and tracking.

Responsibilities

1. Serves as a patient care advocate by providing comfort, privacy, and support to the patient and communicates patient’s needs to the provider.
2. Able to identify deviations in vital signs outside of accepted parameters for specific patient practice populations. Deviations are reported to the appropriate Licensed Medical Practitioner or provider.
3. Coordinates and maintains practice schedule.
4. Informs patients of practice delays, informs practice management as appropriate and monitors patient throughout visit.
5. Facilitates room turnover and room preparation between patients.
6. Medication specific protocols are followed when appropriate.
7. Knowledge of casting techniques and appropriate application as needed.
8. Real time documentation of medication administration is appropriately recorded in the patients’ medical record and other databases as required.
9. Maintains a patient-centered focus, providing cheerful, efficient, enthusiastic, positive service and ensuring the experience consistently exceeds patient expectations.
10. Rooms are stocked with appropriate supplies and checked for expired items regularly
11. Safety risks are minimized through compliance with policies, procedures, and protocols (temperature logs, etc.).
12. Participates in float staff assistance when requested.
13. Updating patient history, physical exam, plan of care and other pertinent health information in EPIC as instructed by the provider.
14. Organizing and sending all documentation to physician for review
15. score: N/A
16. Completes assigned work as scheduled in allotted time frame.
17. Scribe as needed, taking notes during patient visits and documenting them in the electronic health records system
18. Demonstrates clinical care that is safe, best outcome practice with all Core Measures compliant.
19. Documents care provision per departmental standards.
20. Demonstrates compliance with all HCAHPS behaviors to allow patients to have an excellent experience.
21. Completes assigned work as scheduled in allotted time frame.
22. Engages in departmental/hospital committees, PI projects, educational offerings to peers, mentoring/precepting of new team members.
23. Attends Staff Meetings, completes all required competencies and mandatory education as assigned.
24. Seeks training, educational, certification and enhancement in area focus/specialty.
25. Demonstrates behavior standards that enhance positive interactions with physicians, peers, patients and family members.
26. Completes other duties as requested/assigned.

Qualifications

Education

Associates Degree

Licensure/Certification/Registration

Florida Registered Nurse License

BLS

Special Skills/Qualifications/Additional Training/Experience Required

• Knowledge of team member and IC procedures/requirements, team member health and worker’s compensation laws and regulations, and OSHA guidelines.
• Computer skills including Word, Excel, Outlook, HBOC and STIX.
• Previous Workers Compensation an employee health experience preferred.
• Acute care experience preferred.
• Discretion is required in the handling of confidential information.
• Must be able to read, write, speak and understand English.