ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Assessment of provider schedules and organize patient flow
• Assist providers with patient care:
  • Rooming complex and acutely ill patients
  • Maintain data registries and Meaningful Use information
  • Medication reconciliation of complex medication lists
  • Take vital signs and weight
  • Perform point of care testing as directed by provider
  • Perform screenings per provider guidelines
  • Assist providers with clinical procedures
  • Give injections and immunizations as directed by provider
• Input patient care orders after provider has noted them in patients progress note
• Document all clinical data correctly and appropriately in patient’s EHR, scribing patient visits
• Communicate patient information after consultation with Provider
• Set up exam rooms for procedures and surgeries
• Preload patient records prior to routine visit per provider protocol and oversight
• Refill patient medications according to protocol per provider approval and oversight
• Prepare, stock and clean exam room(s), maintain supplies and equipment for treatment
• Oversight of clinical environment with attention to safety and infection control, instrument cleaning
• Oversight of clinical equipment including routine checks, calibration, cleaning and repairing
• Perform point of care testing; oversight of testing kits
• Maintain emergency equipment
• Maintain pharmacy stock and order medical supplies as needed
• Oversight of vaccine storage, handling, and supply
• Process specimens and lab orders
• Administer routine regular and non-routine medications per standing order protocol, and/or provider orders
• Accurate documentation of all vaccine records
• Provide follow up with patient after hospital and/or skilled facility discharge and provide education as necessary
• Provide patient nursing care; facilitate patient education
• Coordinate and support individual, group and population based health maintenance and promotion
• Properly bandage and provide wound care
• Coordinate patient care management within house specialties and resources; community resources; home health and other health care agencies; hospital care
• Review biopsies for reconciliation, prepare report for the provider to review
• Manage telephone encounters utilizing triage and telehealth principles
• Maintain confidentiality and compliance in all patient care activities
• Participate in continuing and professional development
• Complete InterMed clinical competence expectations
• Be an informed clinical care resource
• Special projects as assigned by lead, coordinator, or manager

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
• Unencumbered active registered nurse licensure in state of Maine
• Professional appearance and demeanor
• Proficient in Windows applications, electronic medical record preferred
• Excellent professional judgment, phone skills and decision making ability
• Work collaboratively with all team members
• Demonstrate initiative, responsibility, flexibility and decision making
• Demonstrate critical and reflective thinking
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks
• Ability and willingness to provide excellent customer service to patients, InterMed colleagues and vendors

SCHEDULE

Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week. 4, 10 hour shifts. 

InterMed is an equal opportunity workplace and prohibits discrimination or harassment of any kind. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.