Full Time Clinic RN (Townsend)

Full Time Clinic RN (Townsend)

BILLINGS CLINIC BROADWATER

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Shift: Day

Employment Status: Full-Time (.75 or greater)

Hours per Pay Period: 1.00 = 80 hours (Non-Exempt)

Starting Wage DOE

Essential Job Functions

• Prepares and administers various medications and injections; collects and analyzes specimens
• as directed.
• Provides and/or assists with patient care, minor procedures and treatments within the scope
  of practice.
• Communicates appointments, specialty procedures, and instructions by phone, in writing, and
  in person; coordinates patient information with other facilities, departments, and staff as
  appropriate.
• Provides education, instructions, and advice to patients as directed by physician with
  consideration to age appropriate care.
• Responsible for documentation within clinical records (both electronic or written) of all patient
  care or treatments provided
• Enters physician orders into clinical information systems.
• Evaluates patient status via phone and in office setting. Advises patient appropriately (i.e., wound
  status, post-operative, etc.).
• Plans and organizes the work day to meet the need of the designated area.
• Provides office clerical and administrative services as directed or as needed to maximize
  workflow, patient through put and to maximize provider resources.
• Assists with provider documentation, charge capture and billing code capture.
• Delegates work assignments within the scope of practice to other team members (LPN,
  Medical Assistant or Patient Service Representative) to meet the needs of the facility.
• Plans, organizes, implements, evaluates and documents safe patient care consistent with
  organizational values/goals, policies and procedures.
• Adheres to patient safety standards and identifies and anticipates problems and safety issues and
  initiates appropriate action.
• Maintains appropriate skill/knowledge in specialty area with application and patient relevance of
  commonly used equipment specific to area; pharmacological application; application of laboratory
  values with disease process and physiological status.
• Analyzes and shares the practice implications of nursing research in specialty area.
• Performs or assists with various procedures as competency and training permit (e.g., dobutamine
  stress tests, conscious sedation, spirometry, IVs, and patient recovery, etc.)
• Utilizes performance improvement principles to assess, enhance, and/or improve the quality of
  care. Participates in the incorporation of evidence based outcomes and core principles, state
  survey/accreditation readiness activities, quality audits, quality improvement and patient safety
  teams, peer review processes, etc.
• Demonstrates positive, supportive, and caring behaviors in communication with patients, families,
• visitors, physicians, staff, and others.
• Consideration is given to the appropriateness of care based on the population specific needs of the
  patient. Nursing practice is delivered with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth and
  uniqueness of every individual, unrestricted by considerations of social or economic status, personal
  attributes or the nature of health problems.
• Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Personal computers, hardware and software.
• Nursing practices, planning and assessment within scope of practice.
• Professional written and oral communication skills and interviewing skills.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to instruct and comfort patients/residents and their families and
  maintain effective contacts with a variety of hospital personnel and physicians.
• Analytical skills necessary to prepare evidence-based nursing care plans, coordinate and implement
  effective nursing care and to develop solutions to problems concerning patients/residents mental or
  physical well-being.
• Incorporate population specific needs into all aspects of communication and patient care; scope of
  services provided will encompass age groups from infant through geriatric.
• Utilize time management concepts or maximize time effectively.
• Work effectively with nursing, allied health and medical personnel.
• Concentrate and pay close attention to detail when planning and performing professional nursing
  care, resolving patient care problems and dealing with patients and their families.

Minimum Qualifications
Education

• 4 Year / Bachelors Degree

• Certifications and Licenses

• CPR Certification or become CPR certified prior to working in a patient care environment, typically accomplished during the first week of orientation.
• Current ACLS certification required for RN's who perform procedures (e.g. dobutamine stress test, conscious sedation, etc.) and must be able to obtain within 9 months of employment at hire.
• Current Montana state license as a registered nurse required at hire.