What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN - 1202 Medical Center (Cardiology) - PRN position at Wilmington Health PLLC?
About Wilmington Health
Since 1971, Wilmington Health has been committed to the care and health of our community in Wilmington as well as all of Southeastern North Carolina. Wilmington Health is structured as a multi-specialty medical practice with primary care providers integrated into the system. In this way, Wilmington Health is able to provide a comprehensive and coordinated approach to the care of all our patients. Wilmington Health is committed to using collaborative, evidence-based medicine in providing the highest quality of care to the patients we serve.
Purpose:
The RN is responsible for delivering quality patient care through the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
- Maintains patient confidentiality
- Performs telephone triage as needed
- Taking complete, accurate messages from patients and relaying them to appropriate physician
- Schedules, coordinates and reschedules all patient appointments (includes office, outpatient procedures, hospitals, and other medical facilities)
- Utilizes nursing process effectively in assessing patient needs and planning appropriate follow-up/intervention
- Documents assessment and interventions thoroughly and concisely
- Develops patient education materials, triage protocols, and clinical guidelines in collaboration with physicians
- Uses computer system efficiently and accurately
- Provides patient/staff education
- Oversees LPN's and MA's
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Performs specialty procedures as trained and as needed, as well as assisting M.D. with patients in office:
- IV therapy
- IV/Blood product infusions
- Chemotherapy
- Cardiac stress tests
- Performs other duties and projects as assigned
Other Duties:
- Other duties as assigned by Department Manager
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
- North Carolina or Compact RN license
Associate or Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
- Full COVID 19 vaccination is required as a condition of employment for all position with Wilmington Health. Documentation is required prior to orientation.
- Wilmington Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees. We are committed to treating everyone equally and with respect regardless of race, age, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, marital status, veteran’s status, sexual preference, disability, genetic information or any other class protected under state or federal law.
ADA Physical Demands:
Rarely (Less than .5 hrs/day) Occasionally (0.6 – 2.5 hrs/day) Frequently (2.6 – 5.5 hrs/day) Continuously (5.6 – 8.0 hrs/day)
Physical Demand
Required?
Frequency
Standing
Continuously
Sitting
Frequently
Walking
Continuously
Kneeling/Crouching
Rarely
Lifting
Rarely
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RN Competencies
General- Customer Service
- Professionalism/Integrity/Responsibility
- Teamwork/Process Focus
- Dependability/Punctuality
- Interpersonal Relationships/Communication
- Judgment/Decision Making/Problem Solving
- Quality/Quantity
- Initiative
- Safety/Housekeeping
- Organizational Skills/Time Management
- Med/IV
- Computer Knowledge/Skills
- Procedures
- Triage – Phone and Face to Face
- Specimen Collection
- Assessment Skills
- Documentation
- Equipment Maintenance
