SUMMARY OF POSITION:
The Registered Nurse (RN) is part of the health care team to provide comprehensive health care for patients and work with the Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs), Medical Assistants (MAs).
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Works closely with clinic providers to provide comprehensive health care to patients and promote the smooth operation of the clinic team.
- Determines that team staffing ratios are sufficient and collaborates with the Clinic Nurse Manager, Clinic Operations Manager, and Medical Director to ensure overall coverage and smooth workflow.
- Manages vaccine and floor medication inventory, ordering and tracking.
- Support Clinic Operations Manager and Clinic Nurse Manager with implementing clinic and regulatory protocols, which encompasses guidelines from the Medical Quality Assurance Committee (MQAC), clinical treatment protocols, and directives from the Medical Director and NEMS Administration.
- Coordinates EWC, CPSP, CHDP, VFC, VFA and DPH vaccine programs.
- Prepares and participates in health plan and program audits.
- Be able to provide patient care when short staffed such as but not limited to; taking vital signs, performing EKG, immunizations, TB skin tests, and insertion of urinary catheters, medication injections, collects and prepares specimens as necessary.
- Responsible for starting IVs and administers medications including intravenous infusions as ordered.
- Knows the scope of practice for his/her own profession and that of the Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) and Medical Assistants (MAs) and assigns tasks accordingly.
- Provides support in managing challenging patients and situations.
- Responsible for checking the floor medications, emergency box and oxygen supplies and maintains a monthly checklist.
- Provides care management for patients who require continual care including high risk patients.
- Makes appropriate referrals to other departments within the agency as well as to outside agencies.
- Responsible for performing telephone and drop-in triage.
- Responsible for handling/assisting emergency response i.e. Code Blue, etc.
- Educates patients about health problems, treatment regime, self-injections of insulin, and medical procedures
- Implements medication plans as ordered by providers.
- Ensures that there is proper maintenance of equipment such as autoclave, refrigerator, freezer, and electrocardiogram.
- Ensures that the exam rooms are prepared and fully stocked.
- Performs coverage for the RN team leads as needed.
- Performs certain office procedures as outlined in the medical clinic and nursing procedures & policies
- Assist with achieving organizational goals
- Performs other job duties as required by manager/supervisor.
