Registered Nurse - Specialty Clinic Float

Description

At Island Health, people are at the center of everything we do. As a part of the Specialty Care Nursing team, you’ll play a vital role in supporting our mission to care for those who care for others. You’ll help create a positive and seamless experience for every team member — ensuring they feel valued, supported, and heard

• Location:
  
  Anacortes, WA, Onsite
• Schedule:
  
  Full Time (0.6 FTE OBGYN Clinic and 0.4 FTE Specialty Clinics) / Days
• Salary Ranges: $35.70 – $53.54 per hour (DOE)

• Rooms patients, collects medical data, documents for appropriate visit and assists with the physical exam.
• Triages patient situations over the telephone to determine the appropriate medical attention.
• Under the direction of Physician or Advanced Practice Clinician, administers vaccines and medications IV, PO, IM, SQ. Conducts EKG and Spirometry testing.
• Under the direction of Physician or Advanced Practice Clinician, administers various tests in CLIA-waived lab, including glucose tests, OGTT, INR, federal and non-federal drug screens, pregnancy tests, TB tests, among others.
• Facilitates and manages clinic flow.
• Provides direct patient care to patients of all ages.
• Facilitates the exchange and coordination of information regarding the patient process.
• Consistently utilizes information systems in a confidential and accurate manner.
• Acts as a patient advocate through effective communication with patients, family and other staff regarding the patient’s treatment, ordered tests, procedures, medications and hospitalizations.
• On behalf of patients, coordinates service between clinic and other healthcare entities, such as insurance and medical referrals, or other public health or social services.
• Consistently provides documentation which is legible, pertinent, complete and timely.
• Routinely performs record checks as designated according to clinic policies and protocols.
• Responsible for safety issues and utilization of resources to provide cost effective, quality care.
• Consistently follows clinic policies and procedures.
• Consistently utilizes universal body substance isolation protocols and other identified infection control policies/procedures.
• Consistently provides appropriate feedback to peers and/or supervisors regarding systems or staff performance issues that affect safe, quality care.
• Monitors various inventories, quality assurance requirements, standards, and other patient related needs.
• Assists stocking of medical and pharmaceutical supplies; notifies appropriate staff when inventories are low.
• Enters data for state-supplied childhood vaccine program.
• Assists with documenting oxygen tank checks, checking for outdated supplies and medications.
• Documents medical refrigerator temperatures and adjusts when necessary.
• Maintains clinical and professional expertise through continuing education.
• Employee will function at all times within guidelines established in the Island Hospital HIPAA Compliance Policies and Confidentiality Agreements.
• Must have demonstrated ability to interact positively with Administration, Directors, Managers, Supervisors, peers, co-workers, subordinates, patients and visitors.
• Must meet regular attendance standard and must stay at or below average sick utilization Provides testing and medical dosing for INR patients. Maintains flow sheets of patients in program.
• Orders and maintains required count of State supplied vaccines and completes monthly reporting to the Department of Health.
• Orders all medications and IUDs from Pharmacy.
• Provides injections and immunizations of prescribed medications.
• Inventories crash boxes monthly for outdates and documents completion.
• Conducts ear lavages, sutures removal, and blood pressure checks.
• Documents medical refrigerator temperatures and adjusts when necessary, completes monthly reporting.
• Maintains QA requirements as mandated.

• Two (2) years of previous clinical experience in an out-patient Physician practice preferred.
• Must maintain current Registered Nurse license issued by the WA Department of Health.
• Must maintain current BLS certification.
• Excellent written and verbal skills; must communicate effectively with individuals…