Residency Nurse - Primary Care - EMMC

Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, ME

Department:
Primary Care - EMMC

Position is located: 925 Union Street

Work Type:
Full Time

Hours Per Week: 40.00

Work Schedule:

8:00 AM to 6:30 PM

* Sign On Bonus Available
* Summary:

The Residency RN will be responsible for the assessment; triage of patient needs and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. The Residency RN will need to act a not only as a patient advocate and liaison but must also operate with the understanding that they are working with inexperienced providers and that patient safety is of the utmost priority. RN will need to be actively supportive of the residents and their education.

Responsibilities:

PEOPLE
• Is a complementary member of the health care team.
• Demonstrates professionalism as well as respect, honesty, dignity, and caring behaviors for the patient/family and all members of the health care team.
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and communication skills patients and faculty and residents
• Assist with educating residents to services and systems in regard to clinical decisions within the nursing scope of practice
• Collegially collaborate with resident in regards to assisting their education of physician practice system.
• Demonstrates the ability to manage conflict.
• Maintain a broad knowledge base of primary care and the primary care system to assist as a resource to all providers including residents.
• Collaborates with members of the health care team and the patient/family.
• Effectively facilitates communication between the physician and others in order to achieve established goals for the patient.
• Communicates decision related to clinical and operational roadblocks to patient/family, physicians and members of the healthcare team.
• Screens referrals from providers on complex situations that may require outside resource intervention.
• Demonstrates the ability to develop relationships across organization lines using interpersonal communication skills. SERVICE
• Responds to all patient calls, walk-in's that require triage.
• Available to providers, clinical and clerical staff to assess any unstable patient needs.
• Collects, reviews and documents patients' current health status and history according to standard.
• Counsels patients to care for or cope with his/her condition. Provides instruction for self-care management of acute or chronic medical conditions.
• Provide effective assessment of patient's needs, identifying and addressing needs as indicated
• Updates, implements and evaluates interventions according to policy, procedure and current JPP.
• Provides appropriate and effective patient education, as indicated.
• Assists patients/families to understand and comply with their established plan of care.
• Accepts telephone orders within scope of practice or delegates when appropriate, and documents and reads back the order.
• Demonstrates dedication to the pursuit of excellence in improving the health care of the patient.
• Assessment of patient/family needs:
• Conducts assessments of the assigned population. Assessing the patient's needs to include but not limited to: ○ Educational needs ○ Level of ability to manage their care ○ Barriers to care ○ Need for additional services
• Initiates care management referrals for patients meeting care management criteria as indicated.
• Collaborative manage Level 1 Case management patients with the Physician Practice Case Management Department
• Manages assigned case load, assessing utilization of resources and services; identifying all patient that require additional management to promote quality care and cost containment.
• Demonstrates the ability to collaborate with providers, practice health care team members and other health care team members outside of the practice while making decisions to care manage the assigned patient population.
• Demonstrates the ability to organize and carry out duties without direct supervision.
• Demonstrates the ability to problem-solve using clinical and critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrates the ability to identify the community needs of the patient and refer as indicated.
• Seeks and maintains knowledge of…