Registered Nurse​/Sedation

Elizabethtown Clinic
Elizabethtown, KY 42701, USA

• Pay or shift range: $30 USD to $35 USD
  The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.
• Travel Required :
  Yes

Commonwealth Pain & Spine is seeking a compassionate RN to support patients through interventional pain procedures. This role includes reviewing patient medical history, taking vitals, educating patients, obtaining consents, preparing procedure rooms, assisting physicians, monitoring recovery, reviewing discharge instructions, documenting in the EMR, and providing follow-up care. Candidates must have strong communication skills, sound judgment, emotional stability, and a patient-centered approach.

Requirements include an associate or bachelor's degree in nursing, an active RN license in the clinic's state, and current CPR certification. Benefits include competitive compensation, health, vision, and dental insurance, PTO, paid holidays, and 401(k) matching.

Commonwealth Pain & Spine is a pain management network dedicated to improving the lives of our patients by treating their pain with the utmost respect and providing them with the most innovative, safe, responsible, and clinically proven pain relief possible.

Our team of best-in-class physicians, administrators, and staff empathizes with the needs of our patients. We recognize that their pain is exhausting and debilitating and limits their quality of life. Relief from chronic pain is achievable in various degrees through our intelligent and multimodal team-based approach.

Our entire team is committed to providing levels of patient satisfaction and overall clinical outcomes that far exceed the expectations of the medical community, referring physicians, and our customers.

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive Health/Vision/Dental insurance options
• Great PTO plan PLUS Paid Holidays
• 401k and matching available

Commonwealth Pain and Spine is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer!

• Pushing sedation in the procedure suite
• Reviewing patient's medical information such as patient's name, allergies, procedure, prescriptions, medical history and medications.
• Educating patients on the procedure(s) that will be performed, pre-operation instructions and what they can expect.
• Obtaining informed consents for medical treatment.
• Completing all necessary charting in the EMR system.
• Assist in preparing the procedure rooms for procedures.
• Preparing the patient for procedures. (i.e. starting IV's, instructing patients to change, escorting patients to procedure room, draping, positioning patient and marking patient.
• Participate in providing conscious sedation as needed to select patients (with training provided by the company)
• Answering patients’ medical questions in person and on the telephone.
• Assist in flipping the procedure room from one procedure to the next.
• Escorting the patient to the recovery room.
• Monitoring the patient during recovery and completing the recovery section of the EMR.
• Reviewing discharge instructions and medications with the patient.
• Discharging patients and completing the discharge section of the EMR.
• Assist in ordering drugs and medical supplies used during procedures.
• Telephoning patients one day after their procedure to check on their status and documenting the telephone follow-up.
• Provide health education, including self-care and wellness issues, to patients and their families.
• Compliance with state and federal law.
• All other duties assigned including duties performed for affiliates, assigns, lessees, contractors or other third parties

• Must have excellent communication skills,…