Temporary Registered Nurse

Primary Purpose of the Organization:

The primary purpose of the position is to deliver primary health care to students. Applies current nursing theory, principles of care and nursing procedures in performing the following functions appropriate to the age of the patient, maintains a safe and clean care environment, quality improvement, actively and consistently contributes to department operations and communications, behaves in a manner consistent with the mission and objectives FSU Student Health Services and performs other duties as requested.

The Registered Nurse is responsible for handling patient appointments and performing routine examinations to ensure patient health. Provides counseling with regards to health promotion and disease prevention. Teach, and evaluate students and other medical staff. Provides clinical knowledge to health-related queries from faculty and staff. Their duties include speaking with their patients about healthy lifestyle choices for their age, completing diagnostic tests to help diagnose and treat patients for injuries or illnesses and coordinating with other healthcare professionals to maintain updated medical records.

Primary Purpose of the Position:

DUTIES PERFORMED

Establish and maintain effective communications with patients, their families, healthcare personnel, and others. Convey information clearly and concisely either verbally or in writing regarding the disease process and level of care and services being rendered to ensure that the intended audience understands the information and the message. Listen and respond appropriately to others.

* Develop and maintain professional relationships with patients, their families and healthcare personnel by listening, understanding, and responding to identified needs.

* Responsibility for continued professional development, involvement in professional organizations, and participation in health policy activities at the local, state, national, and international levels.

* Anticipate the needs of patients and their families.

* Coordinate referrals to specialists.

* Train patients and their families to manage and prevent illness and injury.

* Work under pressure and for a minimum of 40 hours/week.

* Communicate the basic principles of health promotion and disease prevention.

* Provide advice and counsel to patients, their families and healthcare personnel.

* Answer questions from healthcare personnel on disease processes, diagnosis, and treatment.

* Provide guidance and feedback to help patients, their families, and healthcare personnel strengthen their understanding of and/or capacity to deal with health issues.

* Provide instruction to healthcare personnel on disease processes, diagnosis, and treatment.

* Consulting with physicians or other health care providers when needed to create treatment plans and diagnose patients with a difficult set of symptoms.

* Facilitates the patient's transition within and between health care settings, e.g., admitting, referrals, and counseling patients.

* Develop and maintain a close working relationship with facility, regional and central office management, and administration.

Minimum

Education and Experience Requirements:

Training:

* Registered Nurse must obtain a license to practice in North Carolina. This licensure requires a valid state Registered Nurse license and the completion of a national certification examination.

* Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of North Carolina with two or more years of experience.

Experience:

* Must have more than three years' experience in an outpatient clinical environment, primary care clinic, or Urgent Care setting.

Knowledge skills and abilities:

Registered Nurse will be expected to:

* Establish expectations and clear direction to meet goals and objectives of on-going work for a group of nurses and other clinical or support staff.

* Motivate and engage employees through effective communication. Knowledge of appropriate policies and procedures for recruiting, selecting, developing, counseling, disciplining, and evaluating performance of employees to retain a diverse workforce.

* Administer and ensure compliance with human resources policies and…