Registered Nurse

The mission of Health Services is to create the best possible experience for every patient in a Christ-centered environment. The Registered Nurse supports this mission by providing safe, compassionate, evidence-based nursing care; performing patient assessment and triage; supporting physicians and clinical staff; educating patients; coordinating care; and helping the Health Center deliver accessible, high-quality, and cost-effective services. The Registered Nurse works with patients across the lifespan, including newborns, children, young adults, adults, and older adults.

(a) Provides nursing assessment, intervention, and triage for family practice and college health patients in the clinic and by telephone; (b) provides immunizations for infants, children, and adults; therapeutic and allergy injections; nebulizer treatments; venipuncture; IV therapy; ear irrigations; wound care; and other nursing services within scope, training, and Health Center policy; (c) responds to urgent and after-hours nursing questions as assigned;

(d) documents assessments, interventions, patient instructions, and follow-up in the electronic medical record; (e) applies sound clinical judgment and promptly communicates significant findings to the physician or other appropriate clinician.

(a) Provides patient education related to diabetes management, chronic disease prevention, coronary heart disease, asthma control, family planning, maternity and newborn care, college health, first aid, medications, and wellness; (b) reinforces treatment plans and promotes adherence; (c) facilitates referrals to specialists, hospitals, and other providers, obtaining appropriate preauthorization from DMBA; (d) supports chronic disease case management and continuity of care; (e) communicates with patients and families in clear technical and nontechnical language while maintaining cultural sensitivity and confidentiality.

(a) Performs and documents waived-category laboratory testing and other diagnostic services within training and authorization, including Hemocue hemoglobin and glucose analyzers, Alere Afinion HgbA1C analyzer, Siemens Clinitek+ urinalysis unit, Sofia 2 analyzers for influenza, COVID, RSV, and strep testing, Osom Mono test kit, One Step+ HCG test; (b) performs electrocardiograms and other assigned clinical testing; (c) assists the physician with surgical, pelvic, casting, and minor procedures, including room setup, equipment preparation, patient support, cleanup, and sterilization.

(a) Assists nurse manager with OSHA exposure control, blood-borne pathogen safety, CLIA quality control, infection prevention, housekeeping, and equipment cleaning and sterilization; (d) participates in required staff education, retraining, and quality-improvement activities; (e) supports a positive image of the Health Center and University and performs other duties assigned by the supervisor.

(a) Prepares medications as authorized, labels vials, and provides medication instructions to patients;(b) assists with vaccination ordering and inventory as assigned.

(a) Responds to on-campus medical emergencies and assists with emergency stabilization within scope and training; (b) supports tuberculosis testing and clearance for students and BYU-Hawaii employees in compliance with Hawaii State health laws; (c) administers Hepatitis B vaccine to high-risk employees as assigned and authorized; (d) participates in Health Center and University activities that support student and employee health.

Education and work experience
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Must possess a current Registered Nurse license in the State of Hawaii and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree. Three years of acute nursing experience is required. Experience in medical-surgical nursing, family practice, ambulatory care, pediatrics, women's health, or college health is particularly valuable. Demonstrated experience in patient assessment, telephone triage, immunizations, chronic disease management, patient education, office procedures, point-of-care testing, electronic medical records, and medication administration is highly preferred.

Skill Set: Strong patient…