Palliative Care Clinic RN

Staff Position Description

Position Title: Registered Nurse

Position Code: RNPhySvc-XXXX

Department: Physician Services

Safety Sensitive: Yes

Reports to: Clinic Manager/Nursing Director

Exempt Status: No

Position

Purpose:

All KHI employees are expected to perform their respective tasks and duties in such a way that supports KHI’s vision of providing the region’s best clinical care and patient service through an environment that fosters respect for others and pride in performance.

• Works under the direction of the provider and the Arizona State Nurse Practice Act to provide professional nursing care for clinic patients in compliance with nursing standards and regulations.
• Triage patients by phone or in person, receiving and implementing telephone physician orders, maintaining clinical communication in dynamic environment.
• Assists providers and staff in coordinating patient care for both clinic and procedures, functions as primary liaison between clinic patients, staff, and providers.
• Responsible for maintaining all applicable KHI Policies and Procedures.
• Escorts patient to exam room and prepares patient for exam including vital signs, history, and reason for seeking care.
• Cross trains in data entry, balancing of accounts, charges fees and collect payments due.
• Schedules/confirms appointments.
• Reports as necessary to Public Health at direction of provider.
• Maintains work area including exam rooms, supplies, medication, and immunizations.
• Performs CLIA waived lab tests and obtains specimens.
• Performs proficiency testing and runs controls for waived tests.
• May perform venipuncture.
• Participates in division meetings.

• Education: Associate Degree in Nursing or graduate of a Nursing Diploma program
• Licensure: Current, valid Arizona RN license or compact state RN license
• Certification: BLS through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Skills and Knowledge:
  • Ability to communicate effectively with others, to manage multiple priorities and tasks
  • Maintain attention to detail
  • Knowledge of and ability to use computer hardware and software applications
  • Able to recognize and respond appropriately to urgent/emergent situations per protocol
  • Knowledge of and ability to implement direct care, newborn through geriatric
  • Knowledge of and ability to use basic medical terminology

• Pain Management: ACLS through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross

• Experience: One to two years’ experience as a Registered Nurse in a clinical outpatient setting

• Exposure Categories:
  • Category I:
    Expected duties have routine potential for exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues
  • Other potential hazard(s): possible exposure to chemical, biological and radioactive substances; possible exposure to hostile individuals

• Must be able to distinguish appropriate colors
• Capable of consistently reaching and/or working above and below shoulder level
• Lifting up to 50 pounds, walking or being on feet 90% of time per day with frequent bending, squatting, kneeling, standing; sitting at desk 10% of the time per day
• Communicating using telephone

Date Staff Position Description Created / Revised: 10/22/2018; 02/13/2019; 10/3/2019; 2/28/2022