Registered Nurse

Position: Registered Nurse 1
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$10,000 Sign On Bonus

The Department of Surgery is currently seeking a Full Time Registered Nurse 1 to work in Miami. The Registered Nurse 1 delivers patient-family centered care in a culturally competent manner utilizing evidence-based standards of quality, safety, and service while ensuring population-specific patient care.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

The Registered Nurse 1 delivers patient-family centered care in a culturally competent manner utilizing evidence-based standards of quality, safety, and service while ensuring population-specific patient care.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Bachelor of Science in nursing required

Certification and Licensing:

Registered Nurse License;
Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)

Experience:

No previous experience required, General Surgery Experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:

* Knowledge of medical terminology

* Knowledge of nursing care methods and procedures

* In-depth knowledge of health and safety guidelines and procedures (i.e. sanitation, decontamination etc.)

* Excellent patient experience skills

* Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems

* Ability to maintain effective interpersonal relationships

* Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form

* Ability to efficiently handle daily clinical operations of a high-paced, high-volume oral and maxillofacial clinic

Department Specific Functions

* Supports clinical functions within scope of practice for all Divisions within the Department of Surgery.

* Comfortable with working within the oral cavity Collaborate with General Surgery team to develop and streamline care across our entities Assist with all in-person, virtual and/or telephone patient-related clinical questions and concerns.

* Communicates effectively with Physicians and mid-level providers to effectively address and resolve medical concerns.

* Proper triaging of clinical concerns whether in person or remote (phone, email, etc.)

* Adequate navigation of General Surgery patients to streamline and expedite care.

* Serves as a clinical resource to the surgical scheduling, patient access and other non-clinical teams within the Department of Surgery.

* Tasked with building relationships with clinical and non-clinical staff in order to streamline intra and interdepartmental processes.

* Serves as a point of contact for coordination of care across multiple departments, agencies and/or organizations.

* Responsible for completion of medical related forms such as FMLA's and DWC-25 forms.

* Discuss clinical information with insurance companies to obtain necessary approvals for surgery/treatment.

* Assist surgical providers with in-office procedures, inclusive of set up/prep, instrumentation, intraprocedural and post procedural support, patient recovery, etc.

* Operate and maintain medical gas system according to operational and safety requirements Perform instrument/device sterilization as needed of the practice

* Order and maintain and adequate stock of medical/surgical supplies

* Triage incoming patient clinical concerns and resolve and/or route accordingly

* Responsible for crash cart maintenance

* Contact outside providers/hospitals to secure medical records.

* Documents all patient related encounters appropriately in our electronic medical records.

* Functions as a professional role model for behavior and makes positive impact on peer morale.

* Support other departmental functions as needed.

* The Registered Nurse 1 delivers patient-family centered care in a culturally competent manner utilizing evidence-based standards of quality, safety, and service while ensuring population-specific patient care.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition…