Registered Nurse

Job Description

Scheduling and pre‑creating all surgeries and tests ordered by surgeons during their clinics. Instructing patients in pre‑surgical and pre‑test preparation. Briefly helping patients understand financial responsibilities and how insurance deductibles and coinsurance work. Recording all facility‑based charges. Maintaining a positive attitude and a good working relationship with patients, doctors, coworkers, and facilities. This Registered Nurse can be self‑directed, act independently, and intervene as appropriate to resolve issues.

• Assist physicians to ensure maximum efficiency
• Maintain adequate stock of medications and supplies
• Keep rooms and equipment clean between procedures
• Obtain lab test and other reports for physician review
• Schedule and order tests
• Precertify tests and surgeries
• Collect, label and document lab specimens
• Obtain vital signs, ascertain seriousness of patient complaints, and begin appropriate measures and document in patient record
• Triage patient phone calls
• Provide physician instructions
• Schedule patients for tests and/or to other physician offices
• Contact patient of test results or surgeries
• Contact pharmacy regarding orders/changes etc.
• Perform other tasks as needed

• Current Tennessee RN License, graduate of an accredited School of nursing
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
• Knowledge of medications and effects
• Ability to develop and communicate self-care programs
• Complete charts, charge tickets, review and verify codes for physician charges
• Maintain quality OSHA controls/HIPAA compliance
• Sterile techniques and processes

• Sitting and standing for prolonged periods of time
• Lifting objects, possibly in excess of 30 pounds
• Bending, reaching, and twisting
• Ability to assist and support patients in transfer from exam rooms, out of wheelchairs, onto exam tables, during the exam process, etc.