Registered Nurse, Infusion Specialist, Nashville

Job Details:

Job Location:

222 Main Office (MO) - Nashville, TN 37203

As a member of the HMA patient care delivery team, the RN may perform routine clerical, administrative, and clinical duties within the scope allowed under the TN Board of Nursing in order to ensure an operationally efficient, thorough, and positive patient experience. This position reports to the designated Site or Department Manager and may be assigned to a specific clinic/provider and/or float to various clinics/providers based on business needs and must demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively and effectively with physicians, providers, fellow team members, patients, and the general public in the performance of all job duties.

In addition to the duties listed below, the RN may be required to perform other related duties as requested/assigned at a level that meets and/or exceeds HMA expectations. RN must be customer focused and driven to grow and to further develop a working culture consistent with HMA’s mission, vision, values, and commitment to high standards of ethical and business conduct and compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and third party payer requirements.

Required

• Must possess a valid Tennessee State RN license; graduation from an accredited RN program
• Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification

Knowledge, skills and abilities to provide limited patient care / treatment specific to the age of the population served:

• vital signs
• charting
• medical terminology
• patient focused customer service
• medication administration / effects
• clinic procedures
• patient education
• various types of equipment used in examination and treatment procedures
• administer IV
• infection control guidelines
• safety and HIPAA guidelines (patient confidentiality)
• sterile techniques and sterilization process, etc.

Preferred

• Experience and/or an understanding of electronic health records (EHR) i.e. Allscripts software
• Prior experience in a large multi-specialty physician practice

Clinical

• Gathers, via direct care and/or telephone encounters, clinical data and maintains documentation in the clinical record (initials/dates) to ensure accurate tracking of medical treatment, i.e. chief complaint, vital signs, allergies, medications, advanced directive, growth charts, pain score, health history - i.e. immunization records, allergy injection record, etc.; completes Comprehensive Health Assessment as indicated annually
• Notifies physician / provider immediately of patient’s status, pending lab test results, and any abnormal data / complaints observed or obtained from the patient - i.e. breathing difficulties, adverse drug reactions, medication effectiveness, cardiac arrhythmias, etc. and administers CPR should the need arise; notifies other personnel of physician orders; preps charts for physician(s) as instructed
• Triage patients appropriately – i.e. face‑to‑face encounter, phone calls and Follow My Health messages and informs physician / provider of issues in a timely manner
• In accordance with established protocol/policy and consistent with the age of the patients served, properly prepares (correct dosages) and administers (sub‑Q, intra‑muscular, intra‑dermal, intra‑venous / infusion) medication, allergy serum, immunizations, O2, treatments, tests (flu, Mono, Strep, TB, etc.) as ordered; demonstrates knowledge and understanding of dosages, reactions, and side effects of medications; accurately documents in patient’s chart
• Correctly conducts CLIA waived testing – i.e. glucose, UAs, pregnancy, strep, etc. as ordered; follows established lab protocol/guidelines i.e. controls (strep, urine, RSV, Flu, hemoglobin, cholesterol, lipid, A‑disk, pregnancy, etc.)
• Accurately follows established procedures for collecting, documenting, and handling various specimens / cultures – i.e. throat, wound, stool, urine, sputum, etc.; infection control in the handling and disposing of infectious / hazardous waste materials.
• Appropriately uses/operates/troubleshoots various equipment needed in delivering patient care – i.e. scales (infant / adult), digital thermometer, EKG, pulse oximeter, oxygen/nasal cannula/mask,…