Registered Nurse - PRN Float
Tryon Medical Partners
- Charlotte, NC
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Obtains patient consent for care and ensures patient confidentiality.
- Obtains and documents health history, information on chief complaint, vital signs, and health risk factors and assesses disease condition.
- Provides patient care based on practice guidelines, standards of care, and federal/state laws and regulations.
- Executes prescribed treatments and medical interventions, administers prescribed medications, and monitors and documents treatment progress and patient response.
- Delegates as allowed under the Nurse Practice Act. Refers to/consults with physicians, other health providers, and community resources to prevent/resolve problems or concerns.
- Educates patients and families about health status, health maintenance, and management of acute and chronic conditions.
- Documents patient assessment and intervention data using established medical record forms/automated systems and documentation practices.
- Tracks quality assurance data and monitors for acute and chronic care management.
- Maintains/reviews patient records, charts and other pertinent information.
- Order entry with EHR
- Starting IV’s and administering IV fluids
- Complete forms and prior authorizations for medications.
- Be the point person for emergencies/triage walk ins (Chest pain, hypoglycemia, syncope)
- Participate in code blue as necessary
- Medication refills
- Patient education regarding insulin, MDI use
- Assist MAs as needed with any and all their responsibilities as need arises in order to maintain adequate patient flow or as needed by the provider.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Serves as the first escalation point for telephone calls and message received by Medical Assistant. Talks directly to the patient on the telephone.
- Performs short evaluation of the patient situation to estimate severity of illness and/or injury including learning about chief complaint and, as possible, obtaining vital sign and mental status information.
- Determines urgency of seeing the patient based on brief assessment and on familiarity with a patient’s condition and history.
- Directs patient to the appropriate site of care:
- During office hours, to their provider or other available practice providers and urgent care centers
- Sends patients with high-risk chief complaints such as chest pain, abdominal pain, or severe headaches to ER immediately or arranges for ambulance etc.
- Provides appropriate home health advice to patients who do not need to go directly to the ER.
- Ensures accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients’ record via the clinical computer system.
- Arranges appointments for patients who do not need to go to ER but need to see a physician. Consults with physician as needed.
- Responds to routine information requests from patients
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- RN degree. Completion of nursing training from an accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred.
- Current state registered nurse license.
- Current CPR certificate.
- Maintain American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS certification. Maintain Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certification (ACLS) if role requires. Note: May be required for Cardiology or Pulmonary roles.
- Completion of Hepatitis B Vaccine and Flu Vaccine Form will be required. Candidate may decline vaccination through declination form or may provide record of vaccination from previous employer.
- Completion of TB test will be required.
- Minimum of one-year professional nursing experience, clinic experience preferred.
- E.H.R. utilization
- Serving customers in person and on the phone
- Work consistently requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, stooping, bending, pushing, and pulling.
- Must be able to lift and support weight of 35 pounds.
- Ability to concentrate on details.
- Use of computer for long periods of time.