Job Description

Description
General duties and responsibilities:
Reviews patient’s history and documents to make an accurate assessment.
Completes nursing assessment, identifying, and documenting patient problems.
Assesses nursing home patient history
Check insurance with scheduling/patient accounts to where procedure can be done
Check medications and follow-ups per protocol
Review and obtain Advance Directives
Obtain copies of medical device cards
Assigns a triage priority to patients concerns based on available information
Initiates diagnostic and therapeutic measures as indicated by standing protocols
Acts as a liaison with patients, family and health professionals
Coordinates the needs of the patient with supporting departments
Charts concisely, descriptively to indicate patients progress or lack of progress
Manages prescription refills per protocol
Follow direction on Recall system
Calls for or looks up test results, notifies patients of results in timely manner
Sets up lab appointments
Provides appropriate patient education as necessary
Follows protocols for disease process
Follows up on resources for patient and disease processes. Keeps physician informed
Address patient phone inquiries – responds in timely manner
Completes physicians’ orders per protocols
Schedules testing at outside facilities
Professional education – maintains knowledge base by attending mandatory and regular in-services
Assists with patient referrals
Demonstrates respect and understanding of confidentiality for patients, staff and others
Other duties as assigned
Guest Relations
Demonstrates courteous and cooperative behavior in work setting; maintains good interpersonal relationships
Actively participates in the Quality Assessment program
Cooperates with other departments for coordinating patient care
Precepts new employees
Assists in implementing unit changes
Adapts in changes in assignments and workload as necessitated by staffing changes and patient volumes
Cooperates with Clinic Supervisor to assure adequate staffing
Keeps Clinic Supervisor informed of personnel problems
Requirements
Qualifications:
Graduate of accredited school of nursing
Current state license to practice as a Registered Nurse or a Licensed Practical Nurse.
Experience in GI endoscopy preferred.
Member in GI specialty or other local, state or national professional societies encouraged.
Organizational skills and attention to detail highly recommended
Good listening skills
Must have good attendance
Maintains Basic Cardiac Life Support certification
Essential Physical Demands
Position requires full range of motion, frequent, standing, walking and sitting for extended periods of time
Requires visual and hearing activity
Working Conditions
Exposure to bloodborne pathogens requiring the use of universal precautions and/ or protective equipment.
Knowledgeable of potential exposure to hazardous materials (i.e., patient body fluids and disinfectant chemicals).

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