Registered Nurse (RN) for OB/GYN Clinic

Job Description: Registered Nurse (RN) for OB/GYN Clinic

Registered Nurse Job Summary: The RN functions under the supervision and guidance of the Nursing Director or provider and participates in the multi-disciplinary process of providing care and treatment to patients and providers clinical support and technical assistance to the professional medical and other staff. Provides the highest attainable quality of emotional, social, and spiritual needs are assessed and met during any stage of illness.

Registered Nurse Shift Availability:

• Full Time

Registered Nurse Benefits:

• Medical/ Dental/ Vision Insurance

• Health Savings Account

• Flex Spending Account/Dependent Care Spending Account

• 403 (b) Retirement Plan- up to 4% employer contribution

• Earned Time Off

• Extended Illness Bank-Hospital contribution

• Life Insurance- Employer Paid

• Long-Term Disability/ Short-Term Disability-Employer paid

• Voluntary Life & AD&D

• Free 24-hour fitness center

• Hospital Indemnity

• MASA- Medical Transportation Solutions

Registered Nurse Essential Functions/Accountabilities:

• Consistent patient centered; caring disposition is a must for this position

• Knowledgeable of the scope of practice for all nursing disciplines as described by the Nursing Practice

  Act

• Demonstrates the ability to effectively organize and prioritize work and utilize available resources to

  assist with efficient patient flow in the clinic

• Demonstrates understanding of appropriate nurse to provider ratios, skill levels, and cost effectiveness

  strategies

• Actively assists with routine clinic tasks. Utilizes established methods to ensure consistency in

  maintaining emergency supplies, stock medications, immunizations, forms, sterile instrument

  inventory, equipment, and appropriate exam room inventory, etc.

• Assists in the orientation and education of new nursing employees

• Utilizes the health center Performance Improvement processes in identifying the center needs related

  to any aspect of patient care and customer service

• Demonstrates flexibility in work roles and schedules to meet the changing needs of the center

• Maintains awareness of new information applicable to job, i.e., policies, meeting minutes, procedures,

  memos, and protocols

• Utilizes slow time constructively to enhance center operations and assists other departments when

  time and workload permits

• Maintains professional appearance; follows established dress code

• Promptly informs supervisor of real or potential clinic problems

• Maintains confidentiality of patients and staff

• Ability to identify own areas of needed improvement and formulates goals to work toward.

• Utilizes appropriate methods to deal with stressful situations

• Understands and supports organizational goals

• Meets work schedules, fulfills responsibilities and commitments, i.e., attendance, punctuality, dependability,

  initiative, productivity, and efficiency.

• Follows protocol and perform accurate and thorough workups and check-ins of all patients

• Accurately assesses status as well as preventive health status and communicates needs to provider

• Assists with patient education based on assessment of patient needs and clinic standards of nursing care and

  documents in patient record

• Provides skilled nursing care as demonstrated by safely and accurately performing technical skills (sterile

  dressings, EKGs, pulmonary treatments, etc.) and the safe, accurate administration of medications, IV fluids, and

  immunizations

• Anticipates the needs of providers related to patient visits, and assists providers with patient care

• Assumes role of advocate to ensure health needs are met including responding to patient phone messages and

  requests in a timely and professional manner

• Documents all provider orders, nursing actions, and interventions on patient record consistent with

  organizational policies

• Assists with triage patients on-site and via telephone for appropriateness and timeliness of care per provider

  preference

• Knowledgeable of and follows all established Infection Control guidelines and OSHA standards and participates

  in staff training events

• Performs proper handling and labeling of all test samples according to organizational policies

• Keeps patients/families informed of situations that affect patient's clinic visit, i.e., extended waiting times,

  seeing provider other than originally scheduled, etc.

• Able to perform effectively and appropriately in emergency situations

• Performs other duties as assigned or requested

Registered Nurse Qualifications:

Education/ Licensure/ Certifications:

• Current RN License in the state of Kansas

• BLS verification within 6 months of hiring

Registered Nurse Experience:

Minimum:

• 1-2 years clinic experience preferred

• OB/GYN experience preferred, but not required

Hazardous Working Conditions:

• OSHA Category 1: Tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, tissues, and other potentially infectious materials

Environmental Surroundings:

• Potential exposure to airborne diseases. The same as for any individual working in a hospital environment that is dependent on a ceiling ventilation system for in flow and out flow of air.

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.