Office RN

Job Summary

Position is responsible for providing nursing care to patients in a professional and courteous manner. Carries out Physician orders including but not limited to assisting with procedures, administering injections, performing phlebotomy, taking patient calls, cleaning and stocking exam rooms, calling in prescriptions, coordinating supply levels, pre-certifying patients medical services, and assisting the physician with all other patient care as requested.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum Education:  High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Minimum Years of Experience:  None
• Substitutable Education & Experience:  None
• Required Certifications/Licensure:  Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of South Carolina; Current CPR certification.
• Required Training:  Basic first aid knowledge
   

Essential Functions

• Maintains a positive attitude. Has contact by phone, correspondence, or personal meetings with persons in other departments or outside the practice; tact is required in these contacts and the employee assumes the responsibility for harmonious relationships.   
• Demonstrates the following:       
  • Appropriate communication of information to all ages.     
    • Infant – Birth to 1 year       
    • Child – 1 year through 12 years      
    • Adolescent – 13 years through 17 years     
    • Adult – 18 years through 65 years      
    • Geriatric – Over 65 years      
  • Responsiveness to all patients and office staff requests and needs. 
  •  Performance of duties assigned by authorized personnel or as required in an  emergency, i.e., fire or disaster
• Provides/Performs        
  • Communication          
    • Telephones (Answer, Transfer)       
    • Orders/Messages        
    • Phone Triage          
      • Physician – Orders, Patient Issues, etc.     
      • Patient – Concerns, treatment, etc.      
      • Staff – Patient Care, Referrals,    Precertification, etc.       
    • Understands and agrees to seek compliance with   appropriate health and safety regulatory agencies   
  • Scheduling          
    • Referrals         
    • Appointments         
    • Ancillaries         
    • Surgeries (Inpatient, Outpatient)      
    • Hospital Admissions       
  • Medical Records         
    • Documentation         
    • Forms – Chart Structure       
    • Chart Maintenance        
    • Chart Filing/Pulling (Diagnostic Reports, Transcription,   Correspondence)    
    •   Image Files         
    • Faxing         
    • Copying         
    • Mail In         
    • Mail Out
• Lab          
  • Phlebotomy         
  • Specimen Collection and Processing     
  • Proficiency Testing        
  • Results Reporting

Duties & Responsibilities

• Medication Management        
  • Intravenously (RN/LPN Only)        
    • IV Push (RN Only)       
  • Subcutaneously, Intramuscular Intradermal     
  • Orally, Topical, Suppository, Sublingual, Inhalants    
  • Storage and Handling        
  • Ordering/Maintaining Levels
• Patient Care         
  • Exam Room – Preparation & Maintenance      
  • Conducts Patient Interview      
  • Chaperone – Assists patients as needed     
  • Assisting/Performing minor procedures      
  • Triage (By telephone or in person)      
  • Implement Physician Orders        
  • Patient Education        
  • Results Reporting        
  • Clinical Documentation
• Operation of and responsibility for equipment (including, but not limited to, routine maintenance, ordering of supplies, log sheets and cleaning).       
  •  General Office Equipment i.e. Fax, copier, etc.    
  • Patient Care Equipment i.e. BP, Temperature, Scales, etc.   
  • Specialized Equipment         
    • X-Ray, Bone Density,  Ultrasound, Treadmill, Laboratory Equipment(Processing), Laser Equipment, Defibrillator, Holter Monitors, Cardiac Pacemakers, Other
• In-service/Education        
  • Certification/Licensure       
  • Competency          
    • Department Orientation       
    • Annual Training
• Log Sheets/ Audits        
  • Samples,  Pharmacy, Mayday Equipment, Oxygen, Equipment
• Instruments         
  • Stock Appropriately – Maintain Levels      
  • Cleaning / Sterilization       
  • Knowledge of and usage       
  • Storage
• Leadership         
  • Provides Support and Guidance for Clinical Policies and  Procedures
• Other          
  • Precertification/Authorization      
  • Coding          
    • E & M / Basic Visits        
    • Office Procedures/ Complex Visits      
    • Surgeries         
    • Hospital Services       
  • Correspondence        
  • Statistical Reports        
  • Accounts Payable       
  • Payroll
• Performs all other duties as assigned.