Ambulatory Clinic RN: Care, Diagnostics & Patient Education

CommonSpirit Health; Seattle (WA); Hybride; USD 95 000 - 115 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health is seeking a Clinic Registered Nurse (RN) to join our patient care team in the Seattle area. You will deliver compassionate, guideline-driven nursing care, conduct screenings, coordinate care, and educate patients using our EMR system.

You will perform tests (EKG, spirometry, vital signs), administer medications, and assist providers in complex cases while ensuring patient comfort and safety within established protocols.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing, upon hire and
• Registered Nurse: WA, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire

Responsabilités

• Delivers professional nursing care to clinic patients; performs diagnostic testing and related clinical procedures to appropriate level of training/scope of licensure and established procedures; independently triages nursing situations in accordance with standing orders/protocols; addresses more complex, urgent or emergent situations escalated from other clinic staff.
• Performs a variety of patient assessment/care tests (e.g. EKG, Spirometry, vision/hearing screening, peak flow, color blindness, etc.) in accordance with established protocols.
• Makes independent wound assessments and performs complex wound care and dressing changes, including placement or changing of wound vac); removes sutures or staples after wound assessment by a Provider.
• Inserts and/or removes tubes, drains, urinary catheters, including removal of peripherally-inserted central catheter (PICC); applies splints/braces.
• Instructs patients in the collection of samples and other tests; ensures that patient or family understands follow-up and referral information.
• Informs patients of lab results, calls in prescriptions to pharmacies and returns practitioners’ phone messages.
• Answers questions and provides health care education and guidance to patients and/or families; explains/interprets results, findings, and diagnoses to patient and/or patient’s family within standards of practice.
• Provides direct assistance to provider in complex nursing care situations.
• Administers patient medications per written provider order; tracks and logs medication usage per established policies; inventories counts of controlled substances.
• Administers approved medications (e.g. legend drugs, vaccines and schedule III-V controlled substances) via oral, subcutaneous, intramuscular or intradermal routes; administers IV fluids/medications, including antineoplastic agents, investigational drugs and/or blood products, in accordance with physician orders; performs installation of fluids or medications into bladder via catheter.
• Administers drops, topical ointments/pastes/creams and/or nebulizer treatments.
• Assists with point of care testing (CLIA-Waived Tests only)/lab tests following established protocols/instructions.
• Obtains samples for point of care tests including swabs and urine/stool; performs venipuncture to obtain venous blood samples.
• Performs POCT testing, following package insert instructions, and documents results (e.g. urinalysis, flu, RSV, Homoccult, Mono, H. Pylori, Hemoglobin, etc.).
• Documents daily ambient, refrigerator/freezer temperatures and humidity levels for medication storage; follows established protocols if variation from standard range.
• Documents procedures and interactions in patient’s electronic medical record in accordance with established procedures; enters, pends and signs orders as appropriate.
• Responds to/triages patient telephone calls using approved protocols, ensuring documentation of phone call meets standards.
• Takes verbal orders from a provider (in person or over the phone) and ensures orders are signed off in accordance with established procedures.
• Prepares patients for practitioner visit; rooms patients, obtains and records vital signs and other appropriate information, such as height, weight, drug allergies, current medications and presenting problem; chaperones and documents the patient exam, ensuring patient privacy and comfort.
• Collects patient information through telephone and in-person contact; screens, communicates and responds to patient needs appropriately.
• Provides patient mobility assistance, as necessary.
• Manages patient flow ensuring enough time for patient and family education.
• Organizes exam rooms, including general cleaning, upkeep and re-stocking of supplies; prepares, cleans and sterilizes instruments and maintains related equipment.
• Anticipates provider’s needs for available medications, supplies and equipment for patient exams.

Connaissances

Clinical Nursing

Patient Assessment

Communication

EMR Experience

Outils

EHR Software

Vital Signs Equipment

Description du poste

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health is seeking a Clinic Registered Nurse (RN) to join our patient care team in the Seattle area. You will deliver compassionate, guideline-driven nursing care, conduct screenings, coordinate care, and educate patients using our EMR system.

You will perform tests (EKG, spirometry, vital signs), administer medications, and assist providers in complex cases while ensuring patient comfort and safety within established protocols.