Clinic Float/Triage Nurse- RN or LPN

Memorial Community Health, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Memorial Community Health, Inc. in Nebraska seeks a registered nurse to oversee patient care, coordinate with physicians and staff, and ensure safe, compliant nursing practices across units.

You will apply the nursing process, document care, and participate in quality initiatives while adhering to HIPAA, safety, and regulatory requirements. BLS, ACLS, and TNCC certifications are required for ER roles.

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited nursing program.
• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
• Current Nebraska RN or LPN license.
• BLS required.
• ACLS required for ER/Charge nurses.
• TNCC required for ER and Charge Nurses.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, intervene, and evaluate patient care.
• Collaborates with health care providers to coordinate medical and nursing management.
• Provides patient care supervision.
• Performs emergency treatment as required within RN scope.
• Performs and maintains documentation.
• Promotes patient and staff safety.
• Participates in committees and quality improvement initiatives.
• Maintains professional development through education and literature.
• Follows HIPAA and regulatory requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Associate or Bachelor of Nursing

Nebraska RN or LPN license

Tools

BLS

ACLS

TNCC

Job description

Description

Provides and performs oversight, delegation and coordination of total nursing care with other health care providers to meet holistic needs of patients.

Job Duties

• Utilizes the nursing process, for the performance of patient care, to assess, plan, intervene, and evaluate patient care to achieve prioritized patient outcomes according to the RN scope of practice.
• Collaborates with health care providers to coordinate medical and nursing management of patient care.
• Provides patient care supervision.
• Performs emergency treatment as required in accordance within the RN scope of practice.
• Performs and maintains documentation.
• Promotes and ensures patient and staff safety in all aspects of responsibilities.
• Participates in MCHI committees, quality assurance, performance and quality improvement initiatives, and activities which support the facility and department operations
• Presents self in a professional manner and enhances professional growth and development through participation in education programs, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops.
• Follows HIPAA regulations and ensures that the confidentiality of patients’ medical, personal, financial records, employee records, and organizational records is maintained.
• Complies, understands, and enforces state and federal regulatory requirements related to the performance of Memorial Community Health operations and requirements, including but not limited to HIPAA, the Code of Conduct, the Compliance Policy, Safety and Infection Control, all department and organization-wide policies, Critical Access Hospital requirements, and Federal and State of Nebraska regulations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school/college of nursing
• Associate Degree or Bachelor Degree in Nursing
• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse or LPN in the State of Nebraska
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required
• ER, Recovery Room, Charge nurses: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required
• ER and Charge Nurses: Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) required