Float Registered Nurse (Oakland)

Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 67,502 - 73,012; Part time

Job summary

Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest is looking for a Float RN for 16 hours/week at various locations including Oakland and San Jose. Responsibilities involve patient triage, preparation for in-clinic abortion services, and providing comprehensive care in reproductive health.

The ideal candidate must be a graduate of an accredited Nursing Program, possess a current CA State RN license, and have strong communication skills. Flexibility and ability to travel are required.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform nursing duties including triage and patient education.
• Current experience using computer and mouse; willing to learn new computer skills.
• Willingness to work flexible hours and locations.

Responsibilities

• Travels to PPMM locations as needed.
• Oversees patient triage and flow in the clinic.
• Prepares recovery room for in-clinic abortion services.
• Provides advice and scheduling for reproductive health and primary care patients.

Skills

Ability to assess post-operative patients

Ability to provide patient education

Effective communication skills

Knowledge of reproductive health

Education

Graduation from an accredited Nursing Program

Current CA State RN license

Current BLS Certificate

Current ACLS Certificate

Tools

Microsoft Windows

Job description

Float RN (Oakland)

0.4 FTE | 16 hrs/week

On-site: Wed. & Fri.

Travel required to: San Jose, North Stockton, and Sacramento

Hiring range: $49–$53/hour

General Duties

Travels to PPMM locations as required.

Responsible for assuring non-licensed staff are qualified in performing back office/lab skills and achieve core competency levels on an annual basis.

• Provides input for the medical component of the non-licensed staff performance reviews
• Oversees patient triage for medical problems and acute versus routine appointments for both reproductive health and primary care patients
• Works with Center Manager or designee to facilitate flow and triage
• Contributes to achieving health center productivity goals
• Demonstrates PPMM customer service standards

In Clinic Abortion Duties

Prepares recovery room for all in clinic abortion services.

Assess post-operative patients for pain and bleeding control and early detection of complications.

• Oversees HSS functions: vital signs, post-operative instructions, education of patient identified birth control method
• Provides intraoperative sedation medication and patient monitoring
• Maintains and ensures emergency cart and equipment are stocked and current

Sexual and Reproductive Health Duties

Follows standardized procedures for the following patient visits: hormonal contraception, Emergency Contraception (EC), and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) screening.

Provides patient education, counseling, lab work and ultrasound for medication abortions.

• Provide immunizations per approved guidelines and standardized procedures, such as HPV vaccination

Centralized Follow-Up RN

Accepts and signs-off GC/CT, pap and other designated lab reports from clinician’s PAQs.

Evaluates and develops plan for follow up.

• Refers paps/other labs that are outside the scope of CFU RN to the health centers’ clinicians
• Verifies that all lab reports are handled appropriately and within the appropriate time frame

Triage RN- Response Center

Provides advice/triage services to both reproductive health and primary care patients.

• Identifies medical urgency and schedules appointments with the health centers
• Answers all calls placed in queue by Response Center as outlined in the Triage Policy
• Responds to patient emails through the Patient Portal in EHR

Qualifications

Ability to perform the duties described above. A typical means of acquiring those abilities would be:

• Graduation from an accredited Nursing Program
• Current CA State RN license
• Current BLS Certificate
• Current ACLS Certificate

Requirements

Current experience using computer and mouse; experience using a Microsoft Windows based program and willing to learn new computer skills; willingness to work flexible hours and locations; valid driver’s license and ability to travel throughout the assigned region on a weekly basis; ability to communicate effectively.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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