Infectious Disease Clinic RN - Lead Patient Care

Jobtome; Longview (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

CHRISTUS Health in Texas is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide professional nursing care in a clinic setting, supervising in emergencies and coordinating care with providers to ensure quality patient outcomes.

You will perform a wide range of nursing tasks, including vital signs, assessments, specimen collection, wound care, and patient education. The role requires CPR certification and an active RN license, with a typical full-time daytime schedule.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing is required.
• One year of professional nursing experience in a clinic setting preferred.
• Possession of a valid State Registered Nurse license is required.
• Current CPR certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Obtain/record vital signs.
• Perform initial assessment on patient.
• Coordinate patient transfer to hospital and/or discharge.
• Give telephone orders.
• Accept telephone test results.
• Perform telephone triage.
• Call in provider approved prescription refills.
• Specimen collection including stool and urine midstream.
• Catheterize patient.
• Indwelling catheter urine collection.
• Obtain throat culture.
• Pregnancy testing.
• Administer urine dip.
• Obtain wound culture.
• Perform Snellen vision screening.
• Eye injury management.
• Administer optic/otic meds.
• Assist with lumbar punctures.
• Sputum collection.
• Occult blood testing.
• Assist with vaginal exam.
• Teach crutch/cane walking.
• Teach use of walker.
• Apply Velcro splint.
• Assist with plaster splint.
• Apply moist heat and/or cold packs.
• Administer enema.
• Remove fecal impaction.
• Administer oxygen.
• Teach respiratory hygiene.
• Administer chest physiotherapy.
• Perform oral suction and/or infant suction bulb.
• Wound care.
• Apply sterile dressing.
• Assist with circumcision.
• Perform umbilical care.
• Apply colloidal dressing.
• Open sterile tray.
• Apply topical medications.
• Administer rectal and/or vaginal medications.
• Give oral medications.
• Give sublingual medications to adults and/or pediatric patients.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical nursing

Vital signs monitoring

CPR certification

Education

RN licensure

Job description

CHRISTUS Health in Texas is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide professional nursing care in a clinic setting, supervising in emergencies and coordinating care with providers to ensure quality patient outcomes.

You will perform a wide range of nursing tasks, including vital signs, assessments, specimen collection, wound care, and patient education. The role requires CPR certification and an active RN license, with a typical full-time daytime schedule.