Office RN

Lexington Medical Center; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus up to $10,000

Job summary

Lexington Medical Center in West Columbia, SC is seeking a registered nurse to provide professional nursing care, support physicians, and assist with procedures in a fast-paced outpatient/acute setting.

The role includes taking patient calls, coordinating scheduling, phlebotomy, injections, charting, and maintaining exam rooms, with day shift Monday through Friday.

Requires SC RN licensure, CPR certification, and a high school diploma or equivalent. Sign-on bonus available up to $10,000.

Qualifications

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of South Carolina.
• Current CPR certification.
• Basic first aid knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to patients in a professional and courteous manner.
• Assist with procedures, administer injections, perform phlebotomy, and call in prescriptions.
• Coordinate supply levels, pre-certify services, and assist physicians with patient care.
• Maintain exam rooms, manage scheduling, and handle medical records documentation.
• Triage telephone or in-person patient concerns and document interactions.

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

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Full Time
Day Shift
M-Th 8-5, F 8-1

Sign-On Bonus:up to $10,000

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bedteachinghospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcareand was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinctionstatus for excellence in nursing care. Consistently ranked as bestin the Columbia Metroarea by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Healthdelivers more than 4,000babies each year, performs more than 34,000surgeries annually and isthe region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first HeartCARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center.Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

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
    • FaxingCopying
    • 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
• Exam Room – Preparation & Maintenance
• Conducts Patient Interview
• Chaperone – Assists patients as needed
• Assisting/Performing minor procedures
• Triage (By telephone or in person)
• 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
• 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.
  

We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our benefit eligible employees and their families:

• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
• Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
• Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
• Adoption assistance
• LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
• Student loan forgiveness

Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Lexington Health to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Lexington Health strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. Lexington Health endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee’s desires and abilities and the hospital’s needs.