Outpatient Nurse

Georgetown Hospital System; Country Club Estates (SC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Part time

Job summary

Outpatient Nurse (RN) position at Tidelands Health in South Carolina. The role delivers nursing care in an outpatient setting with focus on procedures, education, and safe medication administration under physician oversight.

Responsibilities include patient preparation, vital signs, lab/x-ray retrieval, triage, and coordination of pre-op workups. ADN is required, BSN preferred, with SC RN licensure and BLS certification. This PRN role emphasizes teamwork and adherence to OSHA standards.

Qualifications

• ADN required for RN licensure and practice.
• BSN preferred for improved scope of practice.
• Experience in a physician office setting is preferred.
• Strong customer service orientation and communication skills.
• Proficient PC skills and medical documentation experience.
• Phlebotomy skills and experience.

Responsibilities

• Accompany patients to exam rooms.
• Preparing patients for exams.
• Performing and documenting vital signs.
• Assisting with office procedures.
• Preparing and administering medications with physician’s authorization.
• Drawing blood.
• Provide patient education on policies, medications, disease management, home treatments and diets.
• Retrieval of lab and x-ray reports, calling in prescriptions, triage, referrals & authorizations, forms.
• Order supplies, stock rooms, clean rooms/instruments, dispose of biohazard waste per OSHA.
• Accurate, legal and ethical documentation and front office duties.
• Coordination of pre-op workup including patient education.
• Contact patients prior to procedure to review pre-op checklist.
• Draw up medications.
• Assist with patient preparation before/during/after outpatient procedures.
• Assist patient/family with post-procedure instructions.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Phlebotomy

PC skills

Multi-tasking

Customer service

Education

ADN

BSN preferred

Job description

Employee Type: PRN Work Shift: and help people live better lives through better health! Outpatient Nurse (RN) Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence?

The Outpatient Nurse (RN) is responsible for the provision of nursing care based on standards of care and professional nursing practice. The Outpatient Nurse is accountable for the outcomes of nursing care delivered in an outpatient setting that performs specialized procedures.

What you will do

• Accompany patients to exam rooms
• preparing patients for exams
• performing and documenting vital signs
• assisting with office procedures
• preparing and administering medications with physician’s authorization
• drawing blood
• Provide patient education with regards to office policies, medications, and management of disease, home treatments, and special diets.
• Retrieval of lab and x-ray reports, calling in prescriptions, telephone triage, obtaining referrals and authorizations, completing medical forms.
• Order medical and office supplies, stocking exam rooms, cleaning rooms, cleaning instruments, disposing of biohazard waste according to OSHA standards.
• Perform accurate, legal, and ethical documentation and other front office duties as assigned.
• Coordination of pre-op workup including patient education.
• Contact patients prior to procedure to review pre-op checklist and documenting communications.
• Draw up medications.
• Assist with patient preparation including patient assessment / monitoring before, during, and after an outpatient procedure.
• Assist patient / family with post-procedure instructions.

Education Qualifications

• ADN Required
• BSN Preferred
• Experience Qualifications
• General experience in a physician office setting Preferred
• Skills and Abilities
• Ability to work with patients, families, physicians and other health care providers with a high level of customer service orientation
• General proficient PC skills and computer knowledge
• Phlebotomy skills and experience
• Excellent communication skills and ability to multi-task

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse - South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Required
• Basic Life Support Certified - American Heart Association within 30 Days Required
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certified - American Heart Association Preferred
• Physical Demand Light Physical Demand

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a contract for employment nor a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Tidelands Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Tidelands Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).

Tidelands Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender, genetic information, familial status, or any other legally protected status.

At Tidelands Health, we are united by a single, shared mission: We help people live better lives through better health. It’s a commitment embodied in the extraordinary care we provide our patients and the award-winning workplace that welcomes our team every day.

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