Outpatient Nurse (RN)

100 Georgetown Hospital System; Highway (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Tidelands Health is seeking an Outpatient Nurse (RN) to join our team. This role involves providing nursing care in an outpatient setting with responsibility for procedures and patient education.

The position requires coordinating pre‑op workups, handling medications with physician authorization, and maintaining accurate documentation. Ideal candidates will have ADN, BSN preferred, and experience in a physician office environment.

Qualifications

• ADN required; BSN preferred.
• Experience in a physician office setting.
• Proficient PC skills and computer knowledge; phlebotomy skills.
• Excellent communication and ability to multitask.

Responsibilities

• Accompany patients to exam rooms, prepare for exams and document vital signs.
• Assist with office procedures and medications under physician's authorization.
• Retrieve lab and x-ray reports, call prescriptions and manage referrals.
• Coordinate pre-op workups and provide patient education.

Skills

Patient care

Customer service

Communication

Multitasking

Education

ADN

BSN preferred

Tools

PC skills

Phlebotomy

Job description

Employee Type: Regular Work Shift: Day - 8 hour shift (United States of America)

Join Team Tidelands and help people live better lives through better health!

Outpatient Nurse (RN)

Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day.

A Brief Overview

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, and 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‑Medium 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. A proud not‑for‑profit organization, we are the largest health care provider in our beautiful coastal region of South Carolina.

Enjoy year‑round access to the Myrtle Beach area’s warm, sunny climate and outstanding quality of life as you fulfill your professional dreams. Here, you’ll find a workplace culture built around a spirit of inclusion, teamwork, mutual respect and recognition for a job well‑done. Discover what it’s like to work for an organization that values who you are as much as we appreciate what you do.