Registered Nurse - Heart Consultants
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Job summary
Nebraska Methodist Health System is seeking a Registered Nurse for the HealthWest location in Omaha. The role focuses on monitoring and documenting patient conditions, preparing patients for exams, and delivering education to patients and families.
You will work 8am–5pm, Monday–Friday, full time, with a strong emphasis on accurate reporting and collaborative care. Ideal candidates hold an accredited nursing degree, active RN license, and BLS/ACLS credentials.
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Current RN license with multi-state status or Nebraska/Iowa eligibility.
- BLS certification preferred at time of hire; ACLS certification required.
- Strong knowledge of medical terminology and clinical nursing practice.
Responsibilities
- Monitor, record, and report changes in patients' conditions.
- Prepare, assist, and instruct patients for examinations and treatments.
- Educate patients and families on health care topics as directed by providers.
- Perform phlebotomy and assist with lab work as needed.
- Manage patient flow, appointments, and documentation to ensure accurate records.
Skills
Education
Job description
At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.
Location: Methodist Physicians Clinic – HealthWest
Address: 16120 W Dodge Rd. – Omaha, NE
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, hours between 8am - 5pm, full time, offering at 32 or 40hrs/week
Registered Nurses (RNs) will monitor, record, and report changes in the conditions of the patients and be involved in every aspect of the patients' health. Precision and accuracy in maintaining detailed reports is important in relaying information to the doctors or to the patients. Will prepare, assist, and instruct patients for examinations and treatment and inform family members on health care education topics.
- Documents all lab, procedures, and appointments on tracking forms.
- Completes tracking forms and follows up on missed appointments and procedures.
- Assists Health Coaches by working patient lists and scheduling appointments as directed.
At the direction of the provider provides patient and family education to ensure adequate knowledge/awareness and recommends appropriate community resources as needed.
- Educates/instructs patients according to providers direction 98% of the time.
Performs telephone triage to determine patient needs by recording and reporting patient condition to provider and advising patient based on provider instructions.
- Receives and returns patient calls within 90 minutes based on medical priority 95% of the time.
- Accurately records and reports patient's condition according to department policy 98% of the time.
Maintains work areas to ensure healthy environmental conditions by cleaning and organizing equipment and rooms.
- Maintains clean and organized work area according to department/provider protocol 99% of the time.
Handles prescription renewals/inquiries to facilitate patient care. Discusses questions with provider and relays information to pharmacy.
- Handles prescription refills according to department/provider protocols 99% of the time.
Provides appropriate care specific to the age of the patient to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment as outlined in the “Age Specific Criteria”.
Prepares exam rooms and equipment to facilitate treatment and examination of patients by setting up instruments/equipment and stocking supplies.
- Prepares exam rooms and medical equipment according to provider protocol 95% of the time.
Prepares patient for provider exam by reviewing medical records, weighing patient, checking vital signs, performing medication reconciliation and obtaining information relevant to patient care.
- Prepares patient for exam by following provider protocol and company policies 95% of the time.
Assists providers to facilitate patient treatment by retrieving tests and medical records and obtaining lab work as directed.
- Obtains provider requested tests, records, and lab work 95% of the time.
Dispense medications at the direction of a provider to patients. Registered Nurse and Licensed Practical Nurse instruct patients and family members regarding education and treatment to ensure patients completely understand how to take the medication correctly.
Assists and/or performs phlebotomy with proper labeling and handling of specimens, accurately completes requisitions, and collects specimens according to standard procedures/protocols and performing and documenting quality control activities.
- Performs above procedure according to clinic policy and procedures 95% of the time.
Ensures accuracy of order entry and completes appropriate documentation without error at least 98% of the time.
- Answers calls according to protocol at least 98% of the time.
- Returns phone messages according to protocol at least 98% of the time.
- Provides test results according to protocol at least 98% of the time.
- Accurately completes pharmacy request 100% of the time.
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, hours between 8am - 5pm, full time, offering at 32 or 40hrs/week
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
- If the specialty is not listed, no prior experience is required:
- Experience Required: Heart Consultants: 2 years general nursing.
- Experience Preferred: Heart Consultants: 1 year Cardiology experience.
- Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) strongly preferred at time of hire, required within 3 months of hire.
- Current valid Registered Nurse (RN) License, valid compact multistate license to work in Nebraska or Iowa (work state), or a temporary permit while awaiting licensure required.
- Maintain current American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification required.
- Knowledge of medical terminology and procedures required.
- Knowledge of medicine including recognizing and diagnosed diseases, deformities, and other illnesses.
- Skill to effectively manage time and prioritize tasks.
- Skill to proficiently type information into the computer to capture or detail information quickly.
- Ability to provide caring patient care services when talking with patients and their family members.
- Ability to critically listen to questions from patients and information from providers to convey information effectively.
- Ability to anticipate, recognize, and resolve problems before they occur and avoid bigger problems in the future.
- Ability to problem solve during several daily activities which includes the ability to be flexible.
- Ability to learn and proficiently navigate through computer programs that contain patient information.
- Strong verbal communication skills for positive interaction with providers, staff and patients required.
- Able to follow written and verbal instructions/directions required.
- Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
- Climbing
- Crawling
- Kneeling
- Sitting
- Balancing
- Carrying
- Crouching
- Distinguish colors
- Keyboarding/typing
- Lifting
- Pulling/Pushing
- Repetitive Motions
- Stooping/bending
- Twisting
- Fingering/Touching
- Grasping
- Hearing
- Reaching
- Seeing/Visual
- Speaking/talking
- Standing (Floor Only)
- Walking (Floor Only)
- Sitting (Phone Only)
- Electrical Shock/Static
- Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
- Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, C at Scan, Gamma Knife, etc)
- Equipment/Machinery/Tools
- Explosives (pressurized gas)
- Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
- Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) Blood or Body Fluid (BBF)
- Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)
- Mechanical moving parts/vibrations
Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891, service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance, health education, outreach to our diverse communities and populations, and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.
Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affine Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by Federal, state or local law.
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