Registered Nurse (RN) (31598)

GI Alliance; Lafayette (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

GI Alliance in Lafayette, Louisiana, is seeking a Clinical Pod Nurse responsible for patient preparation, nursing tasks, and effective communication with healthcare providers. The role requires a valid state RN license and experience in managing patient care efficiently.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate skills in oral communication, time management, and the ability to work independently under pressure. This position is full-time and requires on-site work.

Qualifications

• Valid state RN license required.
• Knowledge of medical equipment and instruments used to administer patient care.
• Ability to manage high volumes of patients and prioritize tasks under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Prepare patients for physician encounters including auditing charts.
• Secure and evaluate medical health history of the patient.
• Administer medications according to organization policy.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Case management

Time management

Problem solving

Crisis intervention

Computerized health information management

Education

VALID STATE RN LICENSE

Job description

FLSA Status: FULL TIME-NON-EXEMPT

Work Location: ON SITE

Work State(s): LOUISIANA

Reports to: MICHELLE BROUSSARD, CLINICAL DIRECTOR

Job Summary: CLINICAL POD NURSE

Required Certifications/Licensure, Education, and Experience: VALID STATE RN LICENSE

Leadership Responsibilities: NONE

Essential Functions: NURSING

Physical Demands And Work Environment

• Physical demands: Full range of body motion, including manual and finger dexterity and eye‑hand coordination; extensive periods of standing and walking; bending, lifting, and carrying; extensive involvement with sick or stressed managers, providers, staff, patients, and their families.
• Sufficient strength and endurance to perform moderate physical activity including but not limited to handling average-weight objects up to 25 pounds, standing and/or walking for more than four hours per day, bending, and twisting.
• Physical dexterity and psychomotor skills to respond adequately and appropriately to routine and emergent patient care needs.
• Work environment: Combination of medical office and exam/procedure room setting. Well‑lit and well‑ventilated. Environmental hazards may be unpredictable, including exposure to communicable diseases and biohazards. Noise level is usually moderate.
• Works in a patient care setting where there is a potential exposure to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, electrical, fire, chemical, physical contact and equipment hazards.
• Works in close quartered and shared workspace.

Performance Requirements

Knowledge

• Knowledge of advanced practice of nursing including anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology and therapeutics, basic nutrition, behavioral factors, psychosocial/family systems, diagnostic testing, interpretation of results and clinical decision making, alternative treatment modalities.
• Knowledge of professional nursing theory, practices and regulations related to evaluating and providing patient care, and professional ethics related to the delivery of nursing care.
• Knowledge of medical equipment and instruments used to administer patient care.
• Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish/maintain a safe work environment.
• Knowledge of health promotion, health risk identification, and patient education principles and techniques.
• Knowledge of community, professional, and educational resources.

Skills

• Skill in oral and written communication including interviewing to gather medical histories; providing presentations, consultations, facilitation, and documentation, e.g., writing medical orders, patient education materials, and medical record updates. May require skill in using computerized health information management systems.
• Skill in case management, time management, problem solving, crisis intervention, multitasking, and other organizational matters.
• Skill in modifying methods and techniques of professional nursing to provide appropriate nursing care and in initiating appropriate emergency response and investigatory procedures.

Abilities

• Ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision on assigned tasks as well as accept direction and real time coaching on given task.
• Ability to manage high volumes of patients in a short span of time, while dealing with unpredictable issues.
• Personal flexibility to perform in an ever‑changing work environment with frequent interruptions.
• Ability to prioritize competing responsibilities while under pressure.
• Ability to communicate and interact effectively and professionally with patients, coworkers, and other practice customers.
• Prepare patients for physician or healthcare provider encounters including auditing charts in accordance with practice standards and policies.
• Secures and evaluates medical health and development history of the patient.
• Prepare rooms, obtain vital signs, records patient’s histories, sterilize instruments, prepare equipment or supplies and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.
• Prepares and administers medications according to organization policy and procedure.
• Conduct specified laboratory test including but not limited to phlebotomy and urine analysis.
• Perform patient follow‑up including notifying patients of laboratory results, scheduling referral appointments, maintaining charts and records, and responding to patient telephone calls.
• Maintain clinical competencies for clinical areas and provides patient care as needed.
• Scheduling and maintaining of patient appointments across a multitude of services.
• Maintains the medical record including confidentiality and documentation of all care provided in accordance with organization standards and HIPAA laws.