RN Health Coach- Surg II

Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center; Findlay (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center in Findlay, Ohio seeks a registered nurse to provide nursing care and assist providers in patient health needs. The role emphasizes direct patient care, chart documentation, and education on diagnoses and test results.

The candidate will work within the BV Health System, following department procedures and collaborating with physicians to deliver high-quality care while adhering to safety and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Ohio RN license required
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
• Positive, service-oriented interpersonal and communication skills
• May require working at another BVMP Practice as needed
• Knowledge of office procedures and equipment
• Experience with throat cultures, hemocues, hemoccults, glucometer, urinalysis, urine pregnancy testing
• Ability to assess data reflecting patient status and provide age-appropriate care

Responsibilities

• Plans and develops interactions for health related services based on industry standards to ensure exceptional patient care
• Identify the unique physical and emotional needs of each patient
• Manages clinical patient data
• Assist Provider with patient care as required
• Follow directions from the provider and assist with chart documentation
• Educate patients about medical diagnoses and test results
• Demonstrate knowledge of regulatory agencies and compliance
• Collaborate with Providers regarding patient condition, orders, treatment plan, and anticipated needs
• Maintain appropriate educational experiences for skill level
• Follow department line of authority and communication protocols
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of job-specific policies and procedures

Education

RN licensure in Ohio

Tools

EMR experience

Medical terminology

Job description

PURPOSE OF THIS POSITION

To provider nursing care to patients and assist the provider in responding to the health needs of patients. Blanchard Valley Medical Practices is a division of Blanchard Valley Health System, which provides a total continuum of care to more than 100,000 households in an eight-county area. The Blanchard Valley Health System mission is to provide "Caring for a lifetime".

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Duty 1: Plans and develops interactions for health related services appropriate to skill level and based on current industry standards to ensure exceptional patient care.
• Duty 2: Is able to identify the unique physical and emotional needs of each patient
• Duty 3: Manages clinical patient data
• Duty 4: Assist Provider with patient care as required
• Duty 5: Able to know, understand and follow directions as given by the provider
• Duty 6: Assist provider with chart documentation
• Duty 7: Educate patients in regards to medical diagnosis/test results
• Duty 8: Demonstrates knowledge of appropriate regulatory agencies and is compliant
• Duty 9: Collaborates with Providers regarding patient condition, orders, treatment plan, and anticipated needs to ensure exceptional patient care.
• Duty 10: Demonstrates knowledge of department and management line of authority and follows proper line of communication.
• Duty 11: Maintains appropriate educational experiences for skill level.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Licensure by the Board of Registration in Nursing in the State of Ohio as an RN
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills and organizational skills required
• Positive, service-oriented, interpersonal communication skills required
• This position may not be inclusive to the BVMP Practice that you are assigned at the time of hire, which may require you to work at another BVMP Practice, as needed.
• Knowledge of office procedures and equipment
• Experience with throat cultures, hemocues, hemoccults, glucometer, urinalysis, urine pregnancy testing
• Positive service-oriented interpersonal and communication skills
• Individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served on his/her assigned unit/department. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient status. Must be able to interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to their age-specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the area's policies and procedures

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Familiarity with medical office practices.
• Typing and medical terminology experience.
• Electronic Medical Records (EMR) experience.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This position requires a full range of body motion with intermittent walking, lifting, bending, climbing, squatting, kneeling, twisting, sitting, and standing. The associate will be required to walk for up to two hours a day, stand for two hours a day and sit for four hours. The individual must be able to lift fifty pounds and reach work above the shoulders. The individual must have good eye-hand coordination and fine finger dexterity to operate machines. The individual must have excellent verbal communication skills to communicate with patients, physicians, and co-workers. The associate must have vision corrected and hearing in the normal range. This position is classified "at risk" for possible occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens (HBV, HIV, etc.)