RN in Physician Practice: Patient Care & Coordination

Lehigh Valley Hospital, Inc.; Northampton Township, Northern (Bucks County, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lehigh Valley Health Network is seeking a Registered Nurse to prepare patients for examinations, administer medications and vaccines, and support wound care within the physician office setting. The role focuses on patient care and care coordination across the continuum with education on medications under a provider's direction.

The position emphasizes collaboration, clinical judgment, and adherence to policies while ensuring patient safety and education.

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited Nursing program.
• RN license in Pennsylvania.
• Experience with EMR, word processing, and Excel.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
• 1 year experience as a registered nurse preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates coordination of care across settings for a designated population ensuring labs, studies, and referrals are completed and results discussed with the patient.
• Performs patient care and procedures utilizing sound clinical judgment and approved policies/procedures/protocols/techniques, equipment, and supplies.
• Cleans and sterilizes instruments and equipment and maintains supplies.
• Assesses patient readiness to learn and ensures education materials are current and appropriate; evaluates effectiveness of patient education.
• Intervenes to prevent, minimize, or correct actual or potential patient risks based upon observation of physiological, behavioral, and environmental factors.
• Complies with monitoring and documentation of daily activities and expenditures as per standards set forth by accrediting bodies.
• Acts as a resource for patient and family members, listens effectively, and gives and receives constructive feedback.
• Participates in clinical meetings and other multi-disciplinary quality service improvement initiatives.
• Triages calls to appropriate level of care and provides healthcare advice/education using assessment skills, approved guidelines and protocols, and knowledge of self-care practices.

Skills

Nursing care

Patient education

Clinical assessment

Education

RN license (PA)

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (preferred)

Tools

EMR

Word processing

Excel

Job description

Lehigh Valley Health Network is seeking a Registered Nurse to prepare patients for examinations, administer medications and vaccines, and support wound care within the physician office setting. The role focuses on patient care and care coordination across the continuum with education on medications under a provider's direction.

The position emphasizes collaboration, clinical judgment, and adherence to policies while ensuring patient safety and education.