RN/LPN
The floor nurse position for Children’s Medical Center, is responsible for rooming patients, evaluating paitients, taking patient history, parent education, assiting physicians when necessary as well as maintaining medical supplies, stocking rooms and using sertilization equipment. This position includes but not limited to quality patient care, accurate medical chart documentation, maintaining OSHA and HIPAA compliance, maintaining equipment and environmental safety. Performs all other tasks assigned.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Places patients in exam rooms and takes health history
- Performs evaluations of child: Temp, weight, head circumference, BP and pulse
- Administers vaccines
- Administers antibiotic injections
- Administers O2 per mask or cannula
- Administers Albuterol or Vaponephrine nebulizer treatments
- Performs deep suction
- Performs ear irrigations
- Collects RSV, viral and flu cultures
- Performs bladder catherterizations and runs UAs in office
- Collects and runs throat cultures
- Collects specimen and tests for non-fasting lipid screen
- Collects specimen and run rapid flu tests
- Collects specimen and run rapid RSV tests
- Splints extremities and fingers with aluminum or plaster splints
- Administers OET (hearing test)
- Administers Tympanogram
- Administers visual acuity test
- Maintains current professional license and CPR certificate
- Offers high level of customer service to patients and families
- Assists other personnel in times of high volume
- Willingly participates in a team environment. Maintains positive working relationships with co-workers
- Works well independently and uses time wisely
- Maintains HIPAA compliance
- Arrives to work at scheduled time
- Attend staff meetings
- Performs all other tasks assigned by the Lead Nurse, Office Manager and Physicians
- Abides by all policies outlines in the Employee Handbook
Supervisory Responsibilities
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment and ability to multitask
- Exceptional skills in organizing worklias and work area
- Must be able to work well under pressure while maintaining quality of care and efficient patient flow
- This job requires extensive standing, walking, bending and lifting
- Must be able to use a computer
Education and Experience
- Current Registered Nurse License or Licensed Pratical Nurse License
- Must have current CPR certification