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Role and Responsibilities
- RN staff nurse responsibilities and works in concert with staff to complete treatment in offices during clinic hours.
- Documents all phone messages and interaction with patients as needed, either via triage software or text note.
- Provide education and is a resource for staff nurses regarding new treatments being used by their MD or informs the Clinical Nurse Educator regarding new treatments.
- Coordinates care for patients needing home health, palliative or hospice care, and any treatment at an outside facility
- Completes paperwork for prescriptions, FMLA, disability and other forms as needed.
- Reviews upcoming schedules with MD and addresses unscheduled in EMR.
- Assists MD with reviewing patient test results.
- Maintains OCN certification
- Comply with the OSHA regulations
- Participate in the NWOH safety program
- Attend all mandatory trainings & complete quizzes as assigned.
- Report hazards
- Suggest controls
- Report occupational illnesses and injuries
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Frequently required to stand
- Frequently Required to walk
- occasionally required to sit
- Frequently required to use hands and fingers, bend, stoop, kneel
- continually required to talk or hear
- occasionally required to lift up to 25 pounds
- Specific vision abilities required for this job include: close vision, distance vision, peripheral, depth and ability to adjust or focus.
- exposure to fumes, airborne particles or toxic chemicals and hazardous materials.
- Frequent exposure to bloodborne and airborne pathogens or infectious materials
- protective clothing or equipment is required that include: gloves, closed-toe shoes, protective eyewear and gowns.
- the noise level in the work environment is moderate.
- perfume/cologne and scented lotions or make-up are not allowed in clinical space.
- dress-code required – see manager.
Additional Notes
Attends all mandatory meetings unless otherwise approved by manager. It is the employees’ responsibility to get notes from any missed staff meeting. Represents NWOH in a professional and positive way when interacting with peers, patients, and other professional ancillary services.
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