ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

*Duties may include, but not limited to all or some of the following.

Registered Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse

Patient Care

• Responsible for assisting the physician (s) in the care of patients to assure optimal medical care.

• Prepares patient for physical examination/surgery.

• Assists physician(s) in the physical examination/surgery of the patient.

• Takes patient histories.  Obtains and documents information relating to drug allergies in prominent place on the label located on the front of the chart and on the patient history form.

• Prepares patients for surgical procedures.

• Sets up surgical room for appropriate procedure (s)

• Assists physician (s) with surgical procedure (s)

• Obtains patient consent form/authorization before surgery.

• Responsible for patient education.  Hands out educational pamphlets, gives care instructions verbally.  Hands out postoperative instruction sheets and preoperative instruction sheets

• Answers patient questions on telephone and take written notes of conversation.

• Gives injections/local anesthesia per physician(s) instruction.

• Maintains clean, safe and well stocked examination rooms for patient care at all time.

• Keeps necessary logs documentation for patient recalls.

• Photographing and recording patient photographs

• Postoperative calls and liaison between physician (s) and patient

• Other duties, as deemed necessary.

   

  Lead/Administrative Duties:

• Allow 2-3 days per week as administrative days without patient care assignments.

• Review of all policies and SOP for compliance.

• Supply maintenance and order as needed. 

• Coverage for Supervisor (Trish) as needed.

• Meet with vendors to ensure up to date product/laser knowledge

• Schedule any in-services for office as needed.

• Competency reviews as needed

• All new processes to be reviewed with staff to ensure consistency and compliance

• Onboarding and training schedule for new hires

• Coverage of 5th and 6th floor rotation per week

• Oversight for Covid Testing

• Work as a liaison for all floors

• Biopsy/Infection logs

• MIPS oversight

• AAAHC

   

  General Duties

• Assist in general housekeeping duties including weekly scrub down of all patient examination rooms, etc.

• Preceptor to new nursing personnel, as needed.

• Sterilizes surgical instruments using appropriate method, e.g., steam, chemical, ultrasound, etc...

• Assist in scheduling patients for lab tests with outside diagnostic centers or hospitals.

• Charts in medical record as appropriate

• Calls in prescriptions per physician(s) instruction.

• Must attend all staff meetings and scheduled in-service programs.

• Regularly organize drugs.

• Regularly properly dispose of expired drug samples

• Orders medical/surgical supplies as necessary to maintain a well-stocked clinical area as instructed by supervisor.

• Always maintain a professional appearance

• Arrive at work, on time, as scheduled.

Powered by JazzHR