$25,000 Sign On Bonus for Qualified Registered Nurses!
Position Details: Full Time Day (40 hrs/wk), Guthrie Medical Group - Endocrinology Clinic, Sayre, PA
Position Summary:
Assists professional staff by performing duties in caring for patients as directed by Provider, manager, or designee. Functions as an effective team member in accordance with Guthrie’s values and service standards. This position is an integral part of the Endocrinology department serving as a main point of contact for all clinical issues. This nurse will be a clinical team lead responsible for monitoring and implementing nursing workflows, coordination of patients, triaging emergency calls and patient education. This position will be responsible for collaborating with the department director daily on establishing and meeting performance metrics.
Education, License & Cert: Knowledge of procedures and techniques involved in administering simple medical treatments and related patient care. Maintains current CPR and other certificates as required RN with current license in State where employment is located.
Experience: Prefer at least 5 years RN experience and 3 years specific to Endocrinology. Leadership experience also preferred with direct responsibility to others.
Essential Functions:
1. Directs patient to exam room and prepares patient for exam or treatment. Obtain and record vital signs and other appropriate information such as height, weight, drug allergies, current medications and presenting problem. Reconcile medication list and document on chart as requested.
2. Screen, communicate and respond to patient needs. Triage for emergency calls using approved protocols, ensuring documentation of the phone call meets standards.
3. Anticipate needs of the patient and practitioner during exam.
4. Attends physician during exam and treatment when requested as appropriate for RN licensure.
5. Administers prescribed injections/medications and records them on patient’s chart. Knowledge of all medicines, side effects, treatment of and the clinical practice of the department. Administers IV’s for all ages of patient clientele when requested.
6. Manage patient flow to ensure adequate time for patient care and family education
7. Routes patient after exam to proper area for ancillary testing or follow‐up appointments, ie. blood work, x‐rays, and enter lab testing as requested.
8. Answers telephone and performs other clerical functions as necessary to include monitoring blood sugars that are called in. Appropriately route to provider when needed.
9. Attends to exam rooms, including assurance that proper supplies are on hand. Ordering of supplies
10. Monitoring and management of workflows to ensure all medication refills are completed appropriately
11. Write or call RX’s after obtaining provider authorization for all department providers as needed. Document as written in patient’s chart.
12. E‐mail, Fax or call in any insurance referrals. Follow up phone call with referral number to specialist if requested.
13. Provide education according to evidence‐based guidelines, interactively and collaboratively with the patient, family and care team.
14. Assists in smooth departmental operation by filling in for other LPN’s, clinical assistants, MOA’s and RN’s as requested.
15. Provide follow up information for the patient indicated to ensure compliance with recommendations, medication, lab/ xray, etc.
16. Develop care initiatives to asses and coordinate diabetes care management including counseling, assistance with monitoring chronic and serious medical conditions.
17. Partner with practice director ensuring all patient needs are met, performance standards are maintained, and appropriate staffing levels assigned per day.
18. Must train and maintain proficiency in the use of computer equipment and other computer program training as requested.
Other Duties: Other duties as assigned as appropriate for RN licensure.
ABOUT US
Joining the Guthrie team allows you to become a part of a tradition of excellence in health care. In all areas and at all levels of Guthrie, you’ll find staff members who have committed themselves to serving the community.
The Guthrie Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer that welcomes and encourages diversity in the workplace.
The Guthrie Clinic is a non-profit, integrated, practicing physician-led organization in the Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania. Our multi-specialty group practice of more than 500 physicians and 302 advanced practice providers offers 47 specialties through a regional office network providing primary and specialty care in 22 communities. Guthrie Medical Education Programs include General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Anesthesiology and Orthopedic Surgery Residency, as well as Cardiovascular, Gastroenterology and Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship programs. Guthrie is also a clinical campus for the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 403(b)
- 403(b) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Experience:
- Endocrinology RN: 3 years (Required)
- RN: 5 years (Required)
Work Location: In person