About This Role
This nursing post focuses on providing professional care to clinic patients under the direction of a physician, following established policies and procedures. The role involves promoting health, maintaining wellness, and managing illnesses for patients, particularly those who are acutely ill. It suits a nurse with experience in an OBGYN setting.
Responsibilities
- Create a caring and healing environment for patients and families
- Assess patients' general condition, particularly the acutely ill, and ensure needs are met
- Maintain confidentiality regarding the clinic, its patients, and employees
- Accurately document all patient observations, treatments, procedures, patient/family responses, medication dispensed or prescribed, and hospital data in the medical record
- Assist in lab tracking, pap smear follow-up auditing, and missing tickets (Non-US or DEXA)
- Promote wellness by providing patient education materials and communicating physicians' advice and instructions on self-care
- Coordinate patient care by triaging patient phone calls regarding urgency of appointments and scheduling hospital admissions
- Assist with patient inquiries/concerns regarding medical care, medication instructions, and prescription call-ins promptly, courteously, and efficiently
- Communicate with pharmacy when needed
- Timely and accurately maintain required reports, logs, and records
- Coordinate care with hospital, home health services, hospice, or other institutional settings per provider's order
- Obtain discharge summaries from the hospital and other facilities as needed for coordination of care
- Accurately complete office/hospital charge tickets or assist assigned coder
- Adhere to infection control/safety guidelines
- Administer medications according to Medication Administration policy
- Administer immunizations and injections after reviewing immunization records, potential allergic reactions, and identifying/reviewing side effects and treatments
- Perform venipunctures, capillary punctures, specimen collection/preparation/testing, and other lab functions as requested
- Communicate with and assist physicians, patients, and coworkers in a professional and courteous manner
- Perform clinical and non-clinical duties assigned by Supervisor
- Assist in other physician areas as assigned by Supervisor
- Report to work on a regular and consistent basis
- Demonstrate current competencies applicable to the job position
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of practical/vocational nursing program
- Minimum of two years' clinical experience, preferably in a hospital or office practice setting
- Current Georgia LPN or RN licensure
- Current BLS/CPR Certification
- Knowledge and demonstrated proficiency in performing clinical skills
- Knowledge of policies and procedures related to infection control, environmental safety, and patient confidentiality
- Knowledge of medical charge reporting/records
- Skill in appropriate assessment and assistance techniques
- Skill in appropriate use of universal precautions, safe workplace, and confidentiality methods
- Skill in health information management by appropriately charting patient data
- Skill in utilization of tact
- Skill in use of computer
- Ability to perform independently within department's policies and procedures
- Ability to exercise professionalism in dealing with all levels of personnel, patients, and patients' families
- Ability to communicate clearly
- Ability to work effectively as a team member with physicians and other staff
- Ability to respond to changing demands in a flexible manner
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) / Profit Sharing
Important Details
- Schedule: 40 hours per week
- Work location: In person
- Relocation: Required before starting work in Savannah, GA 31405
About the Company
Savannah OBGYN provides professional nursing care to clinic patients under the direction of physicians.
