Registered Nurse, Per Diem - Urology (Redwood City) - Full-time / Part-time
| Verified Pay check_circle | Provided by the employer$116.85 per hour |
|---|---|
| Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
| Location | Redwood City, CA Redwood City, California open_in_new |
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Verified Pay check_circleProvided by the employer$51.33
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$116.85
About this job
The Urology Clinic treats adults with a wide range urinary tract . These include common problems such as kidney and bladder stones, urinary tract infections, and urinary incontinence, and less common ones, such as obstructions of the urinary tract and painful bladder syndromes. In men, we provide treatment for benign conditions of the prostate gland, erectile dysfunction, and male infertility. Our team is also nationally known for expert repair of traumatic injuries to the genitals and urinary tract. Redwood Shores Urology Practice additionally provides pediatric urologic care.
•Utilizes the nursing process for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation to provide safe, therapeutic care
•Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary and nursing teams; carries out established nursing procedures and performs related duties as required
•Performs nursing care for patients with more complex needs with assistance and supervision
•Assists with the management of patient care administered by other members of the nursing team
Responsibilities
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of time
Essential Function (Yes/No)
Key Responsibilities
(To be completed by Supervisor)
40
Yes- Provides nursing care to all Urology patients.
- Provides emotional and psychological support to the urology patient and the family.
- Communicates by phone, fax, email, or mail.
- Fosters continuity of care within the healthcare system.
- Serves as a patient advocate within the health care system.
- Provides telephone teaching, triage, and advice.
- Documents all nursing actions taken in APEX
- Obtain insurance authorization for urology medications
- Respond to clinic emergencies (Code Blue, acute symptoms during clinic visit, etc.)
15
Yes- Pend all orders appropriately to providers (medications, refills, imaging, procedures, referrals, etc.)
- Develop patient education materials for the teams.
- Participates in the weekly RN and Procedure Team meeting.
- Represents the UCSF (University of California, San Francisco) Department of Urology in community activities.
40
Yes- Support Urology Procedures
- Cystoscopy
- Urodynamics
- RUG
- VCUG
- Botox instillations
- Stent removals
- Nephrostoomy tube removals
- Circumcisions
- Vasectomies
- Other procedures as needed
- Complete Nurse Visits
- PVR Checks
- Catheter changes (Foley, SPT, etc.)
- CIC Teaching
- Teaching
- Other nurse visits as needed
- Work with other service lines at Redwood Shores Specialty Clinic as needed to support clinical operations including but not limited to the following procedures:
- Allergy testing and immunotherapy
5
YesHas completed Apex training and Utilizes Electronic Health Record (APEX) for documentation within the scope of practice of an RN.
Open telephone encounters.
Open staff messages.
Demonstrate the ability to communicate with patients both by telephone, in person and in writing using MyChart in clear, easy to understand and grammatically correct language as an essential function of their job. This includes being able to write clinical instructions that may not be possible using APeX smart phrases and other technical shortcuts.
Copies CRM messages to the telephone encounter and follows-up with patient by telephone with more detailed documentation of patient problem(s)
Review and oversight of staff documentation within APeX
100%%
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Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Two years full-time RN experience in an adult pediatric ambulatory clinical setting, or Emergency Department (ED)
- Two years full-time RN experience in a pediatric ambulatory clinical setting, or Emergency Department (ED)
- Two years procedural experience with adults or pediatric patients in an ambulatory clinical setting, or Emergency Department (ED)
- Experience with Urologic procedures (i.e. cystoscopy, urodynamics, uroflow / PVR)
- Active licensure as a Registered Nurse as defined by the California Board of Registered Nursing
- Active CPR/BLS Certification
- Prior experience working on process/quality improvement projects
- Experience in multi-disciplinary setting
Knowledge and ability are essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the position; reecent experience in the use of electronic medical record documentation
- This position requires flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations and all service lines at Redwood Shores
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Five years pediatric and adult clinical procedural experience
Ten years of RN experience
Knowledge of UCSF and APEX
Proficiency in handling sterile equipment
Knowledge of sterile processing
Experience with PRP procedures
Ambulatory Care Nursing Certification (AMB-BC) or other applicable certification
License/Certifications:
- Active licensure as a Registered Nurse as defined by the California Board of Registered Nursing
- Active CPR/BLS Certification
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