Office Nurse RN - Full Time - Days - Full-time / Part-time

Req Id    81544 
Department    WHITESBORO MEDICAL OFFICE 
Shift   Days
Shift Hours Worked    8.00 
FTE    1.066667 
Work Schedule    HOURLY NU 8 HR COMM MED 
Employee Status    A1 - Full-Time 
Union  Non-Union

The staff nurse uses the nursing process to provide patient care consistent with acceptable standards of the profession and Community Medicine with a minimum amount of Faxton - St. Luke's Healthcare supervision.  Provides direct and indirect care in an office setting.  Promotes high quality of care that reflects initiative, flexibility and responsibility.  Determines priorities of care based on patient’s physical and psychosocial needs, as well as factors influencing patient flow through the system.  Communicates with the Community Medicine providers about any changes in a patient’s status

• Able to perform assessment data collection on all patients utilizing tool / forms in EMR
• Demonstrates ability to adequately assess and reassess pain.  Educates the patient and family regarding pain management.
• Demonstrates skills necessary to provide age appropriate care to patients in the community setting.
• Consistently documents procedures completed in the EMR, to include medications administered and follow-up assessments
• Delivers medication utilizing the five (5) rights and observes patient for desired untoward effects.
• Maintains current knowledge of medications and their correct administration
• Demonstrates knowledge of EKG or cardiac tracing
• Establishes priorities of patient care based on needs and office resources
• Demonstrates the ability to assist providers with procedures and perform services requiring technical and manual skills

Required:  Meets unit specific requirements

Required:  BLS Certification

Required:  Current New York State Professional Nursing Registration

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.