Description:
Position Title: Registered Nurse Health Service
Position Reports To: Program Supervisor and Medical Director
Duties and Tasks:
* Prepares patients for visits with providers by performing and recording vital signs including blood pressure, temperatures, pulse, weight, and other procedures as needed.
* Collect record and maintain patient information such as medical history, reports and examination results.
* Reviews patients' medical records for completeness and updates prior to patients' visit.
* Assists in routine medical examinations by preparing the patient, the equipment, and supplies and assisting the provider as needed.
* Assist in preparing routine diagnostic request forms.
* Occasional lifting of patients with assistance, reaching, handling, and fingering of instruments and caring of patient needs.
* Books patients for tests and appointments with outside facilities and/or specialist.
* Provides guidance to non-clinical staff regarding clinical issues (i.e. phone triage).
* Prescribe or administer treatment, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness to patients including children and infants.
* Refer patient to medical specialist or other practitioner when necessary.
* Understand and follow VIP's Mission Statement, Organizational Policies and Structure.
* Performs other job related duties as required or assigned.
* Supervision and support to the medical assistants.
* Responsible for meaningful use and PCMH requirements and staff training.
* Infectious Control training
* Lead support to the medical director in the continue quality assurance (CQI) monthly meetings.
* Produce CQI monthly report a quality measures to present to the board.
* Support the quality assurance director with review of patient charts and reports.
* Assist with the annual UDS report and assure all quality measures are being ?followed.
* Maintain logs; Refrigerate temperature logs, VFC orders and logs, consent forms.
Qualifications:
* Current NYS Registered Nurse
* Current Infection Control Certificate
* Current BCLS
* Minimum 2 years similar work, internship, or volunteer experience required
* Bilingual in Spanish
* Proficiency with computers technology
* Demonstrate interpersonal relationship skills
* Demonstrates written and verbal communication skills
* Ability to interact effectively with all populations served.
PM20
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