Overview

Registered Nurse, Parkway Cardiology Associates

Full Time, 80 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shift

About Us

Covenant Medical Group employs or manages healthcare clinics of almost every medical specialty – from primary care and walk-in clinics to cardiology, neurology, and more! Our clinics span East Tennessee and the Cumberland Plateau so that medical care is close to home – ensuring you get the right care at the right time and place. We’re a proud member of Covenant Health!

Position Summary:

Provides professional nursing care within an outpatient clinic setting.

Responsibilities

+ Adheres to established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program and safety standards.

+ Cooperates with other personnel to achieve department objectives and maintain good employee relations, interdepartmental objectives and infection control policies.

+ Prepares patients for scheduled procedures and assists in patient assessment. Accurately records history and performs basic triage procedures per policy.

+ Retrieves initial basic condition of patients, creates nursing history and reports to appropriate practitioner.

+ Demonstrates sensitivity to patient's comfort and privacy by using the AIDET fundamentals of communication.

+ Assists providers with examinations, procedures and other processes related to direct patient care.

+ Maintains a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients/families during their visit.

+ Monitors and ensures accuracy of recording on patient medical records. Maintains all required reports, records, statistics, etc.

+ Ensures an adequate stock of supplies and well-maintained equipment.

+ Inspects area daily for compliance with policies, procedures, regulations and standards and takes corrective action when violations occur.

+ Schedules all outside patient appointments per physician order and relays accurately to patients.

+ Take calls from hospitals/nursing homes and relays appropriate information to practitioner in a timely manner.

+ Assure test results are received and relayed to the patient in a timely manner.

+ Completes medical orientation checklist.

+ Initiates appropriate patient education.

+ Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members.

+ Implements care appropriate to diagnosis and per physician order.

+ Problem solves and coordinates clinic patient care with physician supervision.

+ Demonstrates competence in performing skills to include appropriate delivery of care according to the age-specific needs of the population served.

+ Maintain professional growth and development through seminars, workshops and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest trends in field of expertise.

+ Collaborate with the patient, physician and other care team members as part of a team based approach to overall patient care.

+ Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.

Minimum Experience:

Prefer at least one (1) year of professional nursing experience.Minimum of 1 year of experience strongly preferred.Cardiac and EKG interpretation experience preferred. Proficient in IV insertion and management preferred.

Licensure Requirement:

Must have a valid Tennessee RN license. CPR and OSHA training annually.

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Job Title RN CLINIC I

ID 4224239

Facility Covenant Medical Management

Department Name Parkway Cardiology Associates