Registered Nurse - FLEX

Position Summary:

Offers of employment at Provider Network Services (PNS) are for a primary work location (typically one medical practice). Employees will work at that location the majority of time. However, all PNS staff function as one larger team when needed. In order to ensure patients, receive consistent care with little disruption, employees are required and must be positively willing to “float” to assist at any PNS location as a condition of accepting employment with PNS. This may include any support function and across any case load including work assignments at other offices that may not be the normal primary work location. When “floating” occurs, staff may request reimbursement for mileage expense for travel that otherwise would not have occurred to and from the primary location. Additionally, it is understood that staff may float to secondary work locations where they are not familiar with staff, physician preferences and the physical work location. Thus, an orientation to the secondary location will occur and staff reserve the authority to professionally, temporarily and without recourse decline a task for which they feel they are not adequately trained or competent to perform safely, until such time a staff member can conduct competency training and education.The Registered Nurse-PNS (RN) will be responsible for the care and treatment of patients in a medical office setting as directed by a physician.

The RN will ensure that quality care is provided to all patients and is responsible for maintaining confidential records of vital statistics and other pertinent data. The RN will notify patients of diagnostic test results, ensure that clients receive appropriate follow-up care, and educates patients to assure understanding of physicians orders effectively. The RN will perform duties including but not limited to; Rooming patients in a timely manner, recording nursing notes, vital signs, weight, etc., and coordinating care within the office team.

All organizational staff, including this position, are specifically required as a condition of continued employment to make advance preparations for their families and pets in the event of weather emergencies such as Hurricanes and flooding threats. Any staff member can be determined as essential staff required to report to the main facility during these events. In many cases this means reporting and sleeping at the facility before, during and after a weather emergency. By signing this job description, the staff member accepts this responsibility of readiness to report to work during any designated emergency staffing situation. CMC staff members operate as one team meeting the healthcare needs of our communities, thus this position will on occasion complete other duties as assigned beyond those designated in this primary job description which may include “float” coverage at an alternate facility, department or assignment.

Education:

• Associates degree in Nursing (ADN) required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum of two years’ current experience in nursing practice required.
• Experience with Electronic Medical Record System preferred.

Licensure/Certification/Registration:

• Current RN licensure in the state of South Carolina required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.

Special Skills:

• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with nursing colleagues, physicians, and department heads required.
• Exemplary core customer service skills strongly required.
• Knowledge of nursing theory and practice required.
• Strong organizational skills required.
• Strong PC skills required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required.
• Ability to remain calm and professional in situations required.

Working Conditions:

• Occasional exposure to difficult patients.
• Potential exposure to blood-borne and airborne pathogens.
• Stress level high due to multiple demands frequently occurring simultaneously.
• Prolonged standing and walking required.

Physical Requirements:

Medium - While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently (activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) required to stand, sit, and walk; occasionally (activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) to use hands, fingers; and frequently to talk or hear. The employee must exert 20 to 35 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 15 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Ability to hear to process instructions and safety code and alarms required. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job and will be assessed by post offer Employee Health fit-for-duty review.