Overview

The outpatient RN works with the team to prepare and rcover patients for surgery, minor and GI procedures, works in the GI suite during procedures, provides discharge teashing and patient education, transporting patients as needed, IV insertions, performs infusions and monitors patients throughout procedures.

1. Uses the nursing process to assess, plan, and evaluate patient.

2. Provides nursing care with consideration of the age group served within the health care system.

3. Demonstrates appropriate safety and infection control measures.

4. Uses appropriate safety and infection control measures.

5. Teaches/directs/advises/informs others in an appropriate professional manner.

6. Reports/records information legibly and appropriately.

7. Maintain annual unit specific mandatory competencies prior to expiration.

8. Attends and completes required meetings, in-serivces and competency validation activities.

Responsibilities

Physical:

Able to access entire facility; lift and transport patients, supplies and equipment.  Demonstrates manual dexterity, hearing acuity and verbal acuity.  Displays ability to stand for long periods of time, walking, lifting, bending and stooping during the majority of the work day.  Has sufficient endurance to perform tasks over lengthy periods of time.Involves exposure to blood/body fluids, hazardous materials, and communicable diseases. Ensures a safe environment by optimizing safety at all times.

Additional:

Communicates efectively with a wide range of age groups, ethic, educational and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Works cooperatively with co-workers, volunteers, and other FirstHealth team members to provide optimal quality care.

Demonstrates physical assessment skills.

Displays effective organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize with accuracy
and speed.

Illustrates efficient computer skills within service provided.

Demonstrates effective problem solving and has
ability to develop critical thinking skills. Maintains clinical and professional competency levels required of age-specific
populations.

When not performing patient care,must be able to anticipate unit needs – including stocking supplies within
the unit.

Qualifications

The following qualifications are the minimum requirements necessary to perform the essential functions of this position:

Current North Carolina RN license or RN multi-state licensure privilege through the Nurse Licensure compact required.

*Department specific certification requirements are listed below and must be achieved within the first year of employment and maintained on an annual basis.
BLS, ACLS, PALS, NCI – Maintain certifications prior to renewaldate, unless under National Pandemic situation, then
certifications will be completed, as soon as available