Registered Nurse, Ambulatory, Full Time - 9am-5pm, Internal Medicine, Union

Job description

Job Responsibilities/Essential Functions - Utilizes the nursing process effectively (assessing the patient and situation, identifying the problem, planning, implementing, and evaluating care through the health care continuum). - Consistently demonstrates competent clinical skills. Coordinates and completes patient assessment and re-assessment to positively impact on quality outcomes. - Assesses barriers to learning and functional status of patient. Coordinates, evaluates, and completes patient/family teaching. - Consistently responds to patients/families in a courteous, positive, and timely manner. - Consistently respects the patients right to privacy and dignity. - Consistently respects the patients’ rights to confidentiality according to HIPAA guidelines. - Fosters a positive and pleasant environment, which promotes our shared PRIDE values. - Promotes better patient outcomes by reviewing open gaps of care and coordinating closure of care gaps. - Interacts directly with patients and team members, documents in Epic as appropriate. - Facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration• Responsible for in basket management. - Assists with pharmacy contact, medication ordering and renewal. - Reviews and appropriately disseminates labs based on acuity. Reviews and appropriately responds to patient messages, in collaboration with clinician(s). - Recognizes emergency situations and acts appropriately. Clarifies physician orders as indicated. - Maintains a safe environment for team members and patients/visitors: physical, psychological, and environmental. Utilizes the HRO safety principles. - Reports all injuries (patient or staff) using event reporting system. - Demonstrates knowledge of medication and vaccine administration according to policy, carries out physician orders in an accurate and timely manner. - Monitors effects of medications and reports adverse effects in a timely manner. - Demonstrates knowledge of policies and procedures, including but not limited to knowledge and skill of emergency equipment and procedures. - Identifies and reports all risk management issues in a timely manner. - Responsible for phone management of patients. - Triages phone calls utilizing critical thinking and assessment skills to evaluate the chief complaint and urgency of the problem. Triages phone calls to determine acuity to assist in scheduling appointments. - Provides comprehensive medical record documentation. Documents all communications and maintains patient confidentiality. - Participates in and/or organizes regular practice huddles, communicates effectively with team members and physicians; actively listens and seeks feedback. Collaborates with team members to solve problems and resolve conflicts. Functions as a resource/mentor and provides support to team members to resolve patient care and team concerns/issues. - Utilizes standard precautions including, appropriate isolation techniques. Consistently follows the Ambulatory Health Care National Patient Safety Goals. - Through the model of Shared Governance, collaborates with all members of the health care team with a focus on promoting evidence-based care within a healing culture for the patient population served and their families. - Demonstrates knowledge of documentation guidelines. Documents patient’s response to the ordered treatment protocol. Reports changes in a patient condition to the clinician immediately. Consistently collects and completes all required documentation. accuracy of order entry and transcription. - Maintains competency in use of all needed information systems. Able to communicate effectively verbally and electronically. - Pursues and participates in formal and independent learning activities to enhance knowledge, clinical competency, and professional development. - Monitors quality dashboards for assigned clinicians/practice. - Performs other duties per operational needs of the assigned clinical practice area and within the scope of RN license. - Supports the overall strategic goals of the clinical practice care area, AMG, the AHS hospital sites, Atlantic Visiting Nurse, and the system. - Exemplifies and fosters the AHS P.R.I.D.E. values in their clinical practice: Purpose, Respect, Innovation, Diversity, and Inclusion, and Extraordinary Caring. Education Requirements - High School Diploma/GED; graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required - Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred Experience Requirements - At least 2 years’ clinical practice, ambulatory practice preferred Certificates Required - American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) credential required Licenses Required - RN license, valid in the State of N.J. Other Desired Skills - Knowledge and command of electronic medical records systems. EPIC Ambulatory preferred. - Effective communication skills: Listens well, speaks, and writes clearly and concisely. - Competent in managing the day-to-day operations in a clinical practice. - Model behaviors in accordance with AMG/AHS mission, vision, and PRIDE values. - Demonstrates and facilitates inter-professional, cross-departmental, and cross-system, collaboration.