RN - Ear, Nose and Throat Care (1.0 FTE, Days)
Description
Wage Range: $39.80 - $72.48 per hour
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EvergreenHealth’s Ear, Nose and Throat Care clinic is looking for an experienced RN to join our team.
Job Summary:
Ensures the direct nursing care of patients is conducted within established standards of care, hospital and unit policies, procedures, and guidelines. May assist in the developing of case management protocols.
Primary Duties:
1. Manages the clinic flow.
Primary Duties:
1. Manages the clinic flow.
2. Provides continuity of care between the clinic, hospital, ER, specialists, Home Health, Hospice and LTC facilities.
3. Triages patients in person and via phone
4. Assesses the comprehensive nursing needs and develops a nursing diagnosis
5. Participates with the providers to develop and implement the plan of care
6. Analyzes diagnostic / lab test results and relays that information to the providers
7. Coordinates critical results in a timely manner
8. Provides oversight of medical assistants to ensure patient care is provided within established guidelines and evaluates the outcomes of care.
9. May assist with the Medical Home pilot by attending collaborative meetings, preparing month end reports, and working toward case management of patients in conjunction with the nurse case manager.
10. Performs nursing visits within scope of practice and assists with developing group visits with manager and providers.
11. Provides education and training for medical assistants in collaboration with the manager and/or RN Quality Manager.
12. Balances workloads and adjusts staffing in various pods to adequately cover providers.
13. Provides safe, family centered nursing patient care and serves as a consultant to the patients and caregivers
14. Performs other duties as assigned.
REQUIRED for the position:
- 3 years of previous RN experience
- Bachelor’s in Nursing (BSN) required within 5 years of employment, if applicable
- Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Washington
- Currently certified in BLS through AHA
- Chronic care management and patient education skills
- Ability to manage a variety of concurrent programs and projects effectively while Utilizing time, equipment and supplies appropriately
DESIRED for the position:
- Previous lead and/or supervisory experience demonstrating effective, positive and constructive feedback skills
- Master’s degree in Nursing
Benefit Information:
Choices that care for you and your family
Choices that care for you and your family
At EvergreenHealth, we appreciate our employees’ commitment and contribution to our success. We are proud to offer a suite of quality benefits and resources that are comprehensive, flexible, and competitive to help our staff and their loved ones maintain and improve health and financial well-being.
- Medical, vision and dental insurance
- On-demand virtual health care
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Life and disability insurance
- Retirement plans 457(b) and 401(a) with employer contribution)
- Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate degrees
- Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
- Paid Time Off/Vacation
- Extended Illness Bank/Sick Leave
- Paid holidays
- Voluntary hospital indemnity insurance
- Voluntary identity theft protection
- Voluntary legal insurance
- Pay in lieu of benefits premium program
- Free parking
- Commuter benefits
- Cafeteria & Gift Shop Discount
EvergreenHealth is committed to providing the highest quality of care to our patients. The literature shows that having a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) contributes significantly to the quality of care. Toward that end, this position requires a BSN or a commitment to begin a BSN program within three years and obtain a BSN within five years of employment. Please note this BSN requirement does not apply to those with an RN license for twenty or more years or current EvergreenHealth RNs hired prior to April 1, 2014.