RN Clinic, Kleinert Kutz Clinic, PRN

UofL Health - Louisville, KY

Louisville, KY

About the position

This position will function in a fast paced medical setting, specializing in one or more areas of medical care. The ideal candidate will demonstrate professionalism and excellent communication skills to foster and contribute to a collegial environment, with the primary focus of providing outstanding care to our patients and their families.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate an exceptional patient care experience by ensuring and assisting patient flow within the office, attending to needs of patients, their families and medical staff
• Prepare patient for physician visit: Obtain and document appropriate vital signs and health history information in Electronic Health Record (Allscripts). Assist patients with any paperwork necessary for the visit.
• Check vital signs, give injections (including immunizations), medication administration, breathing treatments, Pulmonary Function Testing, dressings, vision/hearing testing, suture removal, patient education and assisting physician with procedures.
• Distribute/educate regarding home spacers and nebulizers.
• Assist with follow up calls to families regarding visits/procedures.
• Specimen collection (including finger sticks/venipuncture), performing laboratory tests, documentation, recordkeeping, and reporting.
• Telephone and walk-in triage, patient documentation and follow up.
• Check and maintain Crash Cart chart, check and maintain Automated External Defibrillator on a rotational basis.
• Assist with preparing clinical schedule.
• Provide excellent, clear documentation in every area of the office. All documentation is done in the Electronic Health Record, either by entry or by scanning documents.
• Work closely with physicians to ensure patient and family needs are met in an expeditious manner.
• Assist in other areas of office as required.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited RN program
• Current RN license in the State of Kentucky
• BLS certification is required
• From 2 - 4 years' clinical experience
• Prefer experience in a physician office (or hospital) setting

Nice-to-haves

• Phlebotomy experience preferred
• Experience working with a pediatric population preferred
• Working experience with Microsoft Word, Excel preferred
• Electronic health record experience preferred
• Self-directed and motivated with the ability to multitask
• Strong organizational and communication skills required