Registered Nurse Float Clinic Job in Milwaukee, Wisconsin US
Registered Nurse Float Clinic
Job Description Imagine yourself... *Traveling to multiple different departments and clinics, which may include the Whitefish Bay, Grafton Medical Office, Northwest, and East Mequon Clinics* · Using the nursing process to provide ongoing care (assess, plan, intervention, and evaluation). Recognizing and responding to changes in a patient's status and need for care. Determining priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs. · Providing triage and consultation to patient, family, and/or significant others according to protocol and organization guidelines. · Preparing and rooming the patient for exam by obtaining vital signs and documenting/updating pertinent health information (i.e. chief complaint, allergies, medications). · Performing laboratory procedures (i.e. strep test, wound culture, specimen collection, etc.) using principles of aseptic technique and standard precautions / infection control guidelines. · Assisting the physician/provider with procedures and surgeries such as pelvic exams, allergy scratch testing, EMG, cautery, colposcopy, etc. · Administering medications, under physician/provider orders, including: immunizations, antibiotics, narcotic pain medications, vitamins, topical agents, insulin, blood thinners, and allergy antigens. Initiating, maintaining and discontinuing IV therapy; performing mixing of medications according to protocols. · Assessing and providing basic to complex patient education and counseling on the performance of tasks, skills, treatment and self-care integrating health promotion and preventive aspects of care. Following through with necessary procedure or test requests, prescription refills, new appointment times and referrals to other facilities or services. Referring questions to physician/provider and relaying information back to patient as directed. · Communicating with physicians and other members of the health care team. Documenting and communicating accurate and timely information regarding patient conditions. · Performing advanced clinical tasks or skills such as removal of sutures and staples, catheterization, audiograms, laboratory procedures (throat/nose culture, drug screen, phlebotomy ? butterfly, venous access, heel stick), spirometry, holter monitor application, casting, complex wound care, fetal heart tone monitoring, hickman/port-a-cath/PIC line, central line care, conscious sedation, anti-coagulation clinic operation, etc., with demonstrated competency and under clinical supervision. · Assisting in the development and implementation of staff orientation, competency and educational activities. · Acting as an expert clinical and department resource. May provide work direction to other staff and/or assist with patient care flow and the provision of services. · Organizing and preparing exam rooms, lab and work areas including: cleaning, stocking, ordering supplies, and maintaining equipment. · Completing routine maintenance and quality monitoring of clinic equipment using appropriate technique when cleaning, sterilizing and caring for instruments and other equipment. · Participating in patient centered initiatives, care management, performance and quality improvement activities. · Performing various patient positioning and transporting duties, which require lifting and pushing/pulling, while utilizing proper technique.