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Registered Nurse (RN) - Express Care

Alice Peck Day Health System • Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States • 1d ago

Registered Nurse (RN) - Express Care

POSITION STANDARDS
- - Current Nursing license for the state of NH.
  - One year of previous experience in office, outpatient ambulatory or acute care setting strongly preferred.
  - Excellent communication skills desired with the ability to work collaboratively as member of multi-disciplinary team.
  - Demonstrates excellent customer service skills.
  - Current BCLS certification required within upon hire.
POSITION PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Anything listed here requires a pre-employment physical by Employee Health to determine if the employee is capable of meeting the requirements.
  - Physical Activity:
    - Sitting - 34% to 66%
      
      Standing - 67% to 100%
      
      Bending - 67% to 100%
      
      Squatting - 67% to 100%
      
      Crouching - 67% to 100%
      
      Kneeling - 34% to 66%
      
      Reaching - 67% to 100%
  - Upper Extremity:
    - Use of Upper Extremity - 67% to 100%
  - Push/Pull/Lift/Carry:
    - Initial push up to a maximum of 37 lbs - 1% to 33%
      
      Initial pull up to a maximum of 37 lbs - 1% to 33%
      
      Sustained push up to a maximum of 18 lbs - 1% to 33%
      
      Sustained pull up to a maximum of 18 lbs - 1% to 33%
      
      Lift up to a maximum of 35 lbs - 67% to 100%
      
      Carry up to a maximum of 35 lbs - 67% to 100%
PART TWO: FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
- Position Objective
  - The Express Care Registered Nurse provides patient care and operational support for patients in the Express Care unit which is a licensed Urgent Care. The Registered Nurse functions as an integral part of a multidisciplinary team and must be able to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities while demonstrating excellent communication skills.
- Performance Expectation
  - - Demonstrates competency to insert, remove, and provide care and maintenance of IV lines
    - Demonstrates competency in monitoring of IV therapies
    - Establishes relevant evidence-based and safe interventions and priorities when providing care, including administering of medications within the defined terms set by the organization.
    - Collects and documents data in express care records including but not limited to vital signs (blood pressure, pulse, respirations, temperature, oxygen saturation, height/weight and peak flows).
    - Collaborates effectively with patient, patient’s significant others, and members of the health care team to achieve optimal patient outcomes. Including communicating a patient status through verbal, electronic, and written means with other health care providers, and takes appropriate action for patient wellbeing.
    - Observes patient to recognize care needs. Implements care/interventions directly when needed (physical, social or emotional) or indirectly by collaboration with nursing team members, physicians or members of other health care disciplines.
    - Follows complaint base protocols and take orders directly from the providers.
    - Assist with patient transport.
    - Collect and process specimens according to Practice guidelines.
    - Assist and chaperone clinicians during examinations, procedures and treatments, if applicable
    - Perform and document clinical procedures per established policies, practice standards and guidelines.
    - Maintain the cleanliness and general appearance of work, examination, and treatment areas; clean, disinfect, sterilize, and maintain equipment and instruments following universal precautions, infection control, and hazardous waste removal practices.
    - Stock exam/treatment rooms, order equipment and supplies according to organization and practice guidelines, and maintain adequate quantities to meet practice demands; dispose of contaminated supplies and materials in the prescribed manner.
    - Performs routine (daily/ weekly/ monthly) cleaning and calibration checks for medical equipment.
    - Other duties assigned