Job Description
SUMMARY
This position is responsible for planning, directing, providing and documenting nursing care to patients of the Children’s Clinics.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
+ Adheres to approved standards of triage and nursing practice throughout the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation phases of the nursing process
+ Facilitates scheduling of patient appointments to ensure urgent patient needs are met; Assesses the severity and urgency of telephone calls and triages patient calls and develops a plan using the triage process and nursing assessment
+ Reviews the medical record and coordinates the acquisition of patient records, procedure reports, diagnostic test results, data base information, slides and any missing reports or information; Assesses and documents patient intake information and determines nursing actions required
+ Provides supervision/guidance to Medical Assistants to assure effective patient flow as nee...
This position is responsible for planning, directing, providing and documenting nursing care to patients of the Children’s Clinics.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
+ Adheres to approved standards of triage and nursing practice throughout the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation phases of the nursing process
+ Facilitates scheduling of patient appointments to ensure urgent patient needs are met; Assesses the severity and urgency of telephone calls and triages patient calls and develops a plan using the triage process and nursing assessment
+ Reviews the medical record and coordinates the acquisition of patient records, procedure reports, diagnostic test results, data base information, slides and any missing reports or information; Assesses and documents patient intake information and determines nursing actions required
+ Provides supervision/guidance to Medical Assistants to assure effective patient flow as nee...