Registered Nurse - Senior

Provides direct nursing care to patients in a healthcare facility. Responsible for preparing equipment and aiding physician during treatment and examination of patients. May lead or mentor lower level team members.

Responsibilities
- Demonstrates advanced skills in the delivery of physical examinations of patients, performing complex medical testing and providing physician interpretations of results, consulting with physicians and implementing treatment plan; administers medications and injections as needed.

- Ensures the clinic flow runs smoothly; works closely with assigned scheduler to ensure referrals, follow-up appointments, diagnostic tests are scheduled accordingly.

- Triages patient calls and works closely with call center team members.

- Assists and arranges for hospital admissions as needed.

- Follows-up on diagnostic tests, labs and ensures they are reported to the medical provider.

- Refers patients as needed to appropriate specialist as ordered by physician, consults and collaborates with other members of the health care team, schedules follow-up appointments, weekly check appointments, and procedure appointments.

- Educates patients and family members.

- Performs all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
- Functions within the required nursing process as defined by the Texas Nurse Practice Act.

- Supports the mission, vision and patient promise throughout all interactions.

- Communicates effectively, written and verbally.

- Analytical thinking – this role requires analyzing information and using logic to coordinate work within schedule constraints and handle emergent requirements in a timely manner.

- Participates as an integral part of the interdisciplinary healthcare team in providing the highest quality of care to the patient.

- Meets all training and competency requirements.
EDUCATION:
Associate's degree is required
PREFERRED:
Teaching experience, BSN, and Hospital/Outpatient experience highly preferred.