Registered Nurse - Family Medicine

Job Summary

The staff nurse uses the nursing process to provide patient care consistent with acceptable standards of the profession and Community Medicine with a minimum amount of Faxton - St. Luke's Healthcare supervision. Provides direct and indirect care in an office setting. Promotes high quality of care that reflects initiative, flexibility and responsibility. Determines priorities of care based on patient’s physical and psychosocial needs, as well as factors influencing patient flow through the system. Communicates with the Community Medicine providers about any changes in a patient’s status.

Core Job Responsibilities

• Able to perform assessment data collection on all patients utilizing tool / forms in EMR.
• Demonstrates ability to adequately assess and reassess pain. Educates the patient and family regarding pain management.
• Demonstrates skills necessary to provide age appropriate care to patients in the community setting.
• Consistently documents procedures completed in the EMR, to include medications administered and follow-up assessments.
• Delivers medication utilizing the five (5) rights and observes patient for desired untoward effects.
• Maintains current knowledge of medications and their correct administration.
• Demonstrates knowledge of EKG or cardiac tracing.
• Establishes priorities of patient care based on needs and office resources.
• Demonstrates the ability to assist providers with procedures and perform services requiring technical and manual skills.

Education/Experience Requirements

Required:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or nursing program.

Licensure/Certification Requirements

Required:

• Current New York State Professional Nursing Registration.
• BLS Certification.

Key skills/competency

• Registered Nurse
• Family Medicine
• Patient Care
• Nursing Process
• EMR Documentation
• Medication Administration
• EKG/Cardiac Tracing
• Patient Assessment
• Pain Management
• Age-Appropriate Care