RN Sleep Wellness Center- RN 40 hrs / wk, 1st shift

PURPOSE OF THIS POSITION

To provider nursing care to patients and assist the provider in responding to the health needs of patients.

Blanchard Valley Medical Practices is a division of Blanchard Valley Health System, which provides a total continuum of care to more than 100,000 households in an eight-county area. The Blanchard Valley Health System mission is to provide "Caring for a lifetime."

JOB DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

• Duty 1 : Plans and develops interactions for health related services appropriate to skill level and based on current industry standards to ensure exceptional patient care.
• Duty 2 : Is able to identify the unique physical and emotional needs of each patient
• Duty 3 : Manages clinical patient data
• Duty 4 : Assist Provider with patient care as required
• Duty 5 : Able to know, understand and follow directions as given by the provider
• Duty 6 : Assist provider with chart documentation
• Duty 7 : Educate patients in regards to medical diagnosis / test results
• Duty 8 : Demonstrates knowledge of appropriate regulatory agencies and is compliant
• Duty 9 : Collaborates with Providers regarding patient condition, orders, treatment plan, and anticipated needs to ensure exceptional patient care.
• Duty 10 : Demonstrates knowledge of department and management line of authority and follows proper line of communication.
• Duty 11 : Maintains appropriate educational experiences for skill level.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This position requires a full range of body motion with intermittent walking, lifting, bending, climbing, squatting, kneeling, twisting, sitting, and standing. The associate will be required to walk for up to two hours a day, stand for two hours a day and sit for four hours. The individual must be able to lift fifty pounds and reach work above the shoulders. The individual must have good eye-hand coordination and fine finger dexterity to operate machines. The individual must have excellent verbal communication skills to communicate with patients, physicians, and co-workers. The associate must have vision corrected and hearing in the normal range.

This position is classified at risk for possible occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens (HBV, HIV, etc.)