Nursing Consultant (U) (0030)

The incumbent in this position provides nursing duties in the SIU School of Medicine Ambulatory Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology. The primary responsibility being to assist physicians, residents, and medical students in the performance of patient care activities. The incumbent's principle clinical assignment will be in the Division of Gastroenterology. This nurse may also assist in covering other specialties as needed.

Examples of Duties

Direct Patient Care 90% :

• Provides primary support for the division of Gastroenterology care providers.
• Counsels and coordinates care of Gastroenterology patients including Fibroscan and GI Procedures.
• Advocate patients on community resources including hanging flyers in our office for many public related health problems.
• Facilitate communication between patient / family and providers when needed.
• Help coordinate care of hospital follow-up patients
• Acts under the physicians and nurse practitioners' direction in providing nursing care to Gastroenterology patients.
• Follows standards of nursing practice in accordance with SIU's policies and procedures.
• Performs nursing assessments on patients in the clinic & on the phone : general, treatment specific, or problem-specific, depending on the need & appropriateness.
• Obtains vital signs and basic care data, prepares patients for examination, interviews patient and records medical histories and current acute problems.
• Performs patient teaching in regard to disease management, medications, device management, symptom management and proper follow-up.
• Triages phone calls for the physician.
• Administers medications by all routes.
• Performs EKGs, enters appropriate charges, and maintains necessary supplies.
• Performs venipuncture, if needed, for purposes of phlebotomy or IV infusions.
• Under direction of physician, orders medication refills & documents such in the electronic health record.
• Performs PICC line removal and PICC line dressing changes per departmental protocol.
• Works with other health care team members in the multi-disciplinary clinic including other physicians as requested. Maintains rapport with other school departments and ancillary services.

Indirect Patient Care 10% :

Qualifications

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity employer who provides equal employment and educational opportunities for all qualified persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, protected veteran status or marital status in accordance with local, state and federal law.

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