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Position Purpose:
Provide nursing care requiring specialized knowledge, judgement, and skill derived from the principles of biological, physical, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences.
Major Duties & Responsibilities:
- Maintain active and unrestricted Registered Nurse license and certification; complete all necessary continuing education to maintain licensing/certification
- Adherence to current HIPAA regulations and federal/state laws for patient protected health information (PHI) and/or medical record; adherence of all AHP policies/procedures as they pertain to patient PHI and the medical record; maintain strict confidentiality of all patient information
- Triage patients/families by telephone or in person according to medical priority
- Assess health status and provide health counseling and teaching using nursing knowledge and judgement
- Administer vaccines, medications, treatments, and regimens prescribed by the physician
- Perform laboratory tests, determinations, and cultures according to procedures prescribed by the manufacturers and the Laboratory Director
- Prepare and document prescription refills and medical equipment and services refills for the physician to approve
- Schedule tests, procedures, consultations, and clinical evaluations to be done by ancillary medical service facilities
- Accurately report and document all nursing advice given; all vaccines, medications and medication reconciliation, and treatments given; all laboratory tests, determinations, and culture performed; all tests, procedures, consultations, and clinical evaluations scheduled at ancillary medical service facilities in a timely manner
- Monitor assigned ADHD, asthma, and mental health patients; ensure that all appropriate follow-up, visits, labs, tests/imaging, consults, etc. are scheduled as needed and/or as ordered by the physician
- Participate in daily care team huddles to ensure appropriate and quality patient care
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives as needed
- Complete necessary training on topics including, but not limited to, care coordination, patient self-management, population management, and health literacy
- Attend monthly staff meetings and clinical department meetings
- Other nursing and non-nursing duties that may be identified from time to time
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