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Aurora Health Care · 1 day ago

Registered Nurse - Internal Medicine

West Bend, WI

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$35/hr - $53/hr

Aurora Health Care is a healthcare provider seeking a Registered Nurse in Internal Medicine. The role involves providing ongoing patient care, performing clinical tasks, and collaborating with healthcare teams to ensure quality patient outcomes.

Health Care

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Uses the nursing process to provide ongoing care (assess, plan, intervention, and evaluation). Recognizes and responds to changes in a patient's status and need for care. Determines priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs

Provides triage and consultation to patient, family, and/or significant others according to protocol and organization guidelines. Communicates with physicians and other members of the health care team. Documents and communicates accurate and timely information regarding patient conditions

Prepares and rooms the patient for exam by obtaining vital signs and documenting/updating pertinent health information (i.e. chief complaint, allergies, medications)

Performs laboratory procedures (i.e. strep test, wound culture, specimen collection, etc.) using principles of aseptic technique and standard precautions / infection control guidelines. Assists the physician/provider with procedures and surgeries such as pelvic exams, allergy scratch testing, EMG, cautery, colposcopy, etc

Administers medications, under physician/provider orders, including immunizations, antibiotics, narcotic pain medications, vitamins, topical agents, insulin, blood thinners, and allergy antigens. Initiates, maintains and discontinues IV therapy; performs mixing of medications according to protocols

Assesses and provides basic to complex patient education and counseling on the performance of tasks, skills, treatment and self-care integrating health promotion and preventive aspects of care. Follows through with necessary procedure or test requests, prescription refills, new appointment times and referrals to other facilities or services. Refers questions to physician/provider and relays information back to patient as directed

Performs advanced clinical tasks or skills such as removal of sutures and staples, catheterization, audiograms, laboratory procedures (throat/nose culture, drug screen, phlebotomy - butterfly, venous access, heel stick), spirometry, Holter monitor application, casting, complex wound care, fetal heart tone monitoring, Hickman/port-a-cath/PIC line, central line care, conscious sedation, anti-coagulation clinic operation, etc., with demonstrated competency and under clinical supervision

Assists in the development and implementation of staff orientation, competency and educational activities. Acts as an expert clinical and department resource. May provide work direction to other staff and/or assist with patient care flow and the provision of services

Organizes and prepares exam rooms, lab and work areas including: cleaning, stocking, ordering supplies, and maintaining equipment

Completes routine maintenance and quality monitoring of clinic equipment using appropriate technique when cleaning, sterilizing and caring for instruments and other equipment

Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards

Qualification

Registered Nurse licenseBasic Life Support (BLS)Patient assessmentElectronic medical recordsCritical decision makingComputer proficiencyCommunicationOrganization skillsLeadership skills

Required

Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices

Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 6 months unless department leader has determined it is not required

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills; ability to develop rapport and maintain positive, professional relationships with a variety of patients, staff and physicians

Demonstrated ability to effectively make critical, independent decisions

Excellent organization, prioritization and problem solving skills

Demonstrated leadership skills including delegation, organization, prioritization and building team rapport

Proficient computer skills including keyboarding, navigation within a windows operating system, use of electronic mail and electronic medical records systems

Must sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, crawl, kneel, climb, and reach above shoulders throughout the workday

Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist

Must be able to lift up to 20 lbs over the head

Must be able to carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance

Must be able to push/pull with 30 lbs of force

Must be able to perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs with a second person present

Will be exposed to the following hazards on a frequent basis: mechanical, electrical, chemical, blood and body fluids

Must have functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch with ability to use fine-hand manipulation skills

Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job

Company

Aurora Health Care

At Aurora Health Care, helping people live well is what drives us – it’s our purpose and what we do every day.

Founded in 1984

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

10001+ employees

http://aurorahealthcare.org

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