Clinic Registered Nurse -Infusion - JACC

Company: Providence Health & Services
Location: Lubbock
Posted on: August 5, 2022

Job Description:

Covenant Health is seeking a Full Time, Day Shift Clinic Registered Nurse for Infusion - JACC Department at Covenant Children's Hospital. Job Summary: Provides professional nursing care for clinic patients within the scope of regulations outlined in the Texas Nurse Practice Act. Essential Functions:

• Demonstrates the ability to transfer scientific knowledge from social, biological, and physical sciences in applying the nursing process.
• Demonstrates knowledge and competency in performing baseline nursing skills. Maintains clinical competencies according to clinic standards.
• Assesses patients according to physician guidelines, which includes but is not limited to vital signs, history/present illness, allergies, medications, and visual acuity on general physicals as requested.
• Accurately identifies and determines priority of the patient's needs/problems, anticipating emergencies and complications of pathology.
• Administers all medications and treatments according to system policy and physician guidelines.
• Oversees and assists with appointment scheduling, lab and x-ray scheduling, routing all test results to physician, and reporting results to patients.
• Provides patient education and instruction as directed by the physician to include but not limited to, judgments and decisions on phone calls, advising patients with physician guidelines, procedure preparation, and in-home care.
• Maintains and reviews patient charts, records, and other pertinent information.
• Maintains patient care area and work area in neat and organized manner. Assists in ordering of supplies, medications, stocking examination rooms, and adhering to JCAHO and other regulatory requirements. Is responsible for equipment preparation and maintenance review. Minimum Position Requeirements Education :
  • Must meet the criteria to sit for the NCLEX examination and become licensed in the State of Texas. Experience:
    • 1 year RN nursing experience. Licenses and Certifications:
      • Current licensure in Texas or an approved compact state as a Registered Nurse or proof of application for licensure, OR New Mexico R.N. license. Preferred Position Qualifications: Experience:
        • Wound Care Center: Medical Surgical, home health, or wound care experience.
        • Dr. Duriex: Joint Commission experience. Licenses and Certifications:
          • BLS Certification through the American Heart Association.
          • Wound Care Center: Wound Care Certification preferred. Covenant Health is celebrating over 100 years of serving Lubbock and our South Plains region. As the oldest and largest health system in Lubbock and the region, we currently employ over 5,200 people with a medical staff of over 600 physicians. For over 100 years, Covenant has been driven by a mission of providing a Christian ministry of healing and caring for the whole person - mind, body and spirit. Our vision and differentiator is we are the only faith-based, integrated health network in the West Texas/eastern New Mexico region dedicated to a Christian ministry of healing. As an expression of our mission, we believe we hold an important Covenant with our patients and try and treat every interaction as Sacred Encounters. Our ministry includes six hospitals with over 1,100 licensed beds: Covenant Medical Center - CMC Covenant Children's Covenant Specialty Covenant Plainview - PLV Covenant Levelland - LVL Trustpoint (joint venture: Rehab Hospital of Lubbock) Covenant Medical Group (CMG) Covenant Health Partners Hospice of Lubbock Covenant Health's total service area includes 25 counties that covers most of West Texas and eastern New Mexico. The service area covers approximately 750,000 people and approximately 35,000 square miles. Covenant provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Covenant complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Positions specified as "on call, per diem" refers to employment consisting of shifts scheduled on as "as needed basis" to fill in for staff vacancies. Company: Covenant Health Category: Clinic/Ambulatory Care Nursing Req ID: R357310

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