Per Diem Registered Nurse (Per Diem Nurse, Non-Exempt), Student Health Center- Temporary

Job Summary:

Under direct supervision of a physician or similar practitioner or higher-level Registered Nurse and general direction of the Executive Director, the incumbent will act as a Registered Nurse I for the San Bernardino Student Health Center and may also work on the Palm Desert Campus as needed. The Per Diem Registered Nurse will also be responsible for active participation in health education activities, assign tasks to and review work of clinic support staff within their scope of work, and assists with development of policies, protocols and procedures. Additional duties can include participation in health center and campus wide committees when assigned.

Duties / Responsibilities

• Follows established triage protocols to provide triage and/or first aid for minor injuries to students, staff, faculty and campus visitors.
• Responsible for the daily schedule and balancing provider time based on patient acuity and utilization.
• With prior approval from individual providers, give students their normal lab results. If a student requests a result that is not within normal limits, schedule an appointment for the student with the rendering provider.
• Understanding orders, evaluate requests for HCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin) testing, including patient assessment, testing, pregnancy options, counseling, and appropriate referrals.
• Under the direction of a physician, assist with medication refill requests.
• Room patients and take vital signs and make appropriate entries on medical charts.
• Prepares patients for examination by a clinician and assists in the examination and treatment when appropriate.
• Follow-up on treatments as requested and interpret or explain treatments to patient.
• Applies heat or cold modalities, instructs patient in use of physical therapy appliances (crutches, canes, etc.)
• Performs vision and hearing screening tests.
• Performs electrocardiogram, ear irrigation and similar treatments.
• Assists in preparation of slides and cultures.
• Prepares requisitions for laboratory and x-ray work as ordered by a Physician.

Patient Education

• Provides ongoing Health Education for patients.
• Provides sexual health education, counseling and care, including administration of medication abortion services, including but not limited to, assisting with Family Planning/Contraception Immunizations/Injections/Medications.
• Administers medications by mouth or hypodermic injection as ordered by clinician.
• Assists in administration of all injections (MMR, Td, TB skin tests, etc.) on and off-site.
• Per provider request, contact patients to give information regarding referrals, prescriptions, recheck appointments.
• Effectively applies nursing knowledge and proper techniques in performing routine laboratory testing such as urinalysis, hemoglobin, glucose, and urine pregnancy tests. Prepares lab samples obtained by medical providers for pick up by the lab. Assists with medical examinations and procedures as requested by clinic medical providers.
• Under direct supervision, administer immunizations and medications.
• Provides educational counseling on a wide variety of health topics such as sexually transmitted infections, contraception, hypertension.
• Helps provider follow up on abnormal results
• Assists with orientation of new nursing staff members and student interns when assigned.
• Responsible for administering and reading tuberculosis (TB) skin tests. Orders lab work and/or chest X-rays according to TB protocols for individuals with a positive test result or a history of positive results. Schedules follow-up chest X-rays with a medical provider for those with positive readings.
• Ensures medications and supplies are stocked and checks expiration dates to ensure items on shelves have not expired.
• Ensures vaccine refrigerators’ temperature are regularly monitored and follows up on excursions.
• Sets up treatment trays for procedures and other patient care activities, assists the provider, and cleans up afterwards.
• Maintain keys as indicated for locking cabinets/doors/drawers.
• Participates in Health Center committees such as Quality Improvement, Emergency Preparedness, Infection Prevention, and Accreditation, Mock codes and other activities.
• Assists with development and update of nursing policies/procedures/standing orders.
• Participates in clinic and staff conferences and other presentations when appropriate.
• Participates in continuing education activities to keep current on pertinent topics as well as to complete ongoing licensure requirements.
• Participates in Student Health Center activities such as health fairs, immunization clinics, and student orientations when assi