Registered Nurse (RN)- OBGYN Clinic- Biltmore Campus

JOB SUMMARY: 

The primary purpose of this position is to work collaboratively as an active member of the interdisciplinary team to provide patient-centered care across the continuum. Care is delivered by telephone and in-person clinical care. In this role, the goals include providing an excellent patient experience, high-quality outcomes, and improved productivity for the team.  

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Participate in daily huddles with patient care team(s) 

• Participates in phone triage for family medicine patients across the continuum 

• Utilizes evidence-based protocols for symptom-based management 

• Provides evidence-based patient education 

• Schedules appointments  

• Review and triage medication refills requests in accordance with protocols 

• Provide assistance with prior authorization of medications and durable medical equipment as needed 

• In coordination with a provider, assesses, interprets, and communicates lab results 

• Identify opportunities for nurse led visits, such as annual wellness visits, new patient intakes, and acute visits 

• Support coordination of team-based care with CNAs, CMAs, LPNs, and other RNs within the clinic(s)  

• Collaborate with consulting providers, behavioral health, nutrition, and pharmacists 

• Provide panel management support to identify quality care gaps and participate in outreach as needed 

• Participate in the ongoing design and implementation of nurse-led protocols and co-visits as needed 

• Identify and perform pre-visit planning for a variety of visit types 

• Assist with management of urgent and emergent patient care situations 

• Performs phlebotomy, clia waived lab tests, processes specimens, and starts IVs as needed 

• Participate in annual competency training of clinical staff 

• Float between clinics as needed to meet the needs of the department 

• Serve as a preceptor for new clinical staff 

• Provide care management support such as transitions of care calls and hospital follow-ups within the clinic as needed 

• Participates in process improvement of new and existing workflows  

• Actively embraces and supports divisional and organizational initiatives 

• Supports pop-up vaccine and testing community events 

This role description is a general description of the essential job functions.  It is not intended to describe all the duties the Registered Nurse may perform. 

KEY COMPETENCIES: 

• Communication Skills  

Effectively and respectably communicate with other individuals, whether it be a colleague, patient, or patient’s family member and appropriately enumerate information in a manner easily understood by all parties. We do this to foster a culture of understanding between all parties, especially in complex and