Nurse Clinician - Ambulatory General Surgery Part time Days

Company Description

At Northwestern Medicine, every patient interaction makes a difference in cultivating a positive workplace. This patient-first approach is what sets us apart as a leader in the healthcare industry. As an integral part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to join our quest for better health care, no matter where you work within the Northwestern Medicine system. We pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, our goal is to take care of our employees. Ready to join our quest for better?

Job Description

Part-time. 24 hours/week. Hybrid. The position includes 16 hours of in-person work per week (with 8 hours on Wednesdays required for clinic) and 8 hours of remote work.

Mondays - in-person or remote

Wednesdays - in-person clinic mandatory

Fridays - in-person or remote

The Division of Trauma/Critical Care Surgery is hiring a part-time ambulatory nurse for our elective general surgery practice (Purple Surgery). This hybrid role supports clinic and perioperative operations by managing the MyChart inbox, ordering imaging (including CT scans), coordinating pre-certifications, screening and scheduling patients, ensuring completion of labs and pre-operative work, retrieving outside imaging, preparing provider schedules, and assisting with Wednesday clinic visits (rooming patients and obtaining vital signs). The position includes 16 hours of in-person work per week (with 8 hours on Wednesdays required for clinic) and 8 hours of remote work.

Preferred candidates will have prior surgical experience, including familiarity with surgical clearance processes, imaging requirements, surgical disease and post-operative care, post-operative follow-up coordination, and the ability to communicate effectively with insurance providers regarding authorizations and coverage. 

The Nurse Clinician will work in a multidisciplinary environment which will require exceptional interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with patients, physicians, clinical and administrative units.  This position will utilize nursing skills to perform patient assessments via phone or in person and implement nursing interventions; as such the ability to use appropriate judgment, independent thinking and creativity when resolving patient care issues.  Also responsible for initiating & organizing patient education for the population this unit serves.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain a safe and clean work environment.  Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations.  Report deficiencies to supervisor immediately.  Assist in rectifying deficiencies as requested.   Assume responsibility for and supervision of the appropriate care of medical equipment.
• Provide pre-attending care for patients.  For each patient, perform a comprehensive assessment of the chief complaint and patient needs utilizing the nursing process. Based on findings, seek solutions and offer opinions to physicians and other health care providers.  Document all nursing assessments in the patient’s medical record.  Ensure that all documentation is clear, complete and legible.  Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.  Understand and uphold the protocols and procedures for release of patient/medical information.
• Perform routine nursing duties and demonstrate clinical competency.  Independently perform routine nursing duties including phlebotomy, medication administration, measurement of vital signs, preparation of lab specimens, etc.  Demonstrate clinical competency when performing complex specialty-related procedures, including conscious sedation, chemotherapy administration, inseminations, filling and adjustment of implantable pain pumps and excision and drainage of wounds. 
• Interpret and define abnormalities detected in tests and procedures, then take appropriate remedial action.  Document all interventions in the patient medical record as appropriate.  Ensure that all documentation is clear, complete and legible.
• Communicate and collaborate with other departments.  Communicate and collaborate with other clinical and administrative departments in order to coordinate appropriate patient care, as needed.  Communicate with outside agencies or facilities as appropriate.
• Triage and prioritize incoming telephone calls.  Triage and prioritize incoming telephone calls using clinical assessment skills and service standards.  Document all assessments the patient medical record as appropriate.  Ensure that all documentation is clear, complete and legible.
• Manage urgent/emergent medical situations a