Job Description

Position Title

Nursing Associate - Urgent Care Clinics

Creekwood Family Care Grand Blvd Health Care KU MedWest Medical Pavilion

Position Summary / Career Interest:

The Ambulatory Nursing Associate is responsible for assuring efficient flow of patients through the health care setting by facilitating examination and treatment of patients in a culturally sensitive manner with exceptional customer service; contributes to patient care by preparing patient for visit performing limited procedures scheduling diagnostic test or consults maintaining patient records organizing clinic/exam rooms maintaining supply/equipment inventory and/or assisting physicians other medical staff nurses other interdisciplinary team members and support staff.
Seeking PRN candidates in the urgent primarily in the evenings and some weekends and holidays. Urgent care hours span 07 am - 9 pm on weekdays and weekends / holidays 8 am - 4pm.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Must be able to perform the professional clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• Accurately schedules radiology tests; obtains films and reports; prepares laboratory specimens according to policy.
• Assists physicians and/or nurses with special procedures and examinations as defined on competency checklist.
• Collaborates with members of the health care team in coordinating and implementing plans for patient care; may record elements of the patient history for clinical staff review.
• Ensures data collected for completed procedures is recorded on appropriate forms and in medical records
• Maintains medical records; ensures all required documentation is available in the medical record; distributes reports and correspondence; files photocopies and processes forms related to medical charts.
• Maintains orderliness and cleanliness of examination rooms; stocks assigned areas and ensures par levels of supplies are maintained; checks and completes required logs and equipment such as refrigerator logs eyewash logs emergency/crash carts suction and other required checks.
• Performs clerical duties such as greeting patients; registration; scheduling; pre-certification of tests procedures and medications; processing insurance forms; preparing financial records; answering phones; and entering ambulatory care charges.
• Performs simple procedures as directed by the nurse or physician and as defined on the competency checklist.
• Performs vital signs height weight and screening procedures and documents in medical record.
• Must be able to perform the professional clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Graduate
• Currently enrolled in an accredited School of Nursing to obtain a Bachelors of Science in Nursing; and has completed basic nursing skills class/lab with documentation of knowledge/competence of required basic skills. Verification of current enrollment in nursing program prior to hire.

Required Licensure and Certification

• Basic Life Support Heartsaver (BLS HS) (Non-Clinical) - American Heart Association (AHA) Must obtain within 14 days of hire.

Time Type:

Part time

Job Requisition ID:

R-45379

Important information for you to know as you apply:

• The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race color religion sex (including pregnancy gender identity and sexual orientation) national origin ancestry age disability veteran status genetic information or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity Equity & Inclusion .

• The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link .

• Employment with the health system is contingent upon among other things agreeing to the and signing the agreement to the DRP.

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IC

Job Tags

Part time, Relief, Weekend work, Afternoon shift, Weekday work

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