Registered Nurse, Rheumatology, Days
Job description
Up to $5,000 Sign-On Bonus Eligible!
In this role, the Nurse Associate (RN) is responsible for coordinating diagnostic and therapeutic regimens for a specified group of patients, and maintains cohesiveness between clinical research, physicians, and patients. The Nurse Associate coordinates physician activities with referring physicians, nursing staff, hospital administration, ancillary services, support services, insurance companies and other departments/sections and agencies as needed, and assists the physician with a wide range of activities necessary to manage clinical research programs. In addition, the Nurse Associate functions as a liaison between physicians, patients, and families, assists physicians with bedside procedures, and provides patient care in the clinic with the physician as necessary.
Essential Job Functions:
- Conducts, responds to, follow up on, and triages patient phone calls to the physician as appropriate
- Assists physician in clinic or procedure area with patient examinations, diagnostic tests and/or
- therapeutic procedures. Continuously monitors vital signs of patients under conscious sedation throughout procedure
- Counsels patients concerning lifestyle modifications, medication regimens, side effects, and
- interactions using an appropriate psychosocial communication level
- Communicates to clinics coordinators follow-up appointments, ancillary and/or pre-operative testing and scheduling needed for patient
- Arranges patient admissions; coordinates ordering of tests/procedures with fellows, attendings, and other nursing staff
- Assists physicians in coordination of research programs by screening patients for acceptance into clinical research and outcome programs. Maintains office file notes, reviews charts, enters data for sectional demographic data base, assists in summarization and analysis of data
Required Qualifications:
- Must have experience working in a community health setting
- A Bachelor's degree in Nursing
- Must be an actively licensed Registered Nurse in the state of Illinois
- Must have a minimum of two years' experience working as an RN
Position Details:
- Job Type/FTE: Full Time (1.0 FTE)
- Shift: Days – 8 hour shift
- Unit/Department: Rheumatology
- CBA Code: NNU
Must comply with UCMC’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.
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