Registered Nurse (RN) Pain Management

Description

Registered Nurse (RN) Pain Management Clinic

PRN ( possibly 1-2 days per week)

Clinic Hours Monday-Friday 7am-5pm

No weekends/No Major Holidays

Your experience matters

Frye Regional Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Registered Nurse (RN) joining our team you are embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier . Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How you will contribute

A Registered Nurse (RN) who excels in this role:

• Accurately performs patient assessments and identifies patient needs
• Identifies and initiates appropriate nursing interventions
• Provides care appropriate to condition and age of the patient
• Performs timely and appropriate documentation relating to medical necessity in the medical record
• Responsible for completion and revision of the Interdisciplinary Care Plan for each patient
• Performs timely and accurate QI assessments

Required Skills
Requires critical thinking skills decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
Essential Functions
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Complete accurate documentation in patient records and charges.
Support clinic team to follow the performance expectations for reaching the key performance indicators (KPIs) for a sustainable program: market capture goals seeing four patients per hour reaching 30% procedure ratio and completing time out and chart audits to monitor quality of care.
Assist physician and APCs with patient treatments.
Offer support to patient and monitor patient throughout clinical/procedure visits.
Complete dressing changes suture and staple removal pump refills and pump reprogramming.
Effectively identify potential risk events and provide intervention to assess and mitigate risks.
Exhibit clinical judgement when making decisions and take immediate action in serious/emergency situations. Document situations and rationale for decision on appropriate forms report situation immediately to proper persons and evaluate the results of action taken.
Assess data reflective of the patient status and interpret the appropriate information to identify each patients care requirements relative to their age-specific needs.
Review and return clinical phone line messages regarding medication refills consulting physician and patient questions in a timely manner and appropriately document actions and follow up with staff and providers as required.
Demonstrate thorough knowledge of surgical procedures infection and isolation control procedures and aseptic technique.
Demonstrate an awareness of and understanding of the surgical patients needs for comfort positioning and safety and follow through to provide these needs.
Use good body mechanics in the performance of duties.
Utilize universal precautions when providing care and use supplies appropriately and avoids waste.
Correctly identify patient by name for any direct care procedures and/or treatment and check identification of patient by use of two patient identifiers. Always verify with the patient the procedural laterality when appropriate.
Actively participate in intradepartmental meetings and in-services and stay informed of changes within department.
Demonstrate knowledge of and adherence to department and management line of authority and communication.
Adhere to scheduling guidelines and expectations to reach pain management center patient per hour and referral management goals.
Consistently demonstrate flexibility in adapting to changes in workload and assignments. Regularly offer assistance to others in order to complete workload.
Display commitment to ongoing training and attend required educational programs.
Maintain an awareness of new regulations and legislation affecting the profession health care and current developments in the nursing field.
Demonstrate knowledge of standards that reflect professional and JCAHO guidelines for care and recognizes personal accountability for these guidelines.
Treat everyone as a customer.
Adhere to attendance policy.

Non-Essential Functions
1. Position serves both internal co-workers and external customers clients patients contractors and vendors.
2. Access to and/or works with sensitive and/or confidential information.
3. Exhibit a comprehensive understanding of healthcare regulatory and compliance (e.g. HIPAA). Skilled in the application of policies and procedures. Knowledge of Business Office Standards and Recommended Practices.
4. Perform other duties as assigned.

What we are looking for

Applicants should have a current state RN license.

Bachelors degree preferred but not required

Additional requirements include:

Basic Life Support certification is required within 30 days of hire.

ACLS and PALS are required within six months of hire.

Two years experience as a clinical nurse in a hospital environment preferred experience in critical care surgery or emergency department required

Frye Regional Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Frye Regional Medical Center is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.