Registered Nurse -Senior

Description
Provides direct nursing care to patients in a healthcare facility. Responsible for preparing equipment and aiding physician during treatment and examination of patients. May lead or mentor lower level team members.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates advanced skills in the delivery of physical examinations of patients, performing complex medical testing and providing physician interpretations of results, consulting with physicians and implementing treatment plan; administers medications and injections as needed.
• Ensures the clinic flow runs smoothly; works closely with assigned scheduler to ensure referrals, follow-up appointments, diagnostic tests are scheduled accordingly. 
• Triages patient calls and works closely with call center team members.
• Assists and arranges for hospital admissions as needed. 
• Follows-up on diagnostic tests, labs and ensures they are reported to the medical provider. 
• Refers patients as needed to appropriate specialist as ordered by physician, consults and collaborates with other members of the health care team, schedules follow-up appointments, weekly check appointments, and procedure appointments.
• Educates patients and family members. 
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Functions within the required nursing process as defined by the Texas Nurse Practice Act. 
• Supports the mission, vision and patient promise throughout all interactions. 
• Communicates effectively, written and verbally. 
• Analytical thinking this role requires analyzing information and using logic to coordinate work within schedule constraints and handle emergent requirements in a timely manner. 
• Participates as an integral part of the interdisciplinary healthcare team in providing the highest quality of care to the patient. 
• Meets all training and competency requirements.