Lillington, NC30+ days ago
Gives direct nursing care to assigned patients in conformance with nursing techniques and procedures as stated in Policy and Procedure Manual; Carries out patient’s plan of care within health center policy, procedures, and legal limitations; Carries out proper procedure for basic life support, fire, disaster, and infection control; Actively participates in cost containment by conserving supplies and equipment and initiating patient charges; Attends required meetings and participates in in-services and continuing education programs to keep current of trends in nursing care; Participates in monitoring and evaluating the quality of nursing care provided; Implements the outlined plan of care, consistently, effectively to maintain the patient at the highest achievable level of health; Works in collaboration with patients’ providers to share information relevant to the patient’s changing plan of care, questions, and seeks clarification of unclear providers orders; Adheres to and enforces health center and nursing policies and procedures relating to the safety of patients and employees; Recognizes life-threatening situations and responds appropriately; Adheres to the delegated criteria of Laboratory, X-ray and Medical Acts policy and procedures; Participates in performance and training of OSHA Infection Control and Safety and adheres to the policies and procedures; Performs other necessary duties as required to meet the goal of providing primary health care services. Performs proficiency testing on laboratory equipment as required by the Medical and Lab Directors; Works with patients and clinic healthcare team regarding test availability, collection of specimens, cost effectiveness of tests, etc.