RN - Registered Nurse - LIFE Geisinger
Core
Provides primary nursing support to physicians and patients in a clinical setting, assisting in diagnosis, treatment, and patient education.
Role type
Registered Nurse (Clinic/Outpatient)
Builds
Patient care plans and diagnostic support for clinic patients
Domain
Healthcare / Clinical Medicine
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
IV insertion and management, medication administration, patient triage, medical history documentation, laboratory specimen collection, diagnostic equipment operation, infection control protocols
Preferred skills
Preceptor skills, clinic flow management, staff coordination
Technologies
Diagnostic equipment, electronic medical records (implied by documentation), laboratory systems
Responsibilities
Triage patient sick calls to facilitate appropriate treatment plans; Obtain and document patient medical history, chief complaint, and vital signs; Administer medications, IV push medications, and topical medications; Insert, monitor, regulate, and discontinue IVs; Collect and prepare laboratory specimens; Assist providers in procedures as directed; Monitor staffing levels based on clinic needs; Clean and sterilize instruments and procedure rooms to ensure asepsis.
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level (1 year preferred)