Registered Nurse @ Dermatology Office
Type: Perm
Submittal: Write-up, resume, clinical license
Interview: In-person
Location: 317 East 34th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10016
Pay: $45-47/hour
Schedule: Monday through Friday 8:00AM-5:00PM
Requirements:
- 5+ years of RN experience in dermatology setting
- Active New York RN License
- Graduation from RN program
- Current CPR & BLS Certification
Patient Care Responsibilities:
- Responsible for assisting the physicians in the care of patients to ensure optimal medical care
- Prepares patient for physical examination/surgery
- Assists physicians in the physical examination/surgery of the patient
- Takes patient histories, obtains and documents information relating to drug allergies on patient history form
- Prepares patients for surgical procedures
- Sets up surgical room for appropriate procedures
- Assists physicians with surgical procedures
- Obtains patient consent form/authorization before surgery
- Responsible for patient education – hands out educational pamphlets, gives care instructions verbally, hands out postoperative instruction sheets and perioperative instruction sheets
- Answers patient questions on telephone and takes written notes of conversation
- Gives injections/local anesthesia per physicians instructions
- Maintains clean, safe, and well stocked examination rooms for patient care at all times
- Keeps necessary logs documentation for patient recalls
- Photographing and recording patient photographs
- Postoperative calls and liaison between physicians and patients
- Other duties, as assigned
Administrative Responsibilities:
- Allow 2-3 days per week as administrative days without patient care assignments
- Review all policies and SOP for compliance
- Supply maintenance and order as needed
- Coverage for supervisor as needed
- Meet with vendors to ensure up-to-date product/laser knowledge
- Schedule any in-services for office as needed
- Competency reviews as needed
- Review all new processes with staff to ensure consistency and compliance
Handle onboarding and training schedule for new hires
Work as liaison for all dermatology floors within the practice, assist with coverage for other floors
Oversight for covid testing
Oversight for biopsy/infection logs
Oversight for MIPS
AAAHC
General Duties:
- Assist in general housekeeping duties including weekly scrub down of all patient examination rooms
- Preceptor to new nursing personnel, as needed
- Sterilizes surgical instruments using appropriate method (steam, chemical, ultrasound, etc.)
- Assist in scheduling patients for lab tests with outside diagnostic centers or hospitals
- Charts in medical record as appropriate
- Calls in prescriptions per physicians instruction
- Attends all staff meetings and scheduled in-service programs
- Regularly organizes drugs
- Regularly and properly disposes of expired drug samples
- Orders medical/surgical supplies as necessary to maintain a well-stocked clinical area as instructed by supervisor
- Always maintain a professional appearance
- Arrive to work on time, as scheduled
- May supervise other employees as needed
Benefits:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Paid Time Off
- Life Insurance
- 401(k)
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts
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