Rockford Gastroenterology Associates, Ltd.

Nurse

• Reviews patient’s history and documents to make an accurate assessment
• Completes nursing assessment, identifying, and documenting patient problems
• Assesses nursing home patient history
• Check insurance with scheduling/patient accounts to where procedure can be done
• Check medications and follow-ups per protocol
• Review and obtain Advance Directives
• Obtain copies of medical device cards
• Assigns a triage priority to patients concerns based on available information
• Initiates diagnostic and therapeutic measures as indicated by standing protocols
• Acts as a liaison with patients, family and health professionals
• Coordinates the needs of the patient with supporting departments
• Charts concisely, descriptively to indicate patients progress or lack of progress
• Manages prescription refills per protocol
• Follow direction on Recall system
• Calls for or looks up test results, notifies patients of results in timely manner
• Sets up lab appointments
• Provides appropriate patient education as necessary
• Follows protocols for disease process
• Follows up on resources for patient and disease processes
• Keeps physician informed
• Address patient phone inquiries – responds in timely manner
• Completes physicians’ orders per protocols
• Schedules testing at outside facilities
• Professional education – maintains knowledge base by attending mandatory and regular in-services
• Assists with patient referrals
• Demonstrates respect and understanding of confidentiality for patients, staff and others
• Other duties as assigned
• Demonstrates courteous and cooperative behavior in work setting; maintains good interpersonal relationships
• Actively participates in the Quality Assessment program
• Cooperates with other departments for coordinating patient care
• Precepts new employees
• Assists in implementing unit changes
• Adapts in changes in assignments and workload as necessitated by staffing changes and patient volumes
• Cooperates with Clinic Supervisor to assure adequate staffing
• Keeps Clinic Supervisor informed of personnel problems

Triage Nurse