Primary Care Nurse job at ConsignMed in Milwaukee

ConsignMed is hiring Primary Care Nurse on Tue, 16 Oct 2012 06:06:00 GMT. ConsignMed, a Niche Clinical Staffing Company since 2003, and rated by Diversity Business as one of the fastest growing companies in the US is seeking a Primary Care Nurse. Primary Care Nurse Essential Duties & Responsibilities: To administer safe infusion therapy in the home while providing quality patient care. Work flexible scheduled hours: days + call Manage all aspects of patient care...

Primary Care Nurse

Location: Milwaukee Wisconsin

Description: ConsignMed is hiring Primary Care Nurse right now, this job will be placed in Wisconsin. For detail informations about this job opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. ConsignMed, a Niche Clinical Staffing Company since 2003, and rated by Diversity Business as one of the fastest growing companies in the US is seeking a Primary Care Nurse.

Primary Care Nurse

Es! sential Duties & Responsibilities:
To administer safe infusion therapy in the home while providing quality patient care.

Work flexible scheduled hours: days + call

Manage all aspects of patient care including:
Refill and reprogram intrathecal pumps

Assess patients in all aspects of care

Coordinate patient care with all departments

Perform other infusion therapy as needed

Understands and adheres to established company policies and procedures.

Makes initial visits, processes orders, notifies physician of patient needs and changes in condition. Initiates care, completes certification/recertification orders, and discharge summaries, if required.

Determines the amount and type of nursing needed by each individual patient.

Regularly re-evaluates needs of the patients.

Counsels with the patient and family/significant others on nursing, teaching and related needs.
Inserts intravenous cannulas; administers prescribed int! ravenous solutions, medications, and blood products; monitors and maintains infusion sites and systems; evaluates response to prescribed therapy.

Complies statistics as requested to quantify, qualify, and justify.

Informs the physician and personnel of changes in the condition and needs of the patient.

Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures.

Provides those services requiring substantial specialized nursing skills.

Refers to Physical Therapist, Speech Language Pathologist, Occupational Therapist, and Medical Social Worker, Nutritionist those patients requiring their specialized skills.

Prepares clinical records, care plans, progress notes for each patient visit and summaries of care conferences on his/her patients in a timely manner per company policy.

Participates in in-service programs and presents in-service programs.

Conducts patient care conferences on patients assign! ed to his/her care.

Attends all patient care conferences as scheduled.

Participates in peer review and performance improvement as assigned. Participates in review of clinical records as assigned.

Takes on-call duty nights, weekends, and holidays as assigned.

Perform other duties, special projects as assigned

Skills, Competencies and Experience Required:
Have strong written and verbal communication skills along with excellent customer service skills

Be a resourceful, proactive problem solver

Possess strong organizational and process skills

Demonstrate the ability to work well with all staff levels and with varied personalities

Strong clinical background.

2 years Med/Surgical experience required.

Have the ability to work well under pressure and continually multi-task

Preferred

ICU/ER and home care experience preferred.

Education, Certific! ations, Trainings Required:
Current licensure as a Registered N! urse and the ability to become licensed in another state if needed

CPR certification- active

Equipment Required:
Telemetry equipment

Intermediate computer skills with programs such as Microsoft Office Suite: Outlook, Word, Excel and Power Point
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If you were eligible to this job, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to ConsignMed.

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This job starts available on: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 06:06:00 GMT

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