Clinic Nurse, PRN -temp

Overview:

New York Institute of Technology's six schools and colleges offer undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs in in-demand disciplines including computer science, data science, and cybersecurity; biology, health professions, and medicine; architecture and design; engineering; IT and digital technologies; management; and energy and sustainability. A nonprofit, independent, private, and nonsectarian institute of higher education founded in 1955, it welcomes nearly 8,000 students worldwide.

The university has campuses in New York City and Long Island, New York; Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Vancouver, British Columbia, as well as programs around the world. More than 112,000 alumni are part of an engaged network of physicians, architects, scientists, engineers, business leaders, digital artists, and healthcare professionals. Together, the university's community of doers, makers, healers, and innovators empowers graduates to change the world, solve 21st-century challenges, and reinvent the future.

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Responsibilities:

New York Institute of Technology's Jonesboro, Arkansas campus is seeking a temporary licensed nurse for their outpatient clinic in Jonesboro. Under the direction of the Clinic Director, the 'PRN' nurse provides direct patient care, working alongside our board-certified physician faculty, playing a vital role in the day-to-day operations of the clinic. This position would be to fill in when our fulltime nursing staff is scheduled or unexpectedly away from their duties. Responsibilities: include:

• Collecting medical histories and monitoring vital signs, documenting in the EMR
• Assisting physicians with minor in-office surgical procedures and physical examinations
• Performing routine screenings such as hearing, vision, ECG, etc.
• Administering medications, injections, immunizations and performing wound care or dressing changes
• Assessing patient needs via phone or in person; coordinating care with other specialist, facilitating follow up, responding to messages from physicians
• Adhering to infection control protocols and maintaining a clean, safe workplace and equipment
• Restocking rooms, routine autoclave cleaning of equipment

Qualifications:

LPN or RN degree.

Ability to manage high patient volumes in an efficient manner.

Strong interpersonal skills for patient, family and team communication.

Proficiency in technical nursing skills such as IV start, blood draws, dressings, manual vitals.

Other Information

New York Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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