Job Description
Become a Youth Medicine Nurse at a cutting-edge community-based health center. Great benefits, fast-paced environment, great schedule! Join the People's Team!
Summary: Provides general nursing care to patients in a health care facility by performing the following duties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist with daily preparation of exam rooms by securing supplies and equipment, ensuring all items are secured at the close of each day’s operation.
- Explain procedures and treatments to patients to gain cooperation, understanding, and allay apprehension.
- Administer prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with scope of practice.
- Prepare equipment and aid Physician during treatment and examination of patients.
- Maintain awareness of comfort and safety needs of patients.
- Observe patients, record significant conditions and reactions, and notify supervisor or Physician of patient's condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents.
- Take temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and other vital signs to detect deviations from normal and assess the condition of patients.
- Respond to life-saving situations based upon nursing standards, policies, procedures, and protocol.
Education and/or Experience:
Accredited college or university nursing program degree with an unencumbered license in Missouri.
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