Job Responsibilities/Essential Functions • Utilizes the nursing process effectively (assessing the patient and situation, identifying the problem, planning, implementing, and evaluating care through the health care continuum). • Consistently demonstrates competent clinical skills. Coordinates and completes patient assessment and re-assessment to positively impact on quality outcomes. • Assesses barriers to learning and functional status of patient. Coordinates, evaluates, and completes patient/family teaching. • Consistently responds to patients/families in a courteous, positive, and timely manner. • Consistently respects the patients right to privacy and dignity. • Consistently respects the patients’ rights to confidentiality according to HIPAA guidelines. • Fosters a positive and pleasant environment, which promotes our shared PRIDE values. • Promotes better patient outcomes by reviewing open gaps of care and coordinating closure of care gaps. • Interacts directly with patients and team members, documents in Epic as appropriate. • Facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration• Responsible for in basket management. • Assists with pharmacy contact, medication ordering and renewal. • Reviews and appropriately disseminates labs based on acuity. Reviews and appropriately responds to patient messages, in collaboration with clinician(s). • Recognizes emergency situations and acts appropriately. Clarifies physician orders as indicated. • Maintains a safe environment for team members and patients/visitors: physical, psychological, and environmental. Utilizes the HRO safety principles. • Reports all injuries (patient or staff) using event reporting system. • Demonstrates knowledge of medication and vaccine administration according to policy, carries out physician orders in an accurate and timely manner. • Monitors effects of medications and reports adverse effects in a timely manner. • Demonstrates knowledge of policies and procedures, including but not limited to knowledge and skill of emergency equipment and procedures. • Identifies and reports all risk management issues in a timely manner. • Responsible for phone management of patients. • Triages phone calls utilizing critical thinking and assessment skills to evaluate the chief complaint and urgency of the problem. Triages phone calls to determine acuity to assist in scheduling appointments. • Provides comprehensive medical record documentation. Documents all communications and maintains patient confidentiality. • Participates in and/or organizes regular practice huddles, communicates effectively with team members and physicians; actively listens and seeks feedback. Collaborates with team members to solve problems and resolve conflicts. Functions as a resource/mentor and provides support to team members to resolve patient care and team concerns/issues. • Utilizes standard precautions including, appropriate isolation techniques. Consistently follows the Ambulatory Health Care National Patient Safety Goals. • Through the model of Shared Governance, collaborates with all members of the health care team with a focus on promoting evidence-based care within a healing culture for the patient population served and their families. • Demonstrates knowledge of documentation guidelines. Documents patient’s response to the ordered treatment protocol. Reports changes in a patient condition to the clinician immediately. Consistently collects and completes all required documentation. accuracy of order entry and transcription. • Maintains competency in use of all needed information systems. Able to communicate effectively verbally and electronically. • Pursues and participates in formal and independent learning activities to enhance knowledge, clinical competency, and professional development. • Monitors quality dashboards for assigned clinicians/practice. • Performs other duties per operational needs of the assigned clinical practice area and within the scope of RN license. • Supports the overall strategic goals of the clinical practice care area, AMG, the AHS hospital sites, Atlantic Visiting Nurse, and the system. • Exemplifies and fosters the AHS P.R.I.D.E. values in their clinical practice: Purpose, Respect, Innovation, Diversity, and Inclusion, and Extraordinary Caring. Education Requirements • High School Diploma/GED; graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required • Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred Experience Requirements • At least 2 years’ clinical practice, ambulatory practice preferred Certificates Required • American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) credential required Licenses Required • RN license, valid in the State of N.J. Other Desired Skills • Knowledge and command of electronic medical records systems. EPIC Ambulatory