RN - Registered Nurse (40 Hours Weekly) - Pain Clinic

Education Qualifications:

• BSN or ADN degree from an accredited school or college of nursing.

About Essentia Health:

We are a top-rated employer offering work-life balance, long term career stability, opportunities for growth, and work you can be passionate about!  Our mission guides us every day: We are called to make a healthy difference in people’s lives. This calling resonates deeply for our caregivers and our colleagues working behind the scenes, who all bring high-quality, compassionate care to the patients we are privileged to serve.  We are like nowhere else:  https://vimeo.com/284233541

What You'll Do:

Is a professional practicing in a multi-faceted domain of specialty nursing that focuses on health care of individuals, families, groups, communities and entire populations. Provides care that occurs in specialty care outpatient facilities and during tele health nursing encounters that occur in medical offices. Have authority, accountability and responsibility for nursing practice; makes decisions; and takes action consistent with the obligation to promote health and to provide optimal care recognizing that health is a universal right. Interacts with patients in concert with other health professionals, skillfully uses the nursing process to assess primary concerns, identify problems, analyze and integrate subjective and objective data, decide on a plan of action, apply the appropriate intervention and evaluate the outcome. Key responsibilities include:

1. Room Preparation and Maintenance
    - Prepare and clean patient rooms before and after each visit. 
    - Restock rooms with necessary supplies to maintain readiness.
    - Regularly check for outdated supplies and medications, ensuring timely 
    disposal or replacement. 

2. Supply and Medication Management
    - Monitor inventory levels of medical supplies and medications. 
    - Order and restock supplies and medications as needed. 
    - Draw up medications according to provider instructions and clinic protocols. 

3. Staff and Student Precepting
    - Provide orientation and training to new staff and students. 
    - Offer ongoing mentorship to ensure skill development and adherence to 
    protocols. 

4. Chart Preparation and Management
    - Prepare charts for patient visits, ensuring all necessary information is 
    included. 
    - Obtain additional documentation or information during chart prep as 
    required. 

5. Authorization and Denials Support
    - Check prior authorization statuses related to departmental needs. 
    - Collaborate with the prior authorization team to resolve insurance denials. 
    - Work on obtaining additional information required for successful 
    authorization approvals. 

6. Administrative Duties
    - Scan, fax, and sort mail as needed.
    - Schedule and reschedule patient appointments efficiently. 
    - Manage in-basket tasks, including responding to messages and handling 
    paperwork.

7. Escalation and Delegation
    - Escalate appointment issues to the appropriate coordinator when needed. 
    - Delegate messages, paperwork, and tasks appropriately to team members. 

8. Additional Responsibilities
    - Perform other duties as assigned by management to support clinic 
    operations.  
    - Ensure timely and accurate completion of duties.

Employees scheduled 20+ hours weekly enjoy these benefits:
· Health Insurance and HSA or FSA accounts

· Dental and Vision insurances

· Supplemental insurances- critical illness, accident, & hospital indemnity

· Paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and basic life insurance

· Supplemental Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance

· Tuition Reimbursement

· PTO accrual and 7 paid holidays per year

· Paid parental leave after one year (24+ hours weekly required)

· Adoption assistance after one year (24+ hours weekly required)

· Bereavement & Jury Duty (all regularly scheduled employees)

All employees, including casual, enjoy these benefits:

· Take Charge (employee wellness program)

· Guidance Resources (free confidential counseling)

· Employee discount program

· 401(k) retirement account (traditional & Roth)

· 401(k) matching & discretionary contributions (subject to service requirements)