Registered Nurse / RN / Outpatient Mental Health Clinic / Infectious Disease Control

Day Shift

Permanent Full-Time

Griffin, GA

****IMMEDIATE START****
Up to $64,000/year

About ATC Healthcare Services

Every single day, we recruit healthcare professionals for jobs in the medical facilities that need them. And we fill positions of all kinds. Daily positions, weekly positions and more, for nearly every type of healthcare professional. Nurses, Physicians, PTs and OTs, techs, assistants, you name it. ATC Healthcare has over 30 years of experience, and we are here to help you find the right position that will match your skills and career path.

Job Requirements

Registered Nurse / RN / Outpatient Mental Health Clinic / Infectious Disease Control

• Current State Specific REGISTERED NURSE / RN License
• Minimum of three years paid REGISTERED NURSE / RN work experience within relevant experience
• Must have reliable transportation to and from shifts
• Infectious disease control experience required
• Experience working with Adults with Mental Health diagnoses preferred
• Experience working in a clinic setting preferred

Job Description

• Responsible for the effective direction, management and operation of the infection prevention and control program including education of facility personnel. The responsibilities encompass compliance with CARF, Joint Commission (JC) standards, CMS, OSHA, and state regulations, outbreak investigation, and overall direction of the infection prevention and control program.
• Interacts with physicians, nurses, department managers, supervisors, and occupational health and other professional/non-professional staff members to provide resource information, resolve infection control problems
• Responsible for managing HIV testing program agency wide
• Train and support outpatient clinic LPN staff
• Train Client support workers on Medication administration
• Complies with ATC policies and procedures.
• Complies with client policies and procedures.
• Responsible for performing tasks that are within the scope of educational preparation, knowledge, and as permitted by the policies and procedures of ATC, local, state, and federal guidelines; and the policies of the client requesting the services.
• Maintains credentials needed to work as a nurse (RN or LNP/LVN).
• Maintains confidentiality as to patient protected health information in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH).
• Adheres to infection control policies and procedures; follows hand cleaning guidelines.
• Adheres to area safety, security and environmental controls.
• Provides patient care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner that considers ethnicity, cultural diversity and age appropriateness so that autonomy, patient rights and dignity are preserved.
• Communicates with patients, families, supervisors and other team members in an effective and courteous manner.
• Receives direction and assignments from physicians and supervisory personnel.
• Responsible for reporting on the condition of patient to the physician and supervisory personnel.
• Under supervision of a physician or nursing practice manager and following established procedures and precedents, assists physician in conducting patient examinations and providing routine treatments.
• Reviews patient chart information prior to patient visit to ensure lab and test information is available for physician review.
• Escorts patients to examination rooms, obtains vital signs and other patient data, and makes patient comfortable while waiting for physician.
• Completes patient history and physical examination forms.
• Assists physician during patient examinations by obtaining urine for testing, performing finger punctures for blood testing, conducting other patient-care procedures, and completing necessary forms with information provided by physician.
• Assists physician with difficult and/or sensitive components of examinations including pap smears and other exams.
• Prepares patient for EKG tests, conducts tests and records or mounts appropriate EKG strip for inclusion in the patient medical record.
• Ensures examination rooms are stocked with necessary supplies in order to ensure efficient examination of patients, and orders supplies as necessary.
• Obtains patient medical record charts, inserts appropriate notes, forms and test results, and forwards to appropriate party.
• Obtains specimens for testing, conducts select routine laboratory tests, reports and records results.
• Responds to routine patient inquiries and telephone calls and determines initial assessment and appropriate plan of care and relays information to physician.
• Performs routine patient procedures such as ear washes, obtaining throat cultures, preparing for and/or providing vaccines and injections.
• Maintains patient medical records, and orders tests and diagnostics in preparation for treatments and surgeries.
• Schedules appointments and referrals.
• Performs related clerical duties such as typing forms and notes, dictating, completing fee slips, coding and compiling patient chart information.
• Uses technology effectively, such as electronic charting and bar scanning.
• Able to wear personal protective equipment (e.g., face mask, goggles, latex/non-latex gloves) as needed.
• Ability to work effectively within role independently and with other team members.
• Ability to organize and complete work in a timely manner.
• Ability to read, write and effectively communicate in English.
• Makes abuse reports as directed by law and facility protocol.
• Reports incidents and accidents to client supervisors and ATC in a timely fashion.
• Performs other duties and tasks as assigned.

ATC Healthcare Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status or any other category protected by Federal, State or local law.