Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg
Nuvance Health
Norwalk, CT

Medical Office RN Primary Care- Norwalk, CT

* $5,000 - Sign-On Bonus for Full-time externals, pro-rated for Part-time* Medical Office RN Primary Care - Norwalk, CT 40 hours per week, 8 hour shifts Monday - Friday between 7:45am-5:30pm. Summary: To assist the physician or physician assistant in providing primary medical care to the patients of the Office Practice. Responsibilities: 1. Prepares materials, supplies, equipment and the patient to assist the physician or the physician assistant with the patient's medical exam. 2. Obtains the patients history and basic medical data such as vital signs, temperature, height and weight, vision and chief complaint. 3. Provides direct patient care, such as ear irrigation, vaccinations and medications, wound care and suture removal. 4. Collects, prepares and analyzes patient specimens as directed by the physician or physician assistant. 5. Instructs the patient and family on how to perform physician recommended preventive care, take prescribed medication, prepare for tests, monitor treatment progress and note symptom changes. 6. Contacts the patient by telephone to provide requested follow-up, advise them of test results or relay a physician's instructions. 7. Performs organizational responsibilities to achieve the Practices' and WCMG missions through a process of total quality improvement. 8. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position. 9. Performs other duties as assigned. Other information: Required: Five years job-related experience preferred. One year supervisory experience required. Medical knowledge and terminology. Computer skills/data entry (including Microsft Word, Excel and Outlook). Knowledge of insurance contracts and requirements. Clinical and business office functions, including direct patient care. Verbal and written English proficiency. Minimum Experience: three years Desired: Associates Degree preferred. Previous medical office experience preferred. Location: Norwalk-40 Cross St Work Type: Full-Time Standard Hours: 40.00 FTE: 1.000000 Work Schedule: Day 8 Work Shift: 745am-530pm Org Unit: 1596 Department: NW PC Norwalk West Exempt: No Grade: S11 Salary Range: $32.6400 - $65.0148 hourly, based on years of experience. This location comes with a geographic premium. Working conditions: Essential: * Some manual skills / motor coord & finger dexterity * Little or no potential for occupational risk * Sedentary/light effort. May exert up to 10 lbs. force * Generally pleasant working conditions. EOE, including disability/vets. Nuvance Health has a network of convenient hospital and outpatient locations - Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut, and Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York - plus multiple primary and specialty care physician practices locations, including The Heart Center, a leading provider of cardiology care. Non-acute care is offered through various affiliates, We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact Human Resources at 203-739-7330 (for reasonable accommodation requests only). Please provide all information requested to assure that you are considered for current or future opportunities.