Staff Nurse

General Job Responsibilities as a Staff Nurse:> Ensures efficient and coordinated clinic flow by coordinating and planning clinic activities; communicates patient's needs; makes referrals; serves as a resource person of insurance information.> Delivers direct patient care; assesses patients physical, psychological and/or emotional needs; provides patient and family teaching; triages patients and informs physician of patient status; responds to phone messages from patients and informs physicians as needed; orders supplies; stocks and maintains patient's rooms; sterilizes instruments.> Administers medications as assigned; serves as a resource person for knowledge of medication uses, side effects, and dosage; checks for proper medication order; documents medications; obtains required consent forms to administer immunizations; notifies pharmacies of physician approved prescriptions; reviews drug samples to insure they have not exceeded patients of medication administration.> Performs any other related duties as may be assigned by his/her superior.> Area of assignment will be determined based on the experience and background of the field.A registered/licensed Nurse is a MUST in this position.Successful candidate/s will be assigned in our hospital, Southwestern University Medical Center.