Physician Practice Nurse - Dept of Psychiatry - Interventional Psychiatry

Description

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Summary:

The Physician Practice Nurse will provide excellent customer service to internal and external customers while assisting with Esketamine and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation administration, monitoring, and documentation. Providesprofessional assistance to physicians, clinical staff, administrative staff, and management. Participates in quality improvement efforts and operation support, assists with the development of departmental and programstandards, and assists with incoming calls.

Work Schedule:

Monday through Friday, 8 hours per shift between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m. This position is an on-site position.

Responsibilities:

* Greeting and assisting all patients

* Obtaining and documenting vital signs

* Assisting with TMS procedure and documentation

* Assisting with Esketamine treatment and documentation

* Collect and document depression and anxiety screening scales

* Reviewing and responding to emails and inbaskets

* Answering incoming calls and returning calls from voicemail

* Participating in department quality improvement activities

* Attending daily huddles and staff meetingsas needed

* Communicating with direct and indirect team members to problem solve as a unit

* Assesses patients receiving TMS and esketamine and applies appropriate interventions

* Completes phone triage of patient that call reporting side effects and/or signs and symptoms of mental health crisis

Other information:
Education Requirements:
* Diploma, Associate Degree (ADN) or Bachelors Degree (BSN) from an accredited school of Nursing.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
* Licensed to practice as Registered Nurse in North Carolina. BCLS.
Professional Experience Requirements:
* Previous experience in physician office, urgent care, emergency department preferred.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
* Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret clinical information and technical procedures. Ability to document clinical information. Ability to effectively communicate information and respond to questions from patients, physicians, family members, and other Rex staff. Mathematical Skills: Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions.

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Faculty Physicians

Organization Unit: SOM Psychiatry

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$31.04 - $44.62 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.