RN - ENT (Clinic)

Position Highlights:

• Number of Physicians or      APP: ENT- 2 surgeon, 2 APP, 2 Audiologist
• Patient population (age,      diagnosis, specifics about Clinic): ENT- infant through adult – Ears, nose, and throat issues including audiology
• Number of Patients seen      at clinic per a day: ENT- varies 15 to 70
• Department culture and      resources: ENT: busy office with lots of teamwork
• Frequent nursing      skills/equipment used: ENT: assessment, teaching/education, procedures and scheduling surgeries for patients, injections

• Provides and facilitates competent health care of patients and families in area of practice. Ensures adherence to established standards of care and scope of practice.
• Ensures documentation of care is complete and accurate.
• Provides health and wellness education to individuals and groups.
• Acts as preceptor and supports the development of other staff and healthcare students.
• Provides leadership for initiatives designed to improve the quality of care or clinical outcomes.
• Assists in the development of departmental standing orders.
• Be cognizant of tests ordered and monitor results that are potentially suspicious for abnormality.

• Telephone triage to include results reports, symptoms-based telephone encounters.
• Proper cleaning, packaging and sterilization of instruments along with high level disinfecting of scopes.
• Setting up sterile procedures and assisting with these sterile minor procedures in the office.
• Specialized surgical nurse teaching instructions provided to each patient scheduled for surgery with instructions specific to the surgery being performed. This is done in person or over the phone.
• Process lab specimens to send to the lab after the provider collects the specimens.