Registered Nurse (RN) - Heartburn Center

Company: MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
Location: Las Cruces
Posted on: February 13, 2020

Job Description:

Job Details Company Overview Memorial Medical Center - Receives all referrals for the Heartburn Center, those faxed in, those called in and eventually those sent from the web site after the patient has taken their OLS - Initial placement of the patient in the tracker - Initial In-take of patient - Collection of any diagnostic results done by other physicians if available (pH, Manometry, UGI, EGD and Pathology) - Responsible for engagement of patient throughout the process - Responsible for initiating a New Patient Consult once all available diagnostics have been collected. Updating the tracker with the New Patient Consult date - Ensures all tests ordered by the Surgeon have been set up and updates tracker. Monitors tracker to ensure results are received in a timely manner, scanned into the chart and read by the Surgeon. - Educating the Heartburn patients about their diagnostic procedures (pH, Manometry, UGI, EGD) and letting the patient know of the approximate time required for testing. - Pre-op and Post-op Patient education for all Heartburn procedures (TIFF, LINX, Nissen, Stretta) - The Navigator will ensure all educational books are made up and ready for patients, to include the Spanish versions - Chart checks and orders for all Bariatric and Heartburn Surgical Patients - Rounding on all Heartburn Surgical Patients - Making all post-op follow-up calls on Heartburn Patients - 2 Week follow-up and diet education for all Heartburn patients - Collection of Patient Satisfaction measures identified by the Director - Data Collection for PI measures identified by the Director - Reports directly to the Heartburn Director with PI and Quality measures collected for analysis to be reported in the Administration and PI meetings. - Reports directly to the Heartburn Director with Patient Satisfaction measures collected for analysis to be reported in the Administration and PI meetings. - Triaging Patient calls - Responsible for pH and all Monometry testing for the center and the hospital - Works closely with the Heartburn Surgeon and Surgical Nurse Practitioner as needed Minimum Education: Graduate from of School of Nursing Program. Minimum Experience: Two to fours years hospital RN experience. Licensure/Certification: Current (or eligible) New Mexico or compact RN license required. CPR certification required. Equal opportunity and affirmative action employers and are looking for diversity in candidates for employment: Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran Recommended skills Nurse Practitioner Registered Nurse Certified Testing Nursing Reports Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

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