Clinic Nurse
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- Calamba City, Laguna
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provides assistance and out-patient service to patients/members.
- Verify membership status, diagnosis, healthcare package/coverage, utilization history.
- Takes patient’s initial vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, height and weight) repeat when necessary and properly record them on patient’s chart/exam report form.
- Administers basic medical services (e.g. nebulization, render emergency first aid, administration of medicines – oral/injectable as per advice of physicians on duty)
- Performs ECG and records its result
- Assists doctors during breast, genital and rectal examinations of patients and during minor surgical procedures.
- Receive laboratory/diagnostic exam requests from clinic nurse/physician/patient.
- Approve laboratory/diagnostic exam requests and issue official MediCard laboratory/diagnostic exam request form.
- Encode and upload daily approvals in the intranet.
- Release ECG/APE/PE results to patient.
- Determine Management given by the physician and advise patient accordingly.
- Give instructions to the patient as to the medicines prescribed, how to take them and duration of treatment.
- Advise patient as to the schedule of the next follow-up if necessary and assist in scheduling the next appointment.
- Ask patient to accomplish the survey form and ensure its completion and submission before discharge.
- Cleaning, disinfection, sterilization of medical instruments and speculums for autoclave.
- Change of linen and prepare all used linens and gowns for laundry.
- Answer patient/telephone inquiries.
- Prepares Monthly Clinic report
- Prepares summary of OP OR/reader's fee of various physicians.