Float Registered Nurse (San Jose)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES
General Duties
• Travels to PPMM locations as required
• Responsible for assuring non-licensed staff are qualified in performing back office/lab skills and
achieve core competency levels on an annual basis
• Provides input for the medical component of the non-licensed staff performance reviews
• Oversees patient triage for medical problems and acute versus routine appointments for both
reproductive health and primary care patients
• Works with Center Manager or designee to facilitate flow and triage
• Contributes to achieving health center productivity goals
• Demonstrates PPMM customer service standards

In Clinic Abortion Duties
• Prepares recovery room for all in clinic abortion services
• Prepares pre-operative medications
• Assess post-operative patients for pain and bleeding control and early detection of complications
• Oversees HSS functions: vital signs, post-operative instructions, education of patient identified birth
control method
• Provides intraoperative sedation medication and patient monitoring
• Provides post-operative medications
• Maintains and ensures emergency cart and equipment are stocked and current

Sexual and Reproductive Health Duties
• Follows standardized procedures for the following patient visits: hormonal contraception, Emergency
Contraception (EC), and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) screening
• Provides patient education, counseling, lab work and ultrasound for medication abortions
• Provide immunizations per approved guidelines and standardized procedures, such as HPV
vaccination

Centralized Follow-Up RN
• Accepts and signs-off GC/CT, pap and other designated lab reports from clinician’s PAQs
• Evaluates and develops plan for follow up
• Refers paps/other labs that are outside the scope of CFU RN to the health centers’ clinicians
• Verifies that all lab reports are handled appropriately and within the appropriate time frame

Triage RN- Response Center
• Provides advice/triage services to both reproductive health and primary care patients
• Identifies medical urgency and schedules appointments with the health centers
• Answers all calls placed in queue by Response Center as outlined in the Triage Policy
• Responds to patient emails through the Patient Portal in EHR

QUALIFICATIONS
Ability to perform the duties described above. A typical means of acquiring those abilities would be:
• Ability to perform the duties described above. A typical means of acquiring the abilities would be:
• Graduation from an accredited Nursing Program
• Current CA State RN license
• Current BLS Certificate
• Current ACLS Certificate

REQUIREMENTS
• Current experience using computer and mouse
• Experience using a Microsoft Windows based program and willing to learn new computer skills
• Willingness to work flexible hours and locations
• Strong customer service orientation
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel throughout the assigned region on a weekly basis
• Ability to communicate effectively

Planned Parenthood Mar Monte (PPMM) is the largest Planned Parenthood affiliate in the U.S., providing medical and education services to more than 220,000 people annually at over 30 health center locations in mid-California and northern Nevada. Planned Parenthood Mar Monte invests in communities by providing health care and education, and by expanding rights and access for all. To learn more about the programs and services we offer and our career opportunities, please visit www.ppmmcareers.org