Medical Assisting Career

Medical Office Nurse (RN Supervisor)

Registered Nurse

Registered nurses (RN), regardless of specialty or work setting, treat patients, educate patients and the public about various medical conditions, and provide advice and emotional support to patients’ family members. RNs record patients’ medical histories and symptoms, help perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, operate medical machinery, administer treatment and medications, and help with patient follow-up and rehabilitation.

RNs somtimes accept positions as Medical Office Nurse, Ambulatory Care Nurse, or Nurse Supervisor, where they work in doctor's offices, medical group practices, and clinics (rather than in hospitals, or nursing homes).

There, their job focus lies on out-patient, ambulatory, and preventive care, and supervising non-licensed clinical medical office staff, such as medical assistants. The medical office nurse plays an important role in arranging continuing care for the doctor's patients, including pre-operative teaching, discharge planning and post-operative follow-up.

Medical office nurses/nurse supervisors are responsible for maintaining the quality of medical and health care delivered outside the hospital and play a vital role in the process of clinical decision-making by recommending appropriate treatment approaches and courses of action.

The medical offce nurse also concentrates on continuous quality of services improvement and promoting and maintaining patient satisfaction through effective complaint management, orientation and education of the medical office staff team, and ensures that the medical office/practice is prepared for any medical emergencies.

Medical Office Nurse Job Description:

Approaches to infection control tactics, office safety methods, diagnostic follow up scheduling, release of information within legal guidelines, explaining and obtaining advance beneficiary notice (ABN) from patients abd properly executing them, informed consent enhancement,medical emergency preparations, patient and family education and much more.

Education:
High School, then three major educational paths...

In all States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories, students must graduate from an approved nursing program and pass a national licensing examination, known as the NCLEX-RN, in order to obtain a nursing license.

1. RN Nurse diploma; classroom instruction and supervised clinical experience in hospitals and other healthcare facilities
2. Bachelor’s of science degree in nursing (BSN)
3. Associate degree in Nursing (ADN)

Employed: 2.3 million

Hospitals: 59%
Doctor's Offices: 8%
Home Health Care: 5%
Nursing Homes: 5%
Employment Services: 4%
Outpatient Care Centers: 3%

Openings: everywhere

Projected Growth: 21% to 35%
Earnings: $46,870 (median annual)

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