Registered Nurse/Primary Care

Registered Nurse (Full Time)

Department: Family Practice / Internal Medicine

Location: 89 Interchange Drive, Richmond Hill, GA

SouthCoast Health is looking for a full‑time RN for our primary care Richmond Hill location.

Mon‑Fri; no weekends or evening shifts.

Requirements

Current Georgia RN or Compact Nursing licensure. Current BLS/CPR Certification.

Qualifications

• Able to assess patients' general condition, particularly the acutely ill patient and ensures that needs are met.
• Able to assist the physician(s) with examinations, vaccines, diagnostic procedures, and treatments.
• Provide direct patient care as ordered by provider.
• Maintain confidentiality in matters regarding the clinic, its patients and employees.

Responsibilities

• Accurately document all patient observations, treatments and procedures administered, patient/family responses, medication dispensed or prescribed, hospital data in the medical record.
• Promote wellness by providing patient education materials, communicating physicians' advice and instructions on how to self‑manage care.
• Coordinate patient care by triaging patient phone calls regarding urgency of appointments, and scheduling hospital admissions. Process all patient referrals and required follow‑through. Maintain and keep updated referral report.
• Schedule lab work, specialist visits, completes necessary paperwork ensuring proper billing, completes physician orders. Verify and update patient data. Assist patients with completion of paperwork, as required.
• Assist with patient inquiries/concerns regarding medical care, medication instructions and prescription call‑ins in a prompt, courteous and efficient manner.
• Coordinate care with hospital, home health services, hospice or other institutional settings per provider's order.
• Administer immunizations and injections after reviewing immunization record, potential allergic reactions, identify and review side effects and treatments. Perform venipunctures, capillary punctures, specimen collection/preparation/testing and other lab functions as requested.

Education / Experience

Graduate of an accredited school of a BSN program. Minimum of one‑year clinical experience, preferably in a hospital or office practice setting.

Benefits

Competitive salary, health, HSA/FSA, dental, vision, life, long‑term disability, 401(k) with employer contribution, and supplemental insurances. PTO, holidays, jury duty and bereavement leave.

EEO

EEO, DFW, MFVD