Healthcare Professionals Healthcare Compensation Career Choices Print Registered Nurse in a Medical Office Setting By Joy Hicks Updated December 03, 2019 Hero Images/Getty Images More in Healthcare Professionals Healthcare Compensation Career Choices Training & Education Getting Hired Healthcare Trends Geriatric Care Office Management Medical Technology Medical Supplies Registered nurses work in a variety of clinical settings. In the medical office environment, an RN may have a variety of roles and be able to use a wide range of skills in addition to patient assessment. A registered nurse may prefer a clinic or medical office environment for reasons that include: Working collaboratively with a small number of providers and staff rather than in a large organization with constantly changing personnel such as a medical center.Day shift work hours, without working evenings, nights, weekends, or holidays.Serving a preferred patient demographic, such as pediatrics or gerontology.Serving patients in a condition-specific clinic, such as oncology, behavioral health, public health, obstetrics/gynecology, etc.Provides appropriate treatments and nursing interventions. Job Description Provides patient care by conducting patient assessments, administering treatment and medications, performing diagnostic tests, and arranging patient follow-up. Records medical history and symptoms, completing documentation in the medical record. Coordinates patient care, acting as a liaison with other organizations. Provides patient education before and after procedures, use of medical devices and equipment, and prescriptions. Job Duties Provides complete patient assessment, including vital signs and pre-examination procedures. Gathers and assesses objective and subjective data from the patient.Documents data and assessments in the patient record. May use a computer system and information technology to ensure standard documentation, coding, and completion.Assists the providers in all aspects of the consultation, treatment, procedures, and follow-up care.Executing medical regimens and nursing interventions as appropriate for the setting and their competency.Patient health counseling and instruction, including meeting with families and caregivers.Medication reconciliation, management, patient compliance, inventory, education.Operating medical equipment.Maintaining medical supplies, inventory, and disposal.Ensures regulatory compliance with OSHA guidelines, CLIA regulations, HIPAA medical privacy guidelines.The position may include triage of calls for urgent appointments, referrals for patient consults and testing, insurance pre-certification, and documentation.May use general office skills including keyboarding, office computer software, filing, answering telephones, email, faxing, copying.Excellent customer service skills are needed for interacting with patients, families, and caregivers. Education Requirements Completion of a 2-year associate degree or 4- to 5-year bachelor of science degree program including a state registration examination license to practice nursing. Experience Requirements A medical office position may be an entry-level position for a registered nurse. However, the medical practice may prefer to employ an RN who has experience in the setting or condition-specific expertise. Expected Salary The median salary for an RN staff nurse for outpatient care in 2016 was $66,512. Salary amounts vary based on years of experience, education, and job location. Current Job Openings Find current job openings for a registered nurse and similar positions. Job growth for registered nurses is expected to be higher than average for all occupations through 2020. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Get tips on how to better manage your health practice. Sign Up You're in! Thank you, {{form.email}}, for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. What are your concerns? Other Inaccurate Hard to Understand Submit Continue Reading