Clinician II (RN) Endo-Rheumatology/Full-Time

Clinician II

Job Description:

• Work collaboratively with physicians, staff, and other health care professionals to provide a smooth health care continuum for all patients within the clinic setting.
• Ensure safety, best practice, and high-quality standards of care are maintained across the continuum.
• Coordinate a variety of patient wellness and chronic illness activities for the clinic's entire patient population.
• Act in a clinical leadership role utilizing concepts of critical thinking and creative problem-solving to ensure positive outcomes in the delivery of clinical care.

Requirements:

• Education: Graduate of an accredited program for Registered Nursing. RN required. BSN preferred.
• Certification/Licenses: Licensed by the State of New Mexico as a Registered Nurse. BLS Certification issued through American Heart Association required, or within 2 weeks of hire date.
• Skills:
  • Knowledge of and practical use of good business English, spelling, arithmetic, practices.
  • Ability to communicate effectively using written and verbal skills.
  • Demonstrate effective teaching techniques, applying adult learning principles.
  • Demonstrate the ability to coordinate and implement appropriate educational materials for patients and their support systems.
• Experience: One year experience working as a nurse in a clinical setting preferred.

Supervision:

• Responsible to: CSVCG Dyad
• In conjunction with clinic leadership and dyads:
  • Supervise daily activities of medical assistants.
  • Ensure timely orientation and competencies completion for all clinical support staff.
  • Ensure provision of uninterrupted clinical care.
  • Provide feedback to manager for annual performance evaluations of clinical staff.

Environment:

• Bloodborne pathogen: B

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
• Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Requires working under stressful conditions or working irregular hours.
• Frequent exposure to bodily fluids, communicable diseases, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, medicinal preparations, and other conditions common to a clinic environment.