Pulmonary Clinician; RN Pulmonary

Overview

The Clinician II will work collaboratively with physicians, staff and other health care professionals to provide a smooth health care continuum for all patients within the clinic setting. The nurse is an integral member of the clinic care team who works to ensure safety, best practice and high quality standards of care are maintained across the continuum. The Clinician II is responsible for coordinating a variety of patient wellness and chronic illness activities for the clinic’s entire patient population.

Success will be measured by the results of the outcome performance measures of the population of patients in the clinic (e.g. Patient Satisfaction, ACO, HCC, clinic quality dashboards). The Clinician II acts in a clinical leadership role utilizing concepts of critical thinking and creative problem solving to ensure positive outcomes in the delivery of clinical care.

• Coordinate patient wellness and chronic illness activities for the clinic’s entire patient population.
• Serve in a clinical leadership role utilizing critical thinking and creative problem solving to achieve positive outcomes in clinical care.
• Provide safe, high-quality care and support the clinic care team to maintain best practices across the continuum.
• Supervise daily activities of medical assistants in conjunction with Clinic Leadership and Dyads.
• Ensure timely orientation and competency completion for all clinical support staff in conjunction with Clinic leadership.
• Ensure provision of uninterrupted clinical care and provide feedback to management for annual performance evaluations of clinical staff.

• EDUCATION:
  
  Graduate of an accredited nursing program. RN required. BSN preferred.
• CERTIFICATION/LICENSES:
  Licensed as a Registered Nurse by the State of New Mexico. BLS Certification through the American Heart Association required, or within 2 weeks of hire date.
• SKILLS:
  
  Knowledge of and practical use of good business English, spelling, arithmetic; effective written and verbal communication; demonstrates effective teaching techniques applying adult learning principles; ability to coordinate and implement educational materials for patients and their support systems.
• EXPERIENCE:
  
  One year of nursing experience in a clinical setting preferred.

• Bloodborne pathogen: B

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