Nurse Clinician

Job Title

NURSE CLINICIAN

University (Primary Location)

Allied Health

Regular

Day/1st Shift

Onsite

Clinician is a professional nurse who is an expert in the care of a specified patient population/subspecialty area. The clinician assumes a leadership role and supervisory responsibilities in the development, organization, and implementation of care services for the specified patient population.

• Provides direct care to patients within accepted framework of nursing standards/practice. Assessment, performs history, physical, interpret data, implementations, protocol, drug dosages, evaluation, communication to physician, collaboration with interdisciplinary team.
• Provides psychological assessment and emotional support to patients and families. Makes appropriate referrals, consults and collaborates, designs teaching plans, reinforces teaching plans.
• Provides planned orientation and in-service education for nursing staff and house staff. Develops healthcare protocols and procedures to improve and standardize care, updates patient demographics, consults and serves as resource person, assists with policies and procedures.
• Shares new knowledge, theories, research and modes of practice with nursing, medical and ancillary staff. Demonstrates cost-effectiveness, time efficiency, expertise in subspecialty care services, systems understanding and data utilization.
• Serves as a liaison between subspecialty team, CHS departments and local health departments. Performs performance improvement activities at least quarterly, evaluates resources, describes gaps, attends training and continuing education.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

$56,788.16 - $70,000

Bachelor's degree in Nursing and three (3) years of related experience required. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement. Currently licensed or eligible to be licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) by the Alabama Board of Nursing required.

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Organizational skills to prioritize workload and meet deadlines.

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