Job Description
The County of Riverside - Riverside University Health System-Community Health Clinics (RUHS-CHC) is currently recruiting for Registered Nurse III-MC/CHC for our Banning CHC Express Care located in Banning. Candidates with experience in patient teaching and demonstration are encouraged to apply. Bilingual is preferred for this position. Primary Care/Urgent Care preferred but not required. EPIC knowledge preferred. Incumbents in this position will be responsible for the following:
- Manages clinic workflow
- Serves as a liaison between providers and patients
- Patient load coverage when short staffed: Vitals, caregaps, vaccines
- Knowledge of clinical aspects such as rooming and discharging patients
- Assisting MA/LVN's when needed
- Patient and staff education
- Workqueues management
- Enforcing policies and procedures
- Orients new staff, volunteers, and health coaches to clinic
- Assists with activating mychart
- Other duties that may apply
Work Schedule : 9/80, Pay-week Fridays off. (Work schedule may change based on department needs) REGISTERED NURSE III-MC/CHC: $49.1619 - $74.1909 Certificate: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
Meet the Team!
To find out more about Riverside University Health System, please visit: Assess, plan, organize, and provide nursing care to assigned patients in accordance with physician instructions; make preliminary observations of patients and prepare patients for medical treatment.
• Assist physicians in administering treatments and in performing medical examinations, diagnostic tests and surgical operations.
• Administer prescribed treatment and medications, including dispensing, as ordered to patients; chart treatment of patients; record and report significant changes in condition and general progress of patients.
• Counsel and advise patients, families and significant others regarding special medical problems and/or proper healthcare methods.
• Prepare and maintain concise and complete records and reports; instruct patients in carrying out physician's orders; transcribe physician's orders to working records.
• Provide orientation and training to new staff, residents, medical students, Regional Occupational Program (ROP) participants and nursing students.
• Participate in quality assurance reviews; act as a team leader or relief charge nurse.
• Assign and monitor, the work of subordinate nursing personnel; participate in committee activities; identify staff training needs.
• Triage patients by reviewing admission charts and merging patients into the appropriate patient assignment or clinic flow when appropriate.
• Testify in court as to client's mental and physical condition.
• Coordinate and monitor patients through the hospitalization process utilizing physicians, primary care nurses and third-party payors to maintain quality care and fiscal responsibility.
• Review the post hospital care plan with the patient,/family establishing a contact regarding timeframes and responsibilities; follow care plan through patient discharge.
Registered Nurse III - MC/CHC: Education: Successful completion of the education required to obtain a valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of California.
Experience: Three (3) years of experience working as a Registered Nurse in an acute care hospital, clinic outpatient setting, or healthcare agency program. (A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in nursing or national certification in a nursing specialty may be considered as a substitution for one year of the required experience. A master's degree from an accredited college or university in nursing may be considered as a substitution for two years of the required experience.)
License: Must possess and maintain a current valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of California or valid out of state license with authorization to work in California.
Certificates: Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association
Knowledge of: Current principles, techniques and procedures used in professional nursing; medical terminology and patient care routine appropriate to clinical setting; medical instruments and equipment; the uses and effects of medicines and narcotics; community resources available to provide patient care and follow-up; federal, state and local laws and regulations governing professional aspects of nursing; identification of potential discharge needs; payor source documentation requirements and governmental regulations affecting reimbursement.
Ability to: Perform the full range of nursing duties and responsibilities in a patient care setting; plan and organize nursing plans for patients; prepare and maintain concise and complete records and reports; establish and maintain effective working relationships with physicians, patients and co-workers; secure the cooperation of employees to work effectively together; assist in the instruction of entry-level nurses and ancillary personnel; keep abreast of developments in area of nursing specialization; evaluate the medical records of hospital admissions; provide recommendations regarding continued stay necessity; identify discharge needs.
BASED ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE. For specific questions regarding this position, contact Jesus Colin at JColin@rivco.org .
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