Clinic Charge Nurse- Sycuan Health Center

Sycuan•El Cajon, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Sycuan Health Center is seeking an experienced and compassionate Clinic Charge Nurse to support the delivery of exceptional patient care in our Medical Clinic. This role plays a key part in coordinating daily patient flow, overseeing clinical operations, mentoring unlicensed staff, and ensuring high-quality care that aligns with our mission and values. If you are a dedicated Registered Nurse who thrives in a team‑based environment and enjoys both clinical and leadership responsibilities, we invite you to apply. Job Purpose: Responsible for day-to-day patient flow, nurse visits, triage, direct and indirect patient care, delegated responsibilities by Clinic Leadership and supervision of unlicensed staff as appropriate. Interprets, supports, and acknowledges Sycuan Health Center’s mission and vision.

Requirements

Active and current California Registered Nurse license
Current CPR certification
Excellent English oral and written communication skills
Excellent knowledge of medical clinic protocols
Ability to complete forms and documents
Ability to prioritize and perform multiple tasks
Ability to maintain confidentiality
Ability to appear for work at scheduled time
Ability to maintain professionalism and composure
Ability to accept constructive criticism
Excellent knowledge of laws and regulations governing medical records and medical office management
Ability to provide excellent internal and external customer service
Able to lift/move up to 40 pounds, move from place to place, and stand for long period of time
Ability to do math, organize and prioritize workload, work effectively and efficiently under stress
Ability to supervise, multitask, understand and follow instructions
Ability to proficiently read, write, speak and understand English

Nice To Haves

Registered Nurse experience
Tribal Clinic experience

Responsibilities

Assisting with exams and procedures that are carried out by providers. RNs taking part in these procedures should not go beyond the skills covered in RNs school or the allowable activities listed in this document.
Coordinates patient flow, and daily patient care tasks.
Ability to oversee and delegate responsibilities to all clinical staff and promote teamwork.
Completes day to day management of PTO requests, sick call coverage, updates and maintains timecards for assigned staff [Supervisory role], for medical clinical support staff.
Provides supervision to Caregiver that support Tribal Families, and completes the day-to-day management of PTO, coverage, and updates timecards for the caregivers for tribal families.
Completes initial and annual competency for Medical clinical support staff.
Triages patients in person or via telephone appropriately and completes triage documentation with proper grammar and spelling by end of business day.
Monitors quality of care through direct observation, ensures that appropriate logs are kept including medication inventory, sample medication, oxygen tank pressure, refrigerator/freezer/ temperatures, immunization inventory, glucometer quality control logs, exam room check lists, and crash cart.
Ordering clinic supplies, vaccines, and medications as needed.
Intake of patients including taking all vital signs, and performing physical assessments on patients. Performing visual acuity, audiometry.
Preparing patients for examinations or procedures.
Applying basic and complex dressings.
Administering medications orally, topically, vaginally, rectally, subcutaneously, intramuscularly, pulmonary treatments, and intradermal. Administering drop to the nose, eye, and ear.
Administering an anesthetic only if it is being used as diluent.
Performing skin tests (tuberculin). Reading and interpreting PPD (tuberculin) skin tests.
Phone prescriptions to pharmacies after the provider has reviewed and approved them.
Counting and logging medication inventories, vaccine inventories.
Performing electrocardiograms.
Completes nurse visits.
Apply DME orthotics, measuring for crutches, and education to patients on proper use.
Teaching patients exercise, hygiene, medication and dietary information per provider instructions.
Relaying written or verbal instruction or information from provider regarding abnormal test results to patients after they are reviewed by providers.
Taking telephone or verbal orders from providers.
Administering oxygen therapies per masks or cannulas as prescribed.
Obtaining throat and nasal sinus cultures, and suctioning patients for sputum cultures.
Applying warm and cold compresses.
Performs ear lavages, removing sutures and staples.
Acting as supervisor when provider not on site. Provides counseling to staff as appropriate.
Actively provides willingness to help and maintain professional relationships with coworkers.
Performs other duties as needed within scope of practice.
Attends all staff meetings and participates in committee/s as assigned.
Observes and acknowledges all Sycuan Health Center policies and procedures.
Always greets patients, visitors and providers in a courteous and respectful manner; responds to patients with empathy and positive interpersonal skills; consistently handles all requests in a positive manner.