Clinical Quality Registered Nurse

Valley-Wide Health Systems•Alamosa, CO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Quality Registered Nurse provides direct nursing care, patient education, and quality improvement support across Valley-Wide Health Systems clinics. The role uses clinical judgment and Valley-Wide protocols to address patient needs, coordinate care, and improve outcomes for individuals and the communities served. The position works across the Ordway Clinic and Las Animas Clinic in Colorado and is full-time and onsite. Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc. is a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center providing primary and preventive care through 34 service sites in rural southern Colorado communities.

Requirements

Associate Degree in Nursing.
Current, unrestricted Colorado RN license.
Current BLS certification.
Knowledge of RN, LPN, and Medical Assistant scopes of practice and sound clinical judgment.
Strong communication, collaboration, and patient and staff education skills.
Proficiency with electronic health records and other technology used in clinical practice.
Ability to use clinical and quality data to identify opportunities, organize work around patient and population needs, and collaborate toward measurable improvements in health outcomes.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
One year of clinical nursing experience.
Bilingual skills.

Responsibilities

Provide nursing assessments, triage, treatment, patient education, nurse visits, and other direct nursing services within RN scope of practice and Valley-Wide protocols.
Identify patient needs, coordinate follow-up care, and collaborate with providers and care team members to address clinical concerns.
Coordinate preventive and chronic care, referrals, medications, hospital transitions, acute nurse co-visits, diagnostic results, medical equipment, and other patient care needs.
Manage assigned NextGen clinical task boxes and patient portal messages, providing timely nursing follow-up and care coordination.
Use quality measures, care-gap reports, registries, and patient data to identify improvement opportunities, support chronic disease management, and improve outcomes.
Participate in quality improvement initiatives and audits, and develop and implement clinical policies, protocols, and workflows.
Provide clinical guidance, mentoring, education, and competency support to Medical Assistants, nursing staff, students, and other care team members.
Communicate clinical practice or competency concerns to appropriate leadership.
Support clinical orientation, coordinate BLS training and certification, and provide guidance on nursing standards, medication administration, infection prevention, and emergency response.