Clinician (RN/LPN) Entrada Contenta Health Center/Full-Time

CHRISTUS Health • Santa Fe, NM

6d • Onsite

About The Position

LPN Candidates: Provides professional nursing care for primary care clinic
patients following established standards and practices. The Registered Nurse is
able to provide leadership in all situations, including emergencies, utilizing
concepts of critical thinking and creative problem solving to ensure positive
outcomes. The incumbent of this position is able to delegate duties to staff
daily, and in an emergency situation, in the office environment. Works
collaboratively with providers within the team setting to facilitate quality
care for the patient and should be familiar with the resources available in the
community and the proper methods to refer patients to them.

RN Candidates: 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.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited program in Licensed Practical Nursing or Registered Nursing
• Licensed by State of New Mexico as an LPN or Registered Nurse
• BLS Certification issued through America Heart Association required, or within 2 weeks of hire date
• Knowledge of and practical use of good business English, spelling, arithmetic, practices
• Ability to communicate effectively using written and verbal skills
• Demonstrates effective teaching techniques, applying adult learning principles
• Demonstrates the ability to coordinate and implement appropriate educational materials for patients and their support system
• One year experience working as a nurse in a clinical setting preferred

Nice To Haves

• BSN preferred

Responsibilities

• Supervises daily activities of medical assistants and PCA's in primary care clinic setting
• In conjunction with clinic leadership and educator assists with establishing and maintaining clinical staff competency
• Ensures provision of uninterrupted clinical care
• Provides clinical observations to manager for annual performance evaluations of clinical staff

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree