Lead Registered Nurse

PLANNED PARENTHOOD ARIZONA INC•Phoenix, AZ

1d•$32 - $36•Onsite

About The Position

Planned Parenthood Arizona services include an emphasis on family planning and reproductive health care, including the provision of birth control and comprehensive contraceptive counseling, testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy testing, counseling and referral, HIV testing, annual exams, abortion care and more. In addition, PPAZ focuses on providing medically accurate sexuality education and training services throughout the state. The employee whose signature appears above agrees to be accountable for the ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES listed below; other duties may be assigned: GENERAL PRIORITIES • Perform blood draws, start and maintain IVs, administer injections including vaccines, provide medications, contraceptives and TB testing. • Perform patient vital signs and lab tests including weight, blood pressure, hematocrit, Rh factor, pulse, temperature and pregnancy test. • Begin and monitor intravenous flow of medication(s). • Administer sedation, monitor patient vital signs during procedural sedation, and effectively recognize and communicate complications of procedural sedation to surgical team including physician. • Assist patient during surgical procedure with emotional and physical support. • Monitor vital signs, bleeding and pain during recovery until patient is stable for discharge. Educate Patient: • Appropriate preoperative and postoperative care and proper use of birth control as well as directions for medications dispensed. Dispense and administer medications per physician and/or clinician's orders. • Provide patient contraceptive counseling and abortion counseling. • Ensure emergency supplies and equipment are well stocked and operational. Administer emergency care at physician's instruction. • Set up recovery room prior to beginning of clinic and assist in breakdown and clean up following clinic. • Rotate among clinical sites performing abortion for purposes of staffing and training. Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, and supplies for surgery. • Monitor birth control supplies, medications and forms and advise appropriate staff when orders are needed. • Participate in training of surgical staff. Participate in quality improvement activities including simulation. • Communicate in an effective and timely fashion, both in written and verbal formats, with patients and staff including but not limited to HCAs, RNs, CMs, NPs, physicians, Medical Director, and VP of Patient services. • Complete appropriate documentation including but not limited to charting of patient care provided, vital statistics forms, and mandatory reports as indicated. DIRECT RESPONSIBILITIES Resource RN (rotating responsibility, responsible for all centers) • Respond to all clinical calls from call center, both AB and FP patients. Return patient calls in timely fashion and advise as indicated. Follow up with provider when warranted. • Call AB patients from all sites for follow up as desired by patients. • Follow up on all abnormal lab results received during the day of duty, calling the patient to notify them of the result and follow up if needed, and working with the appropriate provider to prescribe/arrange treatment as indicated. • Act as “3rd RN” when present on AB days, with goal of improving flow and patient experience in AB clinics. • Assist in administrative and quality improvement projects as assigned by the Medical Director. • Critical to this role, employee must exercise discretion in acquiring and disseminating confidential and proprietary information including any patient PHI acquired physically and or electronically. Lead RN Responsibilities: • Creates the daily/weekly/monthly schedule of all RNs • Serves as nursing resource for all RNs • Works with Medical Director, VP of Patient Services, and Director of Medical Operations to implement any new policies as a result of MS&G, ADHS, or operations updates. Participates in the Medical Management Team. • Coordinates and ensures timely completion of abortion related medical chart audits including: ICA, ABP, Sedation, AB follow-up, etc. Participates in the QA committee. • Assists & provides feedback regarding hiring, training and evaluation of RNs in conjunction with the Medical Director. • Oversees conscious sedation program, assuring appropriate education, training and monitoring of all licensed staff. • Provides and/or coordinates in-services, meetings and training for new and current nursing staff and ensures documentation of training is completed up-to-date and submitted to Human Resources for tracking purposes. • Rotates among health center abortion sites for purposes of staffing, evaluation and training. • Reviews and relevant EHR changes or product upgrades for abortion charting. Works with health center staff to inform and train as needed. • Develops and implements new nursing related initiatives in conjunction with the Medical Director. • Coordinate with CM and Medical Director for crash cart audits, follow up, and stocking. • Coordinate with Medical Director and CM for AB site medication ordering and stocking including narcotics. Supervisory: • No direct reports, Clinical support and indirect supervisory responsibilities. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES • Other Duties as Assigned. EDI REQUIREMENTS • Displays awareness/understanding of race equity issues in the workplace (and in healthcare). • Actions demonstrate the ability to build and sustain a culture of trust, quality, and patient and staff satisfaction. • Commitment to advancing race(+) equity in one's work: interested in expanding knowledge about the role that racial inequity plays in our society. • Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate across differences, as well as hear and act on feedback related to identity and equity with an openness to learn. • Committed to Planned Parenthood's In This Together service ethos, workplace values, and service standards GENERAL ATTRIBUTES • Outstanding moral character and commitment to neutrality, confidentiality, and professionalism • Ability to build trust and relationships with broad and diverse audiences • Exceptional organization skills and attention to detail • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with emphasis on tact and diplomacy • Ability to identify and solve complex problems using good judgment and discernment • Ability to work independently in a fast-paced growth environment, manage multiple priorities and translate business strategies into actionable plans • Proven project management skills and track record of delivering results on time • Demonstrated analytical skills and the ability to interpret data, identify trends and recommend solutions. • Demonstrated computer skills with proficiency in HRIS, MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. • Willingness to travel to all health centers in service area and work flexible hours as needed. HIPAA STATEMENT All Planned Parenthood Arizona, Inc. employees shall not make any use or disclosure of protected health information that would violate the HIPAA Privacy Rule in order to ensure individuals’ health information is properly protected while allowing the flow of health information needed to provide and promote high quality health care. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with this job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change.

Requirements

Completion of an accredited R.N. program as well as a current RN license.
1 year RN work experience in outpatient surgery setting and training in urgent care preferred.
Work experience in which the individual has demonstrated skills in medical history screening, working with the public and assisting physicians.
Warmth and patience, pleasing demeanor, excellent communication skills.
Must be able to assist physician with abortion through sixteen weeks gestation.
Must be able to work with a variety of staff including other RN's, LPN's, HCA's and Physician.
Must have administrative and computer skills.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, financial reports, legal documents, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports and business correspondence.
Capacity to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, employees, and vendors.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to read, manipulate and develop fiscal data on tables.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists and time is a factor.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Valid driver’s license
Insurable driving record
Current license as Registered Nurse within the State of Arizona.
All applicants must have a current ACLS card.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual (English/Spanish) helpful.

Responsibilities

Perform blood draws, start and maintain IVs, administer injections including vaccines, provide medications, contraceptives and TB testing.
Perform patient vital signs and lab tests including weight, blood pressure, hematocrit, Rh factor, pulse, temperature and pregnancy test.
Begin and monitor intravenous flow of medication(s).
Administer sedation, monitor patient vital signs during procedural sedation, and effectively recognize and communicate complications of procedural sedation to surgical team including physician.
Assist patient during surgical procedure with emotional and physical support.
Monitor vital signs, bleeding and pain during recovery until patient is stable for discharge.
Appropriate preoperative and postoperative care and proper use of birth control as well as directions for medications dispensed. Dispense and administer medications per physician and/or clinician's orders.
Provide patient contraceptive counseling and abortion counseling.
Ensure emergency supplies and equipment are well stocked and operational. Administer emergency care at physician's instruction.
Set up recovery room prior to beginning of clinic and assist in breakdown and clean up following clinic.
Rotate among clinical sites performing abortion for purposes of staffing and training. Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, and supplies for surgery.
Monitor birth control supplies, medications and forms and advise appropriate staff when orders are needed.
Participate in training of surgical staff. Participate in quality improvement activities including simulation.
Communicate in an effective and timely fashion, both in written and verbal formats, with patients and staff including but not limited to HCAs, RNs, CMs, NPs, physicians, Medical Director, and VP of Patient services.
Complete appropriate documentation including but not limited to charting of patient care provided, vital statistics forms, and mandatory reports as indicated.
Respond to all clinical calls from call center, both AB and FP patients. Return patient calls in timely fashion and advise as indicated. Follow up with provider when warranted.
Call AB patients from all sites for follow up as desired by patients.
Follow up on all abnormal lab results received during the day of duty, calling the patient to notify them of the result and follow up if needed, and working with the appropriate provider to prescribe/arrange treatment as indicated.
Act as “3rd RN” when present on AB days, with goal of improving flow and patient experience in AB clinics.
Assist in administrative and quality improvement projects as assigned by the Medical Director.
Critical to this role, employee must exercise discretion in acquiring and disseminating confidential and proprietary information including any patient PHI acquired physically and or electronically.
Creates the daily/weekly/monthly schedule of all RNs
Serves as nursing resource for all RNs
Works with Medical Director, VP of Patient Services, and Director of Medical Operations to implement any new policies as a result of MS&G, ADHS, or operations updates. Participates in the Medical Management Team.
Coordinates and ensures timely completion of abortion related medical chart audits including: ICA, ABP, Sedation, AB follow-up, etc. Participates in the QA committee.
Assists & provides feedback regarding hiring, training and evaluation of RNs in conjunction with the Medical Director.
Oversees conscious sedation program, assuring appropriate education, training and monitoring of all licensed staff.
Provides and/or coordinates in-services, meetings and training for new and current nursing staff and ensures documentation of training is completed up-to-date and submitted to Human Resources for tracking purposes.
Rotates among health center abortion sites for purposes of staffing, evaluation and training.
Reviews and relevant EHR changes or product upgrades for abortion charting. Works with health center staff to inform and train as needed.
Develops and implements new nursing related initiatives in conjunction with the Medical Director.
Coordinate with CM and Medical Director for crash cart audits, follow up, and stocking.
Coordinate with Medical Director and CM for AB site medication ordering and stocking including narcotics.
Other Duties as Assigned.
Displays awareness/understanding of race equity issues in the workplace (and in healthcare).
Actions demonstrate the ability to build and sustain a culture of trust, quality, and patient and staff satisfaction.
Commitment to advancing race(+) equity in one's work: interested in expanding knowledge about the role that racial inequity plays in our society.
Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate across differences, as well as hear and act on feedback related to identity and equity with an openness to learn.
Committed to Planned Parenthood's In This Together service ethos, workplace values, and service standards