Registered Nurse PD - Primary Care and Multispecialty Ambulatory Clinic

UCSF•San Francisco, CA

4d•$117 - $151•Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Administrative Nurse Manager, guided by the policies and procedures of the Ambulatory Care Center, and in collaboration with the physician and other clinical staff, the Clinical Nurse PD is responsible for providing safe, efficient nursing care to patients in an out-patient, primary care practice. Triages patients and responds appropriately according to protocol and nursing assessment. The Clinical Nurse PD utilizes the nursing process (Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation) to provide safe and therapeutic clinical care. The Clinical Nurse PD also provides clinical support to providers and participates as part of the health care team to assure coordination and continuity of patient care. The Clinical Nurse PD is responsible for triage on behalf of the practice both in person and through telephone and electronic communication. S/he participates in the development and implementation of educational programs and materials for patients and their family members. S/he delivers direct patient care to a variety of patient populations. All components of nursing care will be individualized to meet the patient’s physiological and psychosocial development. The Clinical Nurse PD will play a critical role in the patient experience including optimizing clinic flow, providing in and outreach to patients and working collaboratively with the team to create a patient centered environment. S/he is responsible for daily clinical operations and maintaining a safe environment for patients and staff. The Clinical Nurse PD consistently projects a professional and courteous demeanor, helps establish and maintain the highest service standards for the practice and complies with the Medical Center House and Telephone Standards. This employee will utilize computer skills in Apex and other UCSF computerized programs. This individual supports the standards of the policies and procedures of the practice and is responsible for maintaining current knowledge of pharmacology and competency in modes of administration and complies with all Ambulatory Services and Medical Center policies and procedures for infection control, safety, and administrative and clinical practice. Embraces and consistently role models the UCSF concepts of values: PRIDE (Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence and AIDET (Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explanation, and Thanks) throughout all interactions with patients, family members, and other employees, both in person and on the phone. The Clinical Nurse PD must have flexibility to cover multiple UCSF medical center primary care and multi-specialty clinic sites.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of California.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Proficiency in computer skills, including Apex and other UCSF computerized programs.
Current knowledge of pharmacology and competency in modes of administration.
Compliance with all Ambulatory Services and Medical Center policies and procedures for infection control, safety, and administrative and clinical practice.
Ability to role model UCSF PRIDE values (Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence) and AIDET principles.
Flexibility to cover multiple UCSF medical center primary care and multi-specialty clinic sites.

Nice To Haves

Experience in an out-patient, primary care practice.
Experience with telephone and electronic patient communication for triage.
Experience in developing and implementing patient educational programs and materials.
Experience in optimizing clinic flow and patient experience.
Experience in maintaining a safe environment for patients and staff.

Responsibilities

Providing safe, efficient nursing care to patients in an out-patient, primary care practice.
Triaging patients and responding appropriately according to protocol and nursing assessment.
Utilizing the nursing process (Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation) to provide safe and therapeutic clinical care.
Providing clinical support to providers and participating as part of the health care team to assure coordination and continuity of patient care.
Triage on behalf of the practice both in person and through telephone and electronic communication.
Participating in the development and implementation of educational programs and materials for patients and their family members.
Delivering direct patient care to a variety of patient populations, individualizing care to meet physiological and psychosocial development.
Playing a critical role in the patient experience including optimizing clinic flow, providing in and outreach to patients and working collaboratively with the team to create a patient centered environment.
Responsible for daily clinical operations and maintaining a safe environment for patients and staff.
Projecting a professional and courteous demeanor, helping establish and maintain the highest service standards for the practice.
Complying with the Medical Center House and Telephone Standards.
Utilizing computer skills in Apex and other UCSF computerized programs.
Supporting the standards of the policies and procedures of the practice.
Maintaining current knowledge of pharmacology and competency in modes of administration.
Complying with all Ambulatory Services and Medical Center policies and procedures for infection control, safety, and administrative and clinical practice.
Embracing and consistently role modeling the UCSF concepts of values: PRIDE (Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence and AIDET (Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explanation, and Thanks) throughout all interactions with patients, family members, and other employees, both in person and on the phone.
Having flexibility to cover multiple UCSF medical center primary care and multi-specialty clinic sites.