Registered Nurse Family Medicine Clinic

Sutter Health•Davis, CA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides direct and indirect patient care to clinic patients and their families using comprehensive patient assessment, development and implementation of nursing care plans, patient education, and ongoing evaluation. The nurse delivers holistic, individualized care and develops, implements, and coordinates an interdisciplinary plan of care that accounts for psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic, and lifestyle factors. The role fosters collaborative relationships among patients, their families or support groups, physicians, and other healthcare providers through timely, effective communication. The nurse follows policies, industry standards, best practices, applicable laws and regulations, and codes to support a quality, reliable patient experience, and engages in ongoing professional growth and development. This is a full-time, limited-term (fixed-term), non-exempt clinic position on the day shift, scheduled for 40 hours per week across Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Weekend work is not required. Employees may handle hazardous drugs in the course of their work and must follow applicable NIOSH and USP 800 guidelines.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
California Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification, as required by the department.
Two years of recent relevant experience.
Demonstrated knowledge and competence in nursing theories, concepts, and practices; medical terminology; anatomy; and physiology.
Working knowledge of the healthcare industry, safety precaution policies, patient-care best practices, privacy practices, and changes in local, state, and federal regulations.
Written and verbal communication skills to explain sensitive information clearly and professionally to diverse audiences, including people without medical backgrounds.
Basic knowledge of computer applications, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word and Outlook) and electronic health records.
Ability to prioritize assignments and work within standardized policies, procedures, and scientific methods to meet objectives and deadlines.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team, including managing multiple tasks in an environment with interruptions.
Ability to identify, evaluate, and resolve standard problems by selecting appropriate solutions from established options.
Ability to build collaborative relationships with peers and other healthcare providers to achieve departmental and corporate objectives.

Responsibilities

Provide direct and indirect patient care to clinic patients and their families.
Assess patients comprehensively, develop and implement nursing care plans, provide patient education, and evaluate care on an ongoing basis.
Deliver holistic, individualized care to patients.
Develop, implement, and coordinate interdisciplinary plans of care that consider psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic, and lifestyle factors.
Maintain collaborative relationships with patients, families or support groups, physicians, and other healthcare providers through timely and effective communication.
Follow policies, industry standards, best practices, applicable laws and regulations, and codes to promote a quality, reliable patient experience.
Engage in continuous growth and development in professional nursing practice.
Protect the privacy of patients’ protected health information.
When handling hazardous drugs, manage, store, prepare, receive, unpack, transport, dispose of, or administer them in accordance with NIOSH and USP 800 guidelines.