RN - Ambulatory Clinic - Specialty - Cardiology-Walnut Creek - Full Time - 8 Hour - Days

John Muir Health • Walnut Creek, CA

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About The Position

The Ambulatory Specialty Nurse provides clinical support to physicians and helps maintain an efficient, well-trained clinical team focused on effective operations and patient satisfaction. The nurse uses critical thinking to interpret complex information and guide patients through the outpatient setting, delegating, assessing, planning, and coordinating higher-level patient care activities. The role is based in an outpatient clinic and supports or assists physicians with in-office procedures and clinical administrative tasks. The nurse also triages and manages emergent and non-emergent patient phone calls and messages.

Requirements

• Associate's degree from an accredited school of nursing.
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing must be obtained within four years of hire if hired after 2015.
• California Registered Nurse (RN) licensure through the California Board of Registered Nursing.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
• Clinical expertise in assisting physicians and staff with coordinating patient care.
• Strong communication and motivational skills, including the ability to explain treatment instructions and procedures.
• Leadership skills to delegate and provide direction or guidance to staff.
• Sensitivity to patients' needs and anxieties and the ability to motivate patients to undergo treatments or procedures.
• Professional and personal integrity and strong ethics.

Nice To Haves

• One year of acute-care healthcare experience.
• One year of ambulatory, triage, or medical office experience.
• Nursing specialty-care experience in oncology, cardiology, gastroenterology, endoscopy, or OB-GYN.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical support to physicians and contribute to an efficient, well-trained clinical team.
• Delegate, assess, plan, and coordinate higher-level patient care activities.
• Use critical thinking to interpret complex information and guide patients through the outpatient setting.
• Support or assist physicians with in-office procedures and clinical administrative tasks.
• Triage and manage emergent and non-emergent patient phone calls and messages.
• Coordinate patient care and serve as the primary liaison between patients, staff, and physicians.
• Provide direction and guidance to staff as part of the care team.
• Communicate treatment instructions and procedures, helping patients feel comfortable and confident.

What This Job Offers

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