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

John Muir Health • Walnut Creek, CA

3d • $79 - $107

About The Position

The Ambulatory Specialty Nurse provides clinical support to physicians and helps maintain an efficient, well-trained clinical team that supports optimal operations and patient satisfaction. The nurse delegates, assesses, plans, and coordinates higher-level patient care activities, using critical thinking to interpret complex information and guide patients through the outpatient setting. The role supports or assists physicians with in-office procedures and clinical administrative tasks, and 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 license from the California Board of Registered Nursing.
• Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association.
• Clinical expertise in assisting physicians and staff with coordinating patient care.
• Professional and personal integrity and strong ethics.
• Strong motivational and communication skills, including the ability to communicate treatment and procedure instructions.
• Leadership skills to delegate and provide direction and guidance to staff.
• Sensitivity to patients’ needs and anxieties, and ability to motivate patients to undergo treatments and procedures.

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 support the clinical team’s operations and patient satisfaction.
• 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 a primary liaison between patients, staff, and physicians.
• Provide direction and guidance to staff as part of the care team.
• Communicate treatment and procedure instructions while helping patients feel comfortable and confident.

What This Job Offers

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