Staff Nurse - RN or LPN

Great Salt Plains Health Center•Cherokee, OK

About The Position

The Staff Nurse is a safety-sensitive position and an integral member of the interdisciplinary health team. The nurse assumes responsibility for the standard of nursing care delivery and customer service in the clinic setting. The role may be filled by a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse currently licensed in Oklahoma and requires ambulatory care experience, strong clinical and teaching skills, and the ability to take a leadership role within a team. The position works with an interdisciplinary health team and a culturally diverse patient population, and may be performed remotely at the supervisor’s discretion in alignment with GSP Health policies. The Staff Nurse plans, oversees, directs, and evaluates nursing activities; delegates appropriately; organizes resources and patient flow; and helps maintain clinic supplies, medications, vaccines, equipment, and inventory. The nurse provides and documents patient assessments, education, skilled nursing care, medication and immunization administration, triage, and other direct and indirect patient care. The position also supports providers, responds to patient needs, follows infection-control and OSHA requirements, and performs approved laboratory testing in accordance with health center policy and CLIA guidelines. The nurse maintains professional standards through required training and licensure, continuing education, confidentiality, professional conduct, and participation in performance improvement and team activities. The role is classified as non-exempt and reports to the Director of Nursing.

Requirements

Current Oklahoma license as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse.
Experience in ambulatory care.
Strong clinical and teaching skills.
Ability to assume a leadership role in a team environment.
Strong interest in working with an interdisciplinary health team and a culturally diverse patient population.
Knowledge of the scope of practice for nursing disciplines under the Nurse Practice Act.
Ability to organize, prioritize, plan, direct, and evaluate nursing activities and delegate tasks appropriately.
Ability to perform the nursing duties and patient-care responsibilities described in the posting.
Ability to meet work schedules and maintain attendance, punctuality, dependability, initiative, productivity, and efficiency.

Responsibilities

Assume responsibility for the standard of nursing care delivery and customer service in clinical areas.
Plan, oversee, direct, and evaluate nursing activities, and delegate tasks appropriately to maximize resources.
Organize and prioritize work and resources to maintain efficient patient flow; adjust nursing schedules as needed to maintain an appropriate nurse/provider ratio.
Manage routine clinic tasks and maintain emergency supplies, stock medications, vaccines, forms, sterile instrument inventory, equipment, and exam room inventory.
Serve as a primary resource in emergency situations.
Participate in staff meetings, team problem solving, and collaborative efforts supporting group objectives.
Follow protocols and perform accurate, thorough patient work-ups and check-ins.
Assess patients’ current and preventive health status and communicate needs to providers.
Provide and document patient education based on assessed needs and clinic standards.
Provide skilled nursing care, including technical procedures such as sterile dressings, EKGs, and pulmonary treatments, and safely administer medications, IV fluids, and immunizations.
Anticipate providers’ needs during patient visits and assist providers as needed.
Advocate for patients, including responding to phone messages and requests in a timely, professional manner.
Document provider orders, nursing actions, and interventions in patient records using approved abbreviations and guidelines.
Triage patients on-site and by telephone during operating hours and after-hours when on call, following approved protocols and standing orders.
Follow infection-control guidelines and OSHA standards and participate in staff training.
Perform approved laboratory testing and properly handle and label samples in accordance with health center policy and CLIA guidelines.
Keep patients and families informed about circumstances affecting clinic visits.
Meet deadlines for maintaining current licensure and completing required annual training.
Use performance-improvement processes to identify clinic needs related to patient care and customer service.
Adapt work roles and schedules to meet changing health center needs.
Stay informed about relevant policies, procedures, protocols, meeting minutes, memos, and online training.
Use slow periods constructively and assist other departments when time and workload permit.
Maintain a professional appearance, follow the dress code, promptly inform the supervisor of actual or potential clinic problems, and protect patient and staff confidentiality.
Pursue continuing education, identify areas for improvement, and work toward improvement goals.
Use appropriate methods to manage stressful situations and perform duties consistent with organizational goals.
Meet work schedules and fulfill responsibilities and commitments, demonstrating dependability, initiative, productivity, and efficiency.