Manager Nursing - Clinic - Health Care Centers in Schools

The Clinic Nurse Manager supervises a multidisciplined team and coordinates ambulatory care located in school settings mobile health settings and school nurse settings. The Manager also provides clinical expertise coordination of care implementation of organizational standards and education for team members patients and providers in order to enhance and facilitate exceptional patient care.

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1. Clinical Practice and Care Management
   1. Performs psycholosocial/physiologic assessments that integrates changing data
   2. Responds to changes in patients needs and provides holistic care using independent clinical judgment based on knowledge drawn from education and experience.
   3. Adapts planned educational programs and information to individual patients and family by modifying teaching strategies or content. Integrates education during the delivery of patient care. Collaborates with patients/ families to identify realistic desired outcomes.
   4. Ensures efficiency in the delivery of care: determines immediate priorities and offers solution for problems.
   5. Actively advocates for patient rights and identifies potential conflict. Seeks counsel for resolution of conflict.
   6. Identifies variances from expected outcomes.
   7. Evaluates patient outcomes and makes revisions in the plan of care.
   8. Documents all patient care activities as per documentation standards. Assists the healthcare team with the documentation process.
2. Communication and Collaboration
   1. Consistently communicates/collaborates with the health care team members patients and families to maximize patient outcomes.
   2. Appropriately delegates patient care activities to other health care team members and participates in making and revising staff assignments to achieve maximum productivity
   3. Maintains knowledge regarding unit initiatives and incorporates the outcomes of the team/ committees work into practice.
   4. Participates on unit teams work groups and/ or committees. Anticipates needs and voluntarily assists others.
3. Quality
   1. Demonstrates knowledge of unit based quality improvement initiatives.
   2. Participates in quality improvement initiatives by utilizing standards guidelines and pathways for care delivery.
   3. Incorporates evidence based practice and research findings into nursing practice to enhance outcomes.
4. Professional Development
   1. Acts as a clinical resource and serves as a mentor to health care team members; displays leadership behaviors.
   2. Identifies own learning needs based on selfevaluation and the progress made from the previous years goals.
   3. Accountable for all documentation and completion of all required continuing education and competencies relevant to area of practice as defined by clinical management.
   4. Ensures improvements in practice settings by assuming responsibility for selfdevelopment in lifelong learning.
   5. Provides direction and guidance to others regarding practice serves as a resource preceptor and mentor. Leadership skills in critical thinking decisionmaking and problem solving.
5. Other duties
   1. Performs other duties as assigned or directed.

• 2 years nursing experience
• Proficient in the English language verbal and written communication skills computer skills
• Current Louisiana State license as RN and BLS certification