Provides day-to-day coordination of outpatient services and is accountable to clinic administration. The individual will support patient safety quality improvement patient satisfaction scheduling and supply management.
SUPERVISION: Directly supervised by the Director of Nursing.
TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Requires standing walking stooping bending and kneeling. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying objects weighing up to 25 pounds. Requires the use of office equipment i.e. copiers computers etc. and medical equipment i.e. accuchecks EKG Holters etc.
Duties:
- Administers medications immunizations and treatment and observes individuals for unusual symptoms and reactions.
- Conducts physical assessments of individual health needs and implements appropriate action.
- Implements and monitors case management service plans.
- Instructs and assists individuals in meeting their health care needs.
- Prepares maintains and reviews individual records and individual assessments. May participate in quality assurance reviews.
- Complies with all State/Federal/Local standards; Facility Policy ICF Standards and Texas Nurse Practice Act.
- Provides care in collaboration with other nursing staff members
- Demonstrates knowledge of and participates in Improving Organizational Performance activities.
- Acquires and maintains knowledge in nursing practice and assumes responsibility for the professional development of self other nursing staff and students.
- Contributes to and supports the effective management of the department/clinic.
- Incorporates standards of practice clinical practice protocols etc. into practice in order to maximize clinical effectiveness.
- Demonstrates sensitivity to the values of self and others.
- Integrates personal values with the Centers Mission
- Involves patient/family in plan of care incorporating their cultural spiritual and other belief systems.
- Identifies recurring clinical practice issues and contributes to the development of specific plans with the Chief of Clinical Services to relay at Clinical Leadership and/or the Compliance Performance Improvement and Risk Management (CPIRM) meetings.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Graduate of an accredited LVN program.
- Active license as a LVN by the Texas State Board of Registered Nurse Examiners.
- Minimum of two (2) years of nursing experience is preferred.
- BLS Certificate is required.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish is preferred.
- Must be able to travel between clinic locations in Webb County Zapata County and Jim Hogg County.