Clinic Registered Nurse Lead

Job description

SHERIDAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
At Sheridan Memorial Hospital, we proudly rank in the top 13.6% of U.S. hospitals, recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. With over 850 dedicated employees and 100+ expert providers across 25 specialties, we are committed to exceptional, patient-centered care. Set in northern Wyoming’s stunning Big Horn Mountain foothills, Sheridan offers outdoor adventure and community charm. Our hospital combines cutting-edge technology with a collaborative, innovative culture. Join a team that values your skills, fosters growth, and empowers you to impact lives meaningfully. Apply today and be part of Sheridan Memorial Hospital’s mission of excellence!
JOB SUMMARY
Essential daily duties include rooming patients, reviewing patient history and assessing the health status of patients by collecting and analyzing patient data. Staff will be responsible for the development and implementation of processes consistent with nursing standard specific to patient needs including patient call-back and the implementation of patient education tools and processors. RNs will be required to perform general nursing duties including evaluation, planning, implementation and documentation of nursing care for an assigned population. Testing and administering medications within the nursing scope of practice is expected. It is required that each RN is familiar with standard concept, procedures, and practices in nursing services. Employees will participate in performance improvement and CQI activities as necessary.each RN isfamiliar with standard concept, procedures, and practices in nursing services improvement and CQI activities as necessary.
Other duties may include assisting in office procedures, supply inventory management, cleaning and organizing exam rooms and equipment, scheduling and assisting in patient reception services and office coordinator duties as necessary. The position requires excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with a multidisciplinary team of professionals as well as healthcare consumers.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES
• Follows the ten medication rights and reduces the potential for medication errors.
• Performs patient care responsibilities considering needs specific to the standard of care for patient’s age.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and the skills necessary to provide age appropriate care to the patient population served. Able to interpret data about the patient’s status in order to identify each patient’s age specific needs and provide care needed by the patient group.
• Ability to perform a head-to-toe assessment on all patients and reassessments as per policy and specific to unit age specific populations.
• Ability to adequately asses and reassess pain. Utilizes appropriate pain management techniques including non-pharmacological techniques. Educates the patient and family regarding pain management.
• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
• Knowledge of Infection Control, TB, Blood Borne Pathogens and Hazardous Waste plans.
• Formulates a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and evaluations effectiveness of learning. Family is included in teaching as appropriate.
• Demonstrates ability to perform treatments and provide services within scope of practice.
• Communicates appropriately and clearly with all health care team members.
• Consults other departments as appropriate to provide for an interdisciplinary approach to the patient’s needs.
• Demonstrates an ability to assist physicians with procedures and performs services requiring technical and manual skills.
• Demonstrates an ability to be flexible, organized and function well under stressful situations.
• Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity. Identifies and addresses psychosocial, cultural, ethnic, and religious/spiritual needs of patients and their families.
• Functions as liaison between the patient/family, physicians, other healthcare providers and administration.
• Interacts professional with patient/family and involves patient/family in the formation of the plan of care.
• Maintains a good working relationship both within the department and with other departments.
• Documentation meets current standards and policies.
• Demonstrates the ability to use the Electronic Medical Record (EMR), to gather data and input quality information for EMR reporting measurements.
• Coordinates and supervises patient care as necessary.
• Assists in successful implementation of programs to improve coding and reimbursement for office-specific procedures.
• Assists the surgeons in addressing hospital and clinic related issues, serves as liaison and representative of Sheridan Memorial Clinics in resolving problems and participates on committees as appropriate.
• Ability to effectively coordinate care in a complex practice model with highly interactive multi-disciplinary team of healthcare professionals with competing demands on available resources which must balance to create patient-centered care. Work will include setting common goals, merging resources, providing education, and cross training roles.
• Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.
• Keeps fiscally responsible of inventory and competently order supplies, including dept specific supplies.
• Assists in identifying referring physicians and assuring to the extent possible that strong relationships are developed and preserved.

Dept. Specific Summary
Additional Essential Functions and Responsibilities for a Clinic Team Lead include:
• Regularly assist the Clinic Manager with general team nursing skills observation and oversight.
• Coordinates and Validates team nursing training.
• Contribute feedback about nursing team regarding disciplinary concerns.
• Coordinate team nursing schedule to adequately cover providers for direct care and their associated indirect care workload.
• Delegates/Assigns team members to other tasks within the clinic in collaboration with the Clinic Manager.
• Will report for the team weekly at regular huddles for the clinic or designate this responsibility within the team.

Big Horn Surgical Registered Nurse must also assume and meet the following responsibilities & requirements as well as have a comprehensive understanding of the following:
• Professionally and respectfully represent Big Horn Surgical in the community, among our patients and co-workers and among interdisciplinary teams both within and outside our organization. Represent Big Horn Surgical as the leader in surgical care.
• Go out of your way to treat our patients with dignity & respect by listening and seeking to understand their needs.
• Always represent our surgeons in a manner that displays respect and allows our patients to feel confident about their chosen provider.
• Understand the difference between clean, aseptic & sterile technique and accurately demonstrate the process of each & effectively implement at the appropriate time.
• Displays thorough knowledge of anesthetic agents & their effects.
• Expresses knowledge of advanced surgical nursing care, including all body systems and continually seeks to expand and capitalize on that knowledge base.
• Displays knowledge of medications the patient uses including anticoagulants & their effect on the surgical patient and utilizes reliable resources to expand that knowledge base.
• Educates patients on processes and procedures. Allows patients to ask questions and gives appropriate information including an education handout when available.

The Vascular Patient
• Displays knowledge of the Vascular Patient and utilizes reliable resources to expand their knowledge and understanding of Vascular Disease and the procedures our providers intervene with.
• Ability to perform Non-Invasive Vascular Testing utilizing the Unetixs Vascular MultiLab II Unit and within 1 year receive certification that they have engaged in Physiological Testing: Techniques & Interpretation.
• Ability to schedule patients for Vascular Procedures in the OR and the Interventional Radiology Lab (Cath Lab) as ordered by the surgeon. Completes appropriate scheduling paperwork, notifies team members that will be involved in the procedure and maintains open communication throughout this process.

The Gastrointestinal Patient
• Displays knowledge of the gastrointestinal patient and utilizes reliable resources to expand their knowledge and understanding of gastrointestinal disease and the procedures our providers intervene with.
• Ability to interview, assess and schedule appropriate patients for endoscopic procedures. Recognizes, through assessment & knowledge, when a patient should first be seen by the physician prior to scheduling endoscopy. Completes a thorough Easy Access form that will become the physicians H&P once they have signed off on it. Gathers and includes supportive documentation for the provider's reference and orders patient appropriate bowel prep. Educates the patient about the endoscopic procedure and bowel cleanse to the patients satisfaction.
• Understands how to assess & effectively care for a patient with a feeding tube. Displays the ability to flush and correctly change a feeding tube. Notifies the provider of their assessment and documents accordingly.

General
• Ability to schedule patients for Radiology Procedures as ordered by the provider.
• Ability to schedule patients for General Surgical Procedures in the OR as ordered by the surgeon.
• Displays the ability to assess/evaluate patients via telephone or in person postoperatively & notify the provider or on-call provider of their assessment and documents accordingly.
• Ability to prepare patients for office procedures including discussing the process with the patient and prepping and draping the patient.
• Ability to assist the surgeon, according to his/her preferences, with the office procedure.
• Displays knowledge and ability to do a preliminary cleaning of all used surgical instruments and adequately soak those instruments in appropriate disinfectant while using PPE. Instruments should be cleaned and prepared for Central Sterile at Sheridan Memorial Hospital to pick up. (Central Sterile will follow their policies and guidelines in sterilizing our instruments and return them to us sterilized in prepared packaging.)
• Ability to assess and address wound drainage:
• Explain serous, sero-sanguineous, sanguineous and purulent drainage in the post op patient
• Understands how a drain tube (Jackson Pratt, Penrose) functions and how to care for it.
• Understands to inform the patient’s provider of their assessment, inquire about any further orders and documents accordingly.
• Understands the process and can demonstrate removal of saturated dressings and appropriate disposal as well as redressing a wound.
• Displays basic understanding and knowledge of the portable Ultra Sound machine.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Education, Experience & License
• Minimum of associates degree in nursing, required.
• Current Wyoming license as a Registered Nurse without restrictions, required.
• A minimum of 2 years nursing experience, preferred.
• BLS, required.

Additional Skills
• Ability to communicate in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Sound knowledge of computers & proficient level of skill.
• Delegation, prioritization and organizational skills.

Specific demands not listed: Possible exposure to blood and or body fluids / infectious disease / hazardous waste requiring the use of Personal Protective Equipment. Exposure to odorous chemicals / specimens and Latex products.
Pre-employment drug and alcohol screening is required.
Sheridan Memorial Hospital is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click here .