RN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Physician Clinics Full Time

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RN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Physician Clinics Full Time','Full-time','Clinic & Medical Office','S-S','S-S','80','80','Occasional','Occasional','OREGON-PENDLETON-FAMILY CLINIC PENDLETON','','!*!Job Summary:

The Registered Nurse – Assistant Director is responsible for the effective and efficient flow of patients at CHI-St. Anthony Hospital Clinics.  The assistant director provides leadership and nursing services in a rural health clinic setting. He/she works with the health care team to coordinate safe, quality health care services and enhanced patient experience. The assistant director identifies appropriate resources to provide education to the patients, their families and staff members. The assistant director assists in the administrative efficiencies throughout the medical service areas, and works closely with the Practice Manager on day-to-day operations of the clinics.
Essential Duties:

Monitor the patient flow throughout the clinic areas.
Assist Practice Manager or Healthcare Provider with clinical staffing issue within department and/or related to other departments.
Delegate tasks to clinical staff and create the clinical staff schedules as requested.
Facilitate training and orientation to the clinical staff members.
Assess and triage patients for appropriate department within the clinic. 
Accurately obtain health history and rectifies medications.
Serve as Interpreter between the patient and provider as requested.
Administer medications by oral, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intradermal routes, IV.
Follows nursing policies and procedures for Intravenous infusion.
Perform phlebotomy and collects specimen for various tests.   
Educate patient and/or family on prescribed treatment regimens. 
Perform Clinical Competencies.
Actively participates in quality improvement projects. 
Perform other duties as assigned.
At CHI, we expect all our employees to live the values of Reverence, Integrity, Compassion and Excellence at work by:
 


Honoring and caring for the dignity of all persons in mind, body, and spirit

Ensuring the highest quality of care for those we serve

Working together as a team to achieve our goals

Improving continuously by listening, and asking for and responding to feedback

Seeking new and better ways to meet the needs of those we serve

Using our resources wisely
Understanding how each of our roles contributes to the success of CHI
 
Core CHI Behaviors:   The following behaviors have been identified as critical to all staff roles at CHI: 
 

Teamwork Orientation:  works cooperatively & collaboratively with others toward the accomplishment of shared goals.
Service Orientation: desire to serve and focus one’s efforts on discovering and meeting the needs of internal and external customers.
Achieves Results:  reflects a drive to achieve and outperform.  Continuously looking for improvements.  Accepts responsibility for actions and results.
Learning and Growth:  has a commitment to continuous professional and organizational learning
Communication:  practices attentive and active listening and can restate opinions of others; communicates messages in a way that has the desired effect.
 
Role-Specific Behaviors:  these additional behaviors are necessary in the role:
 

Knowledge of nursing processes; health care systems, structure, and functions; and community resources. Understanding of health care technology, equipment, and supplies. Familiarity with state law on nursing care, nurse practice guidelines, and clinic policies and procedures.
Ability to effectively communicate to staff and patients.
Demonstrate sound judgment and composure with the ability to take appropriate action in questionable or emergency situations.
Maintain a positive, caring attitude towards patients.
Possess a strong work ethic and a high level of professionalism.
Knowledge of computer systems, word processing programs and applications.     
Knowledge of management and organizational theory to direct assigned clinic operations; including principles of employee development to train, delegate, and mentor staff.      
Skills, Knowledge or Abilities critical to this role: 
 

Language Ability:  Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to common inquiries or complaints from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
 

Math Ability: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
 

Reasoning Ability:  Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
 


Computer Skills:  Must be proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite, Internet navigation, database management, desktop publishing, spreadsheet, and graphic presentation packages.','!*!




Education / Accreditation / Licensure (required & preferred):

 Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.
Must have a current/valid RN license from the state licensing board.
May be required to have additional specialty certifications.
Basic Life Support (BLS) or Advanced Care Life Support (ACLS) required.
 


Experience (required and preferred):

2 years related experience in a specialty clinic (e.g. Oncology, Neurology, Cardiology, etc.) required.
2 years supervisory-level experience required.
 


Disclaimers



This job description reflects CHI’s assignment of essential functions, it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
Critical features of this job are listed above.  They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.
 
','We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.','2017-R0136626','CHI St. Anthony Hospital - Pendleton','RN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Physician Clinics Full Time

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