Clinic RN

PACE Southeast Michigan; Pontiac (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

PACE Southeast Michigan is seeking a Registered Nurse Coordinator to oversee clinical operations in the clinic, delegating tasks to LPNs, Medical Assistants and Scheduling Clerks, and ensuring nursing processes from assessment to evaluation are applied.

The role emphasizes frail elderly care, collaboration with physicians, quality initiatives, and accurate documentation in patient records, with a focus on staff education and transitions of care. Strong leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• BSN degree preferred with active licensure.
• Experience with frail elderly population.
• Minimum 1 year of management experience.
• Excellent written and oral communication and strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to lead and direct staff and standardize processes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with physicians and nurse practitioners to ensure optimal clinical flow.
• Manages daily workflow and delegates tasks to LPNs, Medical Assistants and Scheduling Clerks.
• Triages and assesses participants and provides education resources.
• Supervises LPNs and MAs to ensure competency of clinical skills.
• Collaborates with Manager to ensure adherence to quality initiatives.
• Ensures daily documentation of clinical activities in the participants’ medical records.
• Ensures documentation is evidence-based and adheres to standards.
• Collaborates with RN Case Managers regarding care transitions and communications.
• Works with Interdisciplinary Team members and Nurse Educators on education needs.
• Requires flexibility to travel between locations as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Quality process standardization

Data documentation

Education

BSN preferred

Job description

SUMMARY:The Clinic Registered Nurse Coordinator serves in the role of Clinical Coordinator responsible for ensuring the functions optimally by appropriately delegating and monitoring the activities of the Licensed Practical Nurse, Medical Assistant and Scheduling Clerks. Utilizes a systematic approach to nursing practice which incorporates all aspects of the nursing process including, assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of PACE Participants. The Clinic RN Coordinator demonstrates a direct relationship between nursing interventions and participant outcomes, demonstrates clinical competence and engages in effective patient teaching for acute and chronic illnesses. The focus of care is one that enhances functional capacity, encourages autonomy in all aspects of care, and encourages Participant, Caregiver and Family involvement in achieving health care goals.SPECIFIC DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS:Collaboration with the Physician and Nurse Practitioner to ensure optimal clinical flow.Daily workflow of clinical activities and delegation of task to the clinic Licensed Practical Nurse, Medical Assistant and Scheduling Clerk.Triaging and assessment of Participants in the clinic setting and providing education resources.Supervises the LPN and Medical Assistants to ensure competency of clinical skills and task.Collaborates with Manager to ensure adherence to quality initiatives in the clinic setting and organizational.Ensures that clinical activities are documented in the Participants medical record by clinic staff daily.Ensures that documentation of clinical activities are evidence-based and adheres to standards set by quality and professional standards.Collaborates with RN Case Managers regarding care delivered to Participants in the clinic and any transitions of care, through verbal and electronic communication.Collaborates with all Interdisciplinary Team members regarding care delivered to Participants in the clinic and any transitions of care, through verbal and electronic communication.Collaborates with Nurse Educators regarding any assessed educational needs of staff and new hire competency skills compliance.KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:BSN preferred.At least one year working with the frail elderly population. Five years of management experience preferred.Must have the ability to lead and direct staff in the delivery of care.Must be medically cleared for communicable diseases and have all immunizations up-to-date before engaging in direct participant contact.Excellent oral and written communication skills necessary; must have strong interpersonal skills.Must have the ability to understand and standardize process related to quality indicators and utilize technology to document and present data.WORKING CONDITIONS:Ability to embody our culture traits of caring, belonging, honest, evolving, fun, excelling, and grateful. Must be flexible, with imagination and group leadership skills.Possible exposure to communicable disease.Position requires the ability to drive between locations on a daily basis as needed