Clinic RN- Occupational Med, Full-Time, Days

Huntsville Hospital; Decatur (AL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntsville Hospital is seeking a clinically oriented nursing professional to join a collaborative provider practice. You will initiate patient care assessments, gather vital signs, prepare exam rooms, and collect specimens to support quality patient care.

The role emphasizes coordinating care for patients with chronic disease, supporting preventative visits, and coaching patients in self-management to reduce health risks.

Qualifications

• Graduate of Accredited School of Nursing with current Alabama licensure.
• Experience preferred; new graduates accepted.
• BLS required before the conclusion of the orientation period.

Responsibilities

• Assess problems/conditions during workup and document in medical records.
• Assist provider in examination, treatment and referral; prepare paperwork/equipment; injections and point-of-care testing; provide education and referrals.
• Order and maintain adequate supply levels.
• Train new clinical staff within the clinic.
• Coordinate clinical coverage with network leadership.
• Stratify patient population by risk to manage appointments and maximize staff utilization.
• Ensure tracking of test results, medications, missed appointments, and follow-ups.

Skills

Excellent communication

Prioritization and multitasking

Care coordination

Team collaboration

Education

Graduate of Accredited School of Nursing with current Alabama licensure

Job description

Centered in a clinician provider practice, this individual acts as a collaborative member of the clinical team in providing continuity of and quality patient care. Initiates patient care assessments, gathers vital signs, prepares patient and exam room for procedures, and collects specimens. Coordinates care for patients with chronic disease and manages effective care transitions for them within the continuum. Partners with the provider care team for successful preventative care visits to reduce the severity of chronic disease and avoidable acute illness. Provides effective clinical health coaching to assist patients with self-management of their chronic disease and life-style changes to mitigate health risk.

Responsibilities

• Assess problems/conditions during workup and accurately documents in medical records.
• Assists provider in examination, treatment and referral of patient, preparing necessary paperwork, equipment, etc. This includes, but not limited to: giving injections, CLIA waived point of care testing, providing education, scheduling referrals and tests.
• Responsible for ordering and maintaining adequate supply levels.
• Responsible for training new clinical staff members within clinic.
• Maintains and assists in coordinating clinical coverage within the clinic in conjunction with network leadership team.
• Stratify patient population according to risk to effectively and efficiently manage patients, determine frequency of need for provider appointment. Maximize use of qualified clinical staff within the care management team for ensuring needed non-face-to-face patient contact.
• Ensure effective office/clinic staff internal tracking of test/procedure results, medication acquisition, missed appointments and adherence to follow-up appointments.
• Use ACO tools for office/clinic staff review of patients coming due for their Annual Wellness Visits (AWV). Ensure review of patient record to identify gaps in problem list prior to provider visit, post reminders to secure that all co-morbidities are discussed and documented during AWV.
• Identify scheduling opportunities, determine special needs for patients arriving that office/clinic day, identify patients who need care outside of their scheduled visit, patients overdue for AWV and those with missed appointments needing rescheduling

Qualifications

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Experience Required:

Education: Graduate of Accredited School of Nursing with current Alabama licensure .

Experience: Experience preferred; new graduates accepted.

Additional Skill/Abilities: BLS required before the conclusion of the orientation period. Must have excellent communication skills with the ability to work in a fast paced environment, requiring prioritizing and changing tasks frequently and quickly.