Clinical Services Manager

Central Florida Health Care, Inc.; Mulberry (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Federal Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF

Excellent medical, dental, vision, and

Job summary

Central Florida Health Care, Inc. is seeking a Nurse Manager to lead the daily clinical support staff and collaborate with the DON and Health Center Administrator to deliver safe, high‑quality primary care.

This exempt leadership role requires Florida RN licensure, strong clinical leadership, and experience directing teams including LPNs, CMAs, dental staff and lab personnel; responsibilities include staffing, training, compliance, and improving patient flow.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• RN with at least two years of leadership experience or LPN with at least three years of leadership experience.
• Florida license.
• BLS certification.
• Computer literacy.
• Prior clinical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day clinical operations across multiple departments.
• Supervise LPNs, CMAs, dental staff, and lab staff.
• Coordinate patient flow and scheduling.
• Maintain credentials & conduct staff evaluations.
• Ensure compliance with policies and quality of care.
• Participate in staff training and community outreach.

Skills

Leadership experience

Nursing experience

Communication skills

Computer literacy

Education

RN license (Florida)

Job description

Title: Clinical Services Manager Reports to: Health Center Administrator (HCA) FLSA Status: Exempt Personnel Supervised: Clinical Support Staff (LPNs, CMAs)

POSITION SUMMARY

The Nurse Manager is a leadership position with direct and indirect patient care responsibilities. This position, working in collaboration with the Director of Nursing (DON) and the Health Center Administrator (HCA), is expected to develop systems of care that foster a successful clinical care team environment to ensure optimal outcomes for patients’ health. The primary responsibility of this position is directing the daily clinical support staff activities towards the provision of safe, high quality, and efficient primary care to a patient population diverse in age, health status, and socio-economic level. Secondary responsibilities include providing direct nursing care to patients. This position requires strong leadership and communication skills, nursing experience in directing primary care support staff, and an excellent knowledge base of family medicine primary care nursing including pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology.

MINIMAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
• Experience: Must be a Registered Nurse with at least two (2) years of leadership experience or a Licensed Practical Nurse with at least three (3) years of leadership experience.
• Licensure: Florida license
• BLS certification
• Computer literacy
• Prior clinical experience preferred

RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS

• Be familiar with CFHC’s program philosophies, goals and objectives. Be cognizant of and comply with all CFHC’s policies and procedures, as well as state and federal regulations.
• Hiring, training, evaluating, and discipline of clinical staff including assigning tasks, providing mentorship and coaching.
• Understand the requirements of CFHC’s Exposure Control Plan. Personally utilize universal precautions when practicing in a clinical setting.
• Participate in staff outreach and off-site health care programs as requested by the DON, CMO, or CEO, represent CFHC in the community.
• Report as needed to DON any pertinent information or situations that impact patient care or CFHC liability.
• Attend and participate in mandatory CFHC meetings (Center Specific meetings, corporate meetings, and other meetings as designated by the DON, CMO, or CEO).
• Demonstrate ability to work cooperatively with other members of the clinical team. Be supportive of coworkers.
• Maintain a neat and professional appearance at all times.
• Carry out any other activities deemed appropriate by the DON, CMO, or CEO.

PRIMARY DUTIES

• Responsible for overseeing the day-to-day clinical operations of the Medical, Dental, OB/GYN, Lab, Endo, and Podiatry areas.
• Responsible for supervising a team of LPNs, CMAs, dental assistants, dental hygienists, and lab staff, ensuring high-quality patient care is delivered to all patients.
• Works well with HCA to maintain smooth operations and patient satisfaction.
• Responsible for ensuring that the practice of nursing within CFHC is of the highest possible quality. This will be accomplished in collaboration with the DON.
• Assign clinical and administrative duties to clinical support staff including, but not limited to, daily assignments of triage duties; cleaning and stocking of rooms; preparing, cleaning, and sterilizing instruments; inventory of medical supplies and medications to assure proper stock is available.
• Coordinate patient flow by troubleshooting scheduling difficulties, walk-ins, late patients, and emergencies.
• Determine clinical support staffing requirements, including coverage for sick time, vacations, and other absences.
• Perform periodic assessments to determine deficiencies in clinical staff performance, which includes, but is not limited to:
• Log keeping (ex: hospital, temperature, medication/vaccine administration, OB intake).
• Skills (ex: vital signs, therapeutic injections, immunizations, sterile field/tray set-up, instrument sterilization, oxygen tank use and maintenance, emergency box use and maintenance, EKG)
• Policies and procedures (ex: universal precautions, consent forms, needle disposal, identification of proper disposal of expired medications, standing orders)
• Conduct periodic clinical support staff meetings in conjunction with the DON and HCA at the center. The agenda and minutes are to be forwarded to the DON and HCA (Agenda and minutes are to be typewritten.)
• Evaluate the educational needs of the clinical support staff on a regular basis and provide regular clinic in-service educational programs in coordination with the DON.
• Conduct quarterly proficiency testing and annual evaluations of clinical support staff in collaboration with the DON. This includes reviewing performance expectations, appropriate counseling in relation to performance, corrective discipline, formal discussions of position descriptions and expected job tasks, and appropriate redirection and task correction as necessary. Completed evaluations are to be sent to the DON and HR.
• Keep DON informed of all significant nursing issues including, but not limited to, any proposed policy or procedural changes, performance expectation breaches, evaluation deficiencies, disciplinary actions, problems with providers, etc.
• Review resumes and credentials of clinical support staff applicants and conduct interviews of those applicants in conjunction with the HR recruiter and DON.
• Coordinate orientation and training of new clinical support staff employees.
• Perform monthly Nurse Manager Center Audits (EOC and safety inspections).
• Responsible for maintaining current credentials for clinical support staff on file with Human Resources.
• Coordinate nursing assignments for interning students.
• Carry out other duties as assigned by the DON or CMO.

SECONDARY DUTIES

• Function as a professional nurse member of the health team, under the leadership of the DON.
• Make nursing assessments related to the health status of the patient and triage them appropriately.
• Provide nursing coverage in clinic emergency shortage situations in conjunction with the DON and other Nurse Managers.
• Accurately function and perform all duties of nursing personnel as determined by the needs of the center, which includes, but is not limited to: escorting patients to exam room and preparing them for the exam; taking and recording vital signs, patient histories, and other pertinent information; preparing patients for and assisting clinicians with procedures; administering immunizations and medications and monitoring patient response to these agents; providing professional patient education and counseling.
• Participate in all code situations.
• Serve as a mentor for interning students.

The job description is not intended to be all-inclusive, and employees will also perform other reasonable related business duties as assigned by supervisor. This organization reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract or employment.

BENEFITS

• Competitive Salary
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
• PSLF - 10-year commitment, 120 loan payments and at the end of the commitment, the remaining loan is forgiven
• Excellent medical, dental, vision, and pharmacy benefits
• Employer Paid Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Employer Paid Life Insurance equivalent to 1x your annual salary
• Voluntary Short-Term Disability, additional Life and Dependent Life Insurance are available
• Malpractice Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO) - 4.4 weeks per year pro-rated
• Holidays (9.5 paid holidays per year)
• Paid Birthday Holiday
• CME Reimbursement
• 401k Retirement Plan after 60 days of service (w/matching contributions)
• Staff productivity is recognized and rewarded

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Requires 80% or more time spent standing/walking
• Independently mobile
• Ability to lift weight equivalents to what would be required when (and if) asked to assist and position patients, reposition equipment and lift supplies
• Ability to adapt and function in varying environments of workload, patient acuity, worksites and work shifts.

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American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Statement: External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job specific functions (listed within each job responsibility) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by the organization on a case by case basis.