RN Supervisor-Dermatology, West Los Angeles

University of California - Los Angeles Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 307,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California - Los Angeles Health in Los Angeles, CA seeks an experienced nurse leader to supervise clinical staff in Dermatology. You will coordinate clinical activities, ensure regulatory compliance, and act as a liaison among physicians, patients, and schedulers.

The role includes reporting patient status to physicians, supporting procedures, administering meds, and educating patients and families. Requires CA RN license and BLS; position is full-time with a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• Current California RN license is required.
• BLS certification from AHA or Red Cross.
• Demonstrated leadership including delegation and problem solving.
• Ability to take direction from administration and act promptly.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Outpatient and primary nursing skills.
• Experience supervising and training RNs and nursing staff.
• Knowledge of dermatology procedures including MOHS surgery.
• Ability to build relationships with patients, peers, physicians and admins.
• Skill with medical diagnostics equipment and related supplies.
• Ability to handle emergent EMTALA situations.
• Ability to work independently with IV diagnostics and blood specimen handling.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all clinical activities and supervise the clinical staff.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, JCAHO, DHS and other regulations.
• Provide overall healthcare management for patients under faculty care as needed.
• Act as liaison between MDs, patients, schedulers, clinic staff, UCLA and external physicians.
• Provide up-to-date patient status reporting to physicians and supervisors.
• Perform clinical nursing duties including assisting physicians in dermatology procedures.
• Administer medications, monitor vital signs, triage calls and messages.
• Provide health education and procedure instruction to patients and families.

Skills

Registered Nurse License (CA)

BLS Certification

Leadership

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Outpatient nursing

Supervision and training of RNs

MOHS knowledge

EMTALA knowledge

Clinical liaison

IV diagnostics

Job description

Description

Under the supervision Operations Director, Clinical Chief and Practice Manager of the Dermatology Suites, you will be responsible for supervision of the clinical staff. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Coordinating all clinical activities
• Supervision of the clinical staff
• Ensuring that all regulatory body regulations (e.g. OSHA, JCAHO, DHS) are compliant.
• Responsible for the all-around healthcare needs of patients who are under the care management of the faculty members on an as needed basis.
• Act as liaison between the MDs, the patients (including the family and staff members), schedulers, clinic staff and UCLA and non-UCLA physicians involved with the patients' healthcare.
• Provide up-to-date patient status reporting to the physicians and nurse supervisor by presenting laboratory or procedural results either in written or verbal form as well as conveying information from patients.
• Perform clinical nursing duties that includes but not limited to assisting physicians in performing procedures in Gen, Peds, and Surgical Dermatology,
• Administering medications, monitoring vital signs and medications, triage and act on patient calls, in-basket messages, and in person.
• Provide health education, procedure instruction/information to patients and families.

You will be expected to work with minimal supervision. The Practice Manager, Operations Direction and Clinical Chief for Dermatology will review work. Youwill independently coordinate and prioritize tasks by using protocols established by the Department, as well as the policies and procedures established by the UCLA Health Enterprise.

Salary Range: $132,300- $307,100/annually

Qualifications

Required:

• Current active California Registered Nurse License
• BLS from American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Demonstrated leadership style that includes time management, delegation, conflict resolution and problem solving.
• Ability to accept direction from administration and act promptly.
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Outpatient and primary nursing skills
• Demonstrated experience in supervision and training of RNs and nursing support staff
• Knowledge of dermatology procedures including MOHS surgery
• Ability to establish working relationships with patients, peers, physicians and administrators.
• Skill in usage of medical diagnostic equipment as well as working knowledge of instruments and supplies required to perform clinical procedures and physical examinations.
• Ability and knowledge to handle emergent situations appropriately and in accordance with EMTALA.
• Ability, expertise and skill to work independently while performing a variety of IV diagnostic tests and expertise and skill in maintaining and accessing blood specimens from central line catheters.

Preferred:

• Knowledge of JCAHO standards
• CLIA standards
• Dermatology experience