Specialty Clinic RN

CommonSpirit Health; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health in the United States seeks a Speciality Clinic RN to lead a dedicated clinical team, ensure exceptional patient care, and uphold regulatory compliance while managing staffing and fiscal health.

You will perform direct patient care, conduct head-to-toe assessments across age groups, educate patients on pain management, support physicians, maintain equipment, and document nursing care in detail.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, upon hire.
• Registered Nurse licensed in KY, upon hire.
• Basic Life Support - CPR certification within 14 days.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care and evaluate outcomes, consulting with specialists as needed and adjusting nursing care processes for optimal patient care.
• Perform head-to-toe assessments across pediatric, adolescent, geriatric and general patient populations.
• Assess and reassess pain; educate patients and families on pain management techniques.
• Demonstrate knowledge of cardiac monitoring and identify dysrhythmias.
• Assist physicians with office procedures; maintain medical and surgical asepsis.
• Maintain medical equipment; disinfect and sterilize instruments.
• Answer calls professionally; refer patient issues to physicians and schedule appointments.
• Maintain accurate nursing documentation including histories, conditions, treatments and changes.
• Treat patients and families with respect and dignity, addressing psychosocial, cultural, ethnic and spiritual needs, and liaising among staff and providers.
• Demonstrate growth and development knowledge to provide age-appropriate care across the lifespan.
• Interpret patient data to identify age-specific needs and care plans.
• Collaborate with patient and family in care planning and engage them in decision-making.
• Coordinate with insurance to obtain prescription authorizations promptly.
• Develop teaching plans based on learning needs and evaluate effectiveness, including family participation.
• Maintain knowledge of medications and correct administration by patient age and condition.

Skills

Nursing

Leadership

Patient Care

Regulatory Compliance

Communication

Asepsis

Pain Management

Cardiac Monitoring

Documentation

Education

Nursing Degree

RN License

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Speciality Clinic RN, you will be a visionary leader, setting the standard for exceptional patient care and empowering our teams to achieve unparalleled clinical excellence.Every day, you will inspire and lead a dedicated clinical team (nurses & aides) to prioritize patient needs, maintaining rigorous oversight of regulatory compliance, staffing, and fiscal health. You'll passionately advocate for your team, translating their insights into actionable strategies that uplift both staff and patient experiences.To thrive in this pivotal role, you will embody confident leadership, master tough conversations with grace, and excel as an educator at heart. Your exceptional communication will transform every interaction into a powerful opportunity to elevate understanding and drive our shared mission for superior patient outcomes.

• - Provides direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, consults with other specialists as required and adjusts nursing care processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care.
• - Ability to perform a head-to-toe assessment on all patients and reassessments as per policy. This includes pediatric, adolescent and geriatric patients and the general patient population.
• - Ability to assess and reassess pain and pain management techniques utilized. Educates the patient and family regarding pain management.
• - Demonstrates knowledge of cardiac monitoring, identifies dysrhythmias.
• - Assists the physician(s) with office procedures; maintains medical and surgical asepsis.
• - Maintains medical equipment; disinfects and sterilizes instruments.
• - Answers telephone calls in a professional manner; refers patient problems to office/clinic physicians; schedules patient appointments.
• - Maintains accurate and continued nursing documentation including patient histories, conditions, treatments, responses and assessment of changes.
• - Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity. Identifies and addresses psychosocial, cultural, ethnic and religious/spiritual needs of patients and family. Functions as liaison between administration, patients, physicians and other healthcare providers.
• - Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity. Identifies and addresses psychosocial, cultural, ethnic and religious/spiritual needs of patients and family. Functions as liaison between administration, patients, physicians and other healthcare providers.
• - Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the lifespan and the skills necessary to provide age appropriate care to the patients served.
• - Able to interpret data about the patient’s status in order to identify each patient’s age specific needs and provide care needed by the patient group.
• - Interacts professionally with patient and family and involves patient and family in the formation of the plan of care.
• - Ability to work with insurance companies to receive authorizations for prescription medications for patients in a timely manner.
• - Formulates a teaching plan based on identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning; includes family in teaching, as appropriate.
• - Maintains current knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on age of the patient and his/her clinical condition.

Job Requirements

Required

• - Graduate of an accredited school of nursing., upon hire
• - Registered Nurse: KY, upon hire and
• - Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days

Where You’ll Work

Welcome to CHI Saint Joseph Medical Group, a full service network of primary care services specializing in family, internal, geriatric and pediatric care serving 88 locations across central and Eastern Kentucky. CHI Saint Joseph Medical Group is dedicated to delivering customized care based on the unique needs of our patients and is recognized as a Best Place to Work in Kentucky for two years in a row (2023-2024).

CHI Saint Joseph Health is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-profit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175,000 team members and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians.

Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2,200 care centers serving 24 states.