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Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners — who are working to change health care for the better.
$7,500 - Sign-On Bonus for Full-time externals only, pro-rated for Part-time
Medical Practice Clinical Lead RN position in the Nephrology department in Danbury, CT
40 hours per week, Monday-Friday, 8 hour variable shifts between 730am-6:00pm.
Summary:
The Clinical Lead RN works with the clinical staff, physicians and advanced practitioners in the coordination of assigned staff, equipment and resources to facilitate smooth daily operational flow. They optimize patient care and direct and assist the assigned staff in their daily work processes. Span of Control to include RN’s, LPN’s and potentially MA’s (Dependent on Practice Structure).
Responsibilities:
Patient check-in, document chief complaint, vital signs, history, capture charges for provision of ancillary services, assists with the completion of patient summaries, medication/allergy, history forms, and obtain appropriate treatment consents.
Administer and document injections, dispense and document medications as directed by physician/provider. Label and handle labs, paps, cultures, biopsies and other specimens, prepare laboratory and imaging requisitions.
Assist with coordination of further patient care and follow-up and carry out tasks as directed by RN and/or physician/provider. This may include communication with patient, hospital, labs, imaging centers, pharmacies, physician offices, insurance plans.
Independently manages patient triage calls and seeks out direction from providers as needed. Assists LPN’s and MA’s with triage disposition and assures documentation is reflective of the disposition.
Measures and monitors key performance indicators (KPIs) in conjunction with the Practice Leadership. KPIs include Growth/Financial Stability, Patient Experience, Operational Efficiency, Employee Satisfaction/Culture, Quality
Demonstrates clinical expertise and serves as a resource for the clinical staff.
Monitors inventory and orders medical supplies as requested by physicians as well as follow up on all outstanding orders.
Responsible for managing PTO requests and maintaining appropriate staff and provider schedules and levels.
Develops guidelines for prioritizing work activities, evaluates the effectiveness and modifies activities as necessary.
In collaboration with Medical Practice Nursing Education, mentors, orients, trains, educates and supervises clinical staff to improve competency and patient satisfaction using established workflows and policies.
Works in conjunction with Practice Manager, Medical Practice Nursing Leader and Human Resources for hiring, discipline, grievance management, performance evaluations, feedback and coaching to achieve optimal team performance.
Monitors all clinical workflows of office, addressing inefficiency of providers and clinical staff and formulates corrective action plans to achieve KPI’s.
Holds monthly clinical meetings with providers and staff to review clinical KPI and implement/monitor process improvement plan.
Utilizes patient satisfaction data to create targeted improvement plans.
Escalates issues and concerns proactively to Manager, or clinic practice Leadership, as needed.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Other Information:
Graduate from approved nursing program
Three (3) years nursing experience
Prefer: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN)
Graduation from accredited nursing program
Able to multitask in fast paced environment
Valid RN License (CT or NY based on Practice Location)
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Working Conditions:
Manual: Some manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity
Occupational: Some occupational risk
Physical Effort: Sedentary/light effort. May exert up to 10 lbs. force
Physical Environment: Generally pleasant working conditions
Company: Nuvance Health Med Practice CT
Org Unit: 520
Department: DB Nephrology
Exempt: No
Salary Range: $36.53 - $67.90 Hourly
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