Clinic Nurse I
- San Francisco, CA
- $78.63 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Conducts patient assessment encompassing physiological, spiritual and emotional areas and determines level of needed services.
- Collaborates and communicates with physicians and mid-level practitioners to interpret, adjust, and coordinate patient care services.
- Partners with peers, other healthcare providers, and management to effectively streamline patient workflow, improve patient outcomes, and provide the highest care quality
- Provides competent, compassionate and cost effective patient care in accordance with policies, scientific principles, evidence-based nursing practice/process, nursing objectives and standards of care.
- Administers medications and therapeutic agents to implement a treatment , disease prevention or rehabilitation regimen as ordered by a physician or mid-level provider.
- Delegates tasks appropriately/effectively to team members based on legal scopes of practice, licensure, educational preparation, appropriate guidelines and individual capability.
- Communicates with and explains treatments/activities to patient and family in a clear, open- ended, collaborative manner showing care and concern, using teach back to ensure patient understanding of explanations, and integrating patient learning and educational needs.
- Maintains mindfulness in delivery of individualized care and in communication with patients and families, with a safety focus
- Upholds the confidentiality of all patient protected health information (PHI) and protects all PHI from accidental, intentional or inappropriate disclosure.
- Remains current in advancements, trends, and best practices related to acute care and area of specialty and in professional nursing practice
- Provides services as needed to ensure efficient and effective clinical operations.
- Participates in improving the quality of patient care by identifying areas for improvement with the organization and /or department.
- Works as a team member on an interdisciplinary team.