Registered Nurse - Outpatient/Primary Care

San Diego

Published 3 weeks ago

 Specific Responsibilities and Tasks:

The role includes a range of duties tailored to departmental requirements, which may involve:

**Patient Care Coordination**: Collaborate with a diverse team of healthcare professionals to optimize clinical outcomes while maintaining focus on quality and cost-effectiveness.   - 

**Compliance Oversight**: Ensure adherence to established standards of care and practices in alignment with policies, procedures, and guidelines mandated by the Medical Treatment Facility (MTF).   - 

**Clinical Assessments**: Conduct comprehensive physical examinations and gather detailed health histories.

- **Health Promotion and Education**: Offer health counseling, educational resources, and proactive wellness interventions to patients.

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 **Medical Interventions**: Administer medications, perform wound care, and implement other individualized treatment protocols.

**Leadership in Care Delivery**: Supervise and direct the care rendered by other healthcare professionals, ensuring alignment with their respective scopes of practice.

**Emergency Response**: Identify adverse health signs and symptoms, and respond promptly to emergencies.

- **Interdisciplinary Communication

**: Engage with a varied cohort of stakeholders to inform the healthcare team of care plans, facilitate educational opportunities for patients and families, and enhance organizational efficacy.

**Referral Management**: Schedule and coordinate specialty care appointments as necessary.

**Clinical Research**: Undertake research initiatives aimed at advancing best practices and improving patient outcomes.

**Staff Development**: Participate in staff meetings to engage in case discussions, continuing education, and activities focused on continuous quality improvement and safety protocols.

**Documentation Proficiency**: Demonstrate competence with electronic health records and relevant software applications for documenting assessments, interventions, and evaluations, utilizing paper documentation in cases where electronic systems are not operational.

### Work Schedule:

**Days**: Monday through Friday - **Hours**: 8.5 to 9 hours daily, scheduled flexibly between 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM, including an unpaid lunch break of 30 to 60 minutes. -

 **Availability**: No weekend or holiday shifts; no overtime required.

Minimum Qualifications:

**Education**: Minimum Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) from an accredited institution. - 

**Experience**: At least 1 year of outpatient experience as an ambulatory care nurse within the last 2 years, specifically in psychiatric nursing, behavioral health, and/or wellness counseling. -

**Licensure**: Active, unrestricted RN license from any state. - 

**Life Support Certifications**: Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification by AHA or ARC. -

 **Security Clearance**: Ability to successfully undergo a government background check for security clearance.

Full time

Associate

San Diego