Clinical Nurse - Family Medicine

About the Role

Under the general supervision of the Director of Clinical Services and/or the Senior Director of Ambulatory Services, you will apply the nursing process to make nursing judgments and decisions specific to assessment, planning, implementation/delivery, and evaluation of patient care. You will document relevant data and care processes while performing within the scope of practice as delineated by the NH Board of Nursing.

Responsibilities

• Use effective interviewing and physical assessment skills telephonically or face-to-face to perform patient/family health status assessments by collecting and analyzing physical and psychosocial data, identifying needs, problems, and patterns/trends, rendering an appropriate nursing diagnosis/intervention, and evaluating patient’s response to the plan of care.
• Exercise professional nursing judgment when performing a broad range of procedures and treatments, administering medications, and prioritizing patient acuity as well as workload demands.
• Provide patient care in a manner that demonstrates nursing knowledge, technical, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills competency. Recognize changes in patient’s condition/situation and take appropriate action.
• Act as a role model in the performance of patient care.
• Document in the patient’s medical record all relevant data obtained in person or over the phone, including signs and symptoms, nursing assessment and diagnosis/intervention, instructions/advice given, and patient/family’s response to instructions/care.
• Evaluate responses to interventions and the effectiveness of the plan of care.
• Provide health teaching and counseling to a defined group or population of patients and family members; advocate for patients, families, groups, and communities by attaining and maintaining what is in the best interest of the patient or group.
• Assist clinicians during examinations, procedures, and treatments.
• Assist and provide guidance to other staff members by acting as a nursing resource.
• Appropriately delegate duties in accordance with the NH Nurse Practice Act and professional standards of nursing practice to implement the plan of care.
• Promote team collaboration in meeting the needs of the patient/family.
• Promote a work environment that fosters the acceptance of positive change initiatives.
• Participate in identifying and implementing quality improvement activities that improve patient care outcomes, processes, and promote healthy work team behaviors.

Requirements

• Minimum of one year of experience in nursing preferred.
• Experience in a practice setting preferred.

Qualifications

• Licensed RN with NH eligibility.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.