LEAD CLINICAL NURSE (WOMEN'S HEALTH CLINIC)

Closing date: Friday, August 28, 2026 at 4:00 PM (MST). Applicants must have a valid, unrestricted, insurable driver’s license. Resume and references are required.

Responsibilities

• Provides guidance and direction to professional employees and ancillary staff under the direction of the Nurse Executive, ensuring the organization’s strategic plan, mission, vision, and values are communicated to the team and integrated into the team’s strategies, goals, objectives, work plans, and work products and services.
• Identifies, distributes, and balances workload and tasks among employees in accordance with established case load, skill level, scope of practice, and occupational specialization, making adjustments as necessary.
• Provides performance coaching to the team in the selection and application of appropriate problem-solving methods and techniques; advises on work methods, practices, and procedures; and assists the team and/or individual members in identifying the parameters of viable solutions.
• Identifies training needs of the team and provides or arranges for specific administrative or technical training necessary for accomplishment of tasks.
• Monitors and reports on the status and progress of work and reviews completed work.
• Communicates upward to Nurse Executive for the purpose of obtaining resources and securing needed information to make decisions on major work problems and/or issues requiring administrative approval.
• Maintains a professional caring attitude when dealing with patients, their families, hospital health care providers, and other departments; supports a positive workplace environment and discourages any behavior that could be interpreted as creating or supporting a hostile work environment.
• Maintains professional knowledge and proficiency in selected specialty area through continuing education, including unit-specific certifications, continuing education credits, staff meeting attendance, and attendance at outside and in-house workshops.
• Performs clinical nursing duties for patients, including interviews and health assessments to determine plan of care; collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to plan and implement interventions for patient care management.
• Documents all patient care and administers therapeutic measures and medications as prescribed, including medication administration, intravenous fluids, blood transfusions, treatments, and maintains ongoing measures.
• Utilizes evidence-based guidelines for practice as a reference to monitor and maintain standard practices and recommendations in care.
• Participates in the on-call schedule as assigned.
• Provides leadership to the team in exploring alternatives and determining process improvement measures.
• Participates as a member of hospital committees relative to patient care in their specialty areas.
• Completes all yearly Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) required training by the indicated due dates; assists, promotes, and supports compliance with established CMS standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Four (4) years of direct work experience as a Registered Nurse (RN) in women’s health or obstetrics.
• Two (2) years of leadership experience in teaching and coaching nursing staff.
• Associate of Science degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing program.
• Valid and unrestricted Registered Nurse license in any U.S. State or Territory.
• Valid American Heart Association (AHA) certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) and maintain certification.
• Valid American Heart Association (AHA) certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and maintain certification.
• Valid Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nursing (AWHONN) certification in Advanced Fetal Heart Monitoring (FHM) and maintain certification.

Pay

$47.78 - $62.30 per hour

FDIHB observes Navajo/Indian Preference in Employment: primary preference is given to enrolled members of the Navajo Nation; secondary preference is given to members of other federally recognized Indian tribes.