Lead Registered Nurse-Primary Care
Responsibilities
- Participates in the interviewing and hiring of clinical staff.
- Carefully coordinates and monitors orientation of new clinical associates to ensure they meet 90-day performance goals.
- Oversees clinical staff to ensure that appropriate policies and procedures are followed in the provision of patient care.
- Maintains oversight of clinical staff to ensure completion of annual competencies.
- Serves as a flow facilitator for clinical staff in the accurate and timely completion of patient care.
- Utilizes various resources such as telephone call monitoring, immunization accuracy audits, and EMR chart reviews to provide feedback to clinical staff.
- Collaborates with the Nurse Manager/Office Manager and Physician in Charge to facilitate day-to-day clinical operations of the office.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree RN
- License in the state of practice
- More than 1 year of registered nurse experience
- Supervisory experience preferred
- Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN) preferred
About the role
The Lead Registered Nurse (RN) is a clinically competent practitioner of pediatric, family-centered care. The Lead Registered Nurse serves as a resource to the clinical staff in the ambulatory setting. The Lead RN assists the Nurse Manager / Office Manager by providing clinical oversight and direction that ensures the safety and quality of the care provided to patients and families. As the Lead RN you are responsible for promoting and advancing the professional development of all clinical associates in the ambulatory setting through role modeling, mentoring, and providing feedback. In consultation with the Nurse Manger/Office Manager, the Lead RN monitors the ongoing clinical performance of clinical associates which includes registered professional nurses, licensed practical nurses, medical assistants and other unlicensed assistive personnel.