Primary Care Nurses : Building Healthy Communities
Building healthy communities : At La Clínica, you will be able to provide primary care in an outpatient setting, allowing you to practice nursing with a wide scope.
You will deliver care to a resilient patient population that is ethnically diverse and medically complex, with the aim of achieving optimal health outcomes and delivering compassionate care.
We attract and retain engaged staff by supporting Registered Nurses in their pursuits of a meaningful role and offering opportunities in mentorship, quality initiatives and preceptorships.
La Clínica is committed to continued education. You will do this work alongside energetic colleagues who are dedicated to an exceptional patient experience just as they are committed to health innovation and delivery of quality care.
As a nurse, you will be surrounded by a collaborative and well-trained care team that is invested in your success as a health practitioner.
We offer robust perks including educational leave plus stipend, and flexible work schedules. In addition, we are a National Health Service Corps (NHSC) approved site for tax free loan repayment.
Our clinics are located in the thriving Bay Area known for its cultural diversity, beautiful weather, highly sought after schools and year-round recreational activities.
Major Areas of Responsibility include but are not limited to :
Healthcare Delivery
- Provide professional nursing assessment and initial nursing care to clients who call in or are seen for urgent care services.
- Provide medical triage of patients; determine the urgency of the clients presenting complaints and designate triage category.
- Offer medical advice by phone and / or in the clinic
- Facilitate and support medical providers with procedures
- Perform medication reviews, blood pressure and blood sugar checks, wound care, referrals for DME
Patient Experience
- Interview patient and / or family to obtain required history and accurate assessment
- Explain medical information and provide case management.
- Evaluate work flow and activities to assure efficiency and quality health care to all patients
- Have flexibility in meeting patients’ needs, and participating in evening and Saturday triage clinics
Collaboration & Teamwork
- High degree of interpersonal competence with both staff and patients
- Excellent time management skills and evidence based approaches to medical care
- Suggest improvements for clinic flow, patient scheduling and service delivery, and collaborate professionally with interdisciplinary team members, including providers, health educators, medical assistants, and case managers.
Minimum Job Requirements
Knowledge
- Knowledge and experience with Electronic Health Record programs, such as NextGen or Epic.
- Familiarity with Electronic Panel Management
- High degree of interpersonal competence with both staff and patients, and thorough knowledge of evidence based care
- Top-notch time management skills and evidence based approaches to medical care
- Cultural competence working in diverse / low income communities
Abilities
- Ability to deal courteously and effectively with complex patient profiles, and maintain good working relationships with other staff
- Ability to work courteously and effectively as a team member to support the quality / efficiency standards established for the clinic;
work independently; Ability and willingness to work under pressure and as part of an interdisciplinary team
- Demonstrate flexibility and ability to accept changes gracefully
- Ability to work and communicate with people from various ethnic, socio-economic, educational and life experience
- Ability to keep accurate, clear and legible records of patient information
- English / Spanish fluency required
Experience and Other Certifications
Requires graduation from an accredited school of nursing. Possession of a valid RN license in the state of California supplemented by two to three years clinical experience in the areas of adult medicine, pediatric, obstetrics, and gynecology that include triage.
BSN preferred but not required
- RN I requires California license and an AA only
- RN II requires California licensure and a Bachelor’s degree
- Two or more years of case management and triage experience working in primary care clinic setting
- Must hold a current BLS (Basic Life Support) Certificate. You will have 30-day grace period to obtain your certificate from the date of hire.