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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | Under general supervisionof the Medical Director and Neurology Nurse manager, guided by the policies |
| > | and procedures of the Ambulatory Services, and in collaboration with the physician staff, the Clini | ||||
| > | cal Nurse (CN) performs established nursing procedures using clinical knowledge to care for patients | ||||
| > | in a case manager model of care. The nurse provides excellent clinical care, telephone advice, and | ||||
| > | patient education to the Neurology patients. The CN will comply with the Medical Center house and Te | ||||
| > | lephone Standards. | ||||
| 2 | Under general supervisionof the Medical Director and Neurology Nurse manager, guided by the policies | ||||
| > | and procedures of the Ambulatory Services, and in collaboration with the physician staff, the Clini | ||||
| > | cal Nurse (CN) performs established nursing procedures using clinical knowledge to care for patients | ||||
| > | in a case manager model of care. The nurse provides excellent clinical care, telephone advice, and | ||||
| > | patient education to the Neurology patients. The CN will comply with the Medical Center house and Te | ||||
| > | lephone Standards. The CN is accountable for his/her own practice and has primary responsibility for | ||||
| > | utilizing nursing process for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of safe patient | ||||
| > | care in the outpatient clinical setting. S/he carries out established nursing procedures and perform | ||||
| > | s related duties as required and performs nursing care for patients with complex needs. CN is recogn | ||||
| > | ized as a leader and clinical resource and demonstrates investment in the overall forward movement o | ||||
| > | f the practice and organization. CN serves as resource for all clinical staff and initiates and part | ||||
| > | icipates in patient and staff education. The Clinical Nurse must have the ability to perform and pri | ||||
| > | oritize multiple tasks and work well with staff, patients, and providers. A high degree of independ | ||||
| > | ence, initiative, assertiveness, and diplomacy are necessary in dealing with faculty, staff, and pat | ||||
| > | ients in a complex environment. S/he works with physician leadership in setting and accomplishing a | ||||
| > | nnual goals. S/he works with staff to develop, monitor and maintain systems pertaining to all aspec | ||||
| > | ts of nursing care for the practice. The clinical nurse ensures a safe environment for patients and | ||||
| > | staff. The clinical nurse is responsible for providing direct nursing care to patients in the Clin | ||||
| > | ic. Duties include but not limited to, triage of phone calls, completing the requested tasks in APeX | ||||
| > | messages, reconstitution of medications and GI clinic procedures. The clinical nurse provides educ | ||||
| > | ation to patients regarding their illnesses and education for procedure preparation and procedure re | ||||
| > | lated questions and education regarding patient medications. The nurse responds to patient questions | ||||
| > | regarding medication doses and side effects; he/she informs patients about normal/routine pathology | ||||
| > | and laboratory results, performs injections, teaching of injectable medications;; facilitates compl | ||||
| > | etion of disability forms, work letters and will assist the faculty and staff in securing authorizat | ||||
| > | ions for tests and treatments | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | The CN is accountable for his/her own practice and has primary responsibility for utilizing nursing |
| > | process for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of safe patient care in the outpat | ||||
| > | ient clinical setting. S/he carries out established nursing procedures and performs related duties a | ||||
| > | s required and performs nursing care for patients with complex needs. CN is recognized as a leader a | ||||
| > | nd clinical resource and demonstrates investment in the overall forward movement of the practice and | ||||
| > | organization. CN serves as resource for all clinical staff and initiates and participates in patien | ||||
| > | t and staff education. | ||||
| 5 | Required Qualifications: - Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of California - Curr | 4 | |||
| > | ent American Heart Association CPR Certification - Two (2) or more years of recent Ambulatory experi | ||||
| > | ence back-office setting - Recent GI experience in an ambulatory setting - Knowledge and ability ess | ||||
| > | ential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to this position - Demonstrates evidence | ||||
| > | of basic analytic thinking necessary to care for a group of complex patients such as oncology and a | ||||
| > | high degree of attention to detail - Must demonstrate observational skills and the ability to set p | ||||
| > | riorities. Ability to function independently and effectively with shifting priorities and considerab | ||||
| > | le pressure - Must be able to function under stress and with strong interpersonal and communication | ||||
| > | skills - Must demonstrate effective skills in applying hospital standards in area of service, team w | ||||
| > | ork, communication, respect for others, and time/priority management. See also Living Pride Standard | ||||
| > | s - Ability to delegate tasks in a style that is consistent with promoting leadership and teamwork, | ||||
| > | seeking assistance as needed; ability to demonstrate leadership experience that support teamwork, pr | ||||
| > | ofessionalism, high quality patient experience, evidence based clinical practice, or other relevant | ||||
| > | topics - Demonstrates ability to develop and maintain constructive and cooperative working relations | ||||
| > | hips with physicians, nurses, and other medical staff. Contributes to team building through particip | ||||
| > | ation in unit programs and meetings; contributes to positive morale, using constructive and effectiv | ||||
| > | e conflict resolution skills - Demonstrates ability to remain current in professional and technical | ||||
| > | knowledge and apply this to the job; looks for opportunities for continual improvement in patient ca | ||||
| > | re, the work environment, and a commitment to lifelong learning in the field of nursing - This posit | ||||
| > | ion requires flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations. Preferred qualific | ||||
| > | ations: - Three (3) or more years of adult Ambulatory GI Clinic experience - Membership in professio | ||||
| > | nal organizations is recommended - BSN Licenses/Certifications: - Current licensure as a Registered | ||||
| > | Nurse in the State of California - Current American Heart Association CPR Certification | ||||
| 5 | The Clinical Nurse must have the ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks and work well wit | ||||
| > | h staff, patients, and providers. A high degree of independence, initiative, assertiveness, and dipl | ||||
| > | omacy are necessary in dealing with faculty, staff, and patients in a complex environment. S/he work | ||||
| > | s with physician leadership in setting and accomplishing annual goals. S/he works with staff to deve | ||||
| > | lop, monitor and maintain systems pertaining to all aspects of nursing care for the practice. The cl | ||||
| > | inical nurse ensures a safe environment for patients and staff. The clinical nurse is responsible fo | ||||
| > | r providing direct nursing care to patients in the Clinic. Duties include but not limited to, triage | ||||
| > | of phone calls, completing the requested tasks in APeX messages, reconstitution of medications and | ||||
| > | GI clinic procedures. The clinical nurse provides education to patients regarding their illnesses an | ||||
| > | d education for procedure preparation and procedure related questions and education regarding patien | ||||
| > | t medications. The nurse responds to patient questions regarding medication doses and side effects; | ||||
| > | he/she informs patients about normal/routine pathology and laboratory results, performs injections, | ||||
| > | teaching of injectable medications;; facilitates completion of disability forms, work letters and wi | ||||
| > | ll assist the faculty and staff in securing authorizations for tests and treatments | ||||