(Archived) Clinical Nurse - Internal Medicine

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: (Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position) · Ability to synthesize data from a variety of sources and make appropriate clinical decisions. · Coordinates patient care through a continuum and facilitates the achievement of optimal outcomes in relation to clinical care, quality and cost effectiveness. · Ensures compliance with standards of care and practice in accordance with all established policies, procedures, and guidelines used in the medical treatment facility. Provides care within ethical and legal boundaries. · Assesses patients, including the ability to assess/evaluate telephonically. · Ability to recognize adverse signs and symptoms and quickly react in emergency situations. · Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with a diverse group of people for informing the healthcare team of plans/actions, for teaching/education to benefit the patient/family, and for the organization. · Excellent oral communication skills for patient/family education. Prescribes and communicates treatment plans in accordance with established cardiac clinic protocols. Telephone and in-person assessment/evaluation includes the determination of optimal time and location for patient management (ER, clinic, homecare) and follow-up care as required. Collects and assesses significant patient history information and performs all necessary patient teaching. · Excellent written communication skills to perform accurate documentation, both written and electronic, of all activity, including telephone contacts. · Arranges for procedures and performs telephone follow-up, as appropriate. · Skilled in setting up, operating, and monitoring specialized medical equipment such as IV infusion pumps, cardiac monitoring devices, EKG units, oxygen analyzers, nebulizers and other clinic specific equipment. · Ensure medication/supplies are replenished. · Performs/assists with procedures such as bladder catheterizations, pulse oximetry, oxygen administration, nebulizer treatments, EKGs, phlebotomy and other clinic specific procedures, in accordance with established protocols. Provides clinical oversight of all paraprofessionals involved in the provision of therapeutic treatments. · Ensures for proper documentation and coding of procedures and treatments. · Completes orientation and competency verification programs in accordance with (IAW) unit guidelines. · Serves and participates in committees, functions and other meetings as directed. Provides relevant and timely information to these groups, and assists with decision-making and process improvement. Participates in customer service initiatives, quality projects, and medical readiness activities, designed to enhance health services. Minimum Qualifications: (To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.) · A minimum of 36 months of nursing experience within the last 60 months with one year in-patient acute care hospital experience. · Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing is required · Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in one of the 50 U.S. States or U.S. Territories · Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification is required. · Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required. Chenega Corporation and family of companies is an EOE. Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity Native preference under PL 93-638. We participate in the E-Verify Employment Verification Program.