Registered Nurse Clinic Lead - Orthopedic Surgery in Alexandria, LA

Summary:

Provide administrative support duties to include assisting with department process improvement, back-up to the manager, maintain supplies, coordinate schedules and meetings, and participate in training/in-services for clinical staff.

Responsibilities:

• Maintains daily operations of the clinic.
• Keeps manager informed of any issues with patients, staff, or physicians that are beyond their comfort level or are questionable.
• Orders departmental and medical supplies.
• Responsible for equipment maintenance/repair.
• Conscientious of maintaining budget/spending (confers with manager).
• Monitors quality control standards (immunization logs, waived testing, drug sample logs, equipment sterilization logs, etc.).
• Resolves less complicated patient, staff, and physician issues.
• Assists with evaluating associate performance and recommends merit increases (manager disciplines).
• Reports to the manager any associate non-compliance with approved policies.
• Monitors associate work schedule and PTO requests – maintain appropriate staff coverage.
• Makes sure NCHD referrals are appropriate.
• Assesses departmental staffing needs; actively participates in resourcing efforts.
• Follows the CHRISTUS Health guidelines related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), designed to prevent or detect unauthorized disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI).
• Maintains strict confidentiality.
• Uses oral and written communication skills to effectively convey ideas in a clear, positive manner that is consistent with the CHRISTUS Mission.
• Maintains established CHRISTUS Health policies, procedures, objectives, quality assurance, safety, environmental and infection control.
• Implements job responsibilities in a manner that is consistent with the CHRISTUS Mission and Code of Ethics and supportive of CHRISTUS Health’s cultural diversity objectives.
• Supports and adheres to CHRISTUS Health Service Guarantee.
• Performs other related work as required.

Requirements:

• Associate's Degree in Nursing required 
• Minimum of 2 years of clinical patient care experience in a relevant setting
• Previous healthcare management experience preferred
• RN License in state of employment or compact
• BLS required 

Work Schedule:

8AM - 5PM Monday-Friday

Work Type:

Full Time