Nurse

Registered Nurse-Ambulatory Care

The Registered Nurse-Ambulatory Care is accountable for all elements of the nursing process when providing and/or supervising direct patient care. The outpatient population is managed via Primary Care (Patient Aligned Care Teams). Duties include but not limited to:

• Providing competent, evidence-based care to assigned primary care patients in the ambulatory care clinic.
• Offering oversight and guidance to licensed practical nurses and health technicians within the clinic environment.
• Delivering direct patient care, including care coordination, health promotion, and education on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management specific to chronic care conditions.
• Assisting in the direction of nursing education, orientation, and competency evaluations for staff.
• Contributing to quality improvement initiatives and tracking outcomes utilization in the ambulatory care setting.
• Demonstrating leadership in delivering and enhancing holistic specialty care through collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.
• Evaluating clinical practices on an ongoing basis, drawing from best evidence to inform care decisions.
• Providing informal constructive feedback to peers to foster professional growth and improve care delivery.
• Creating a safe and supportive environment that promotes the professional development of healthcare team members.
• Contributing a professional nursing perspective in interdisciplinary team discussions related to patient care plans.
• Partnering with colleagues to drive change and achieve optimal patient outcomes in ambulatory care services.
• Supporting team members by sharing knowledge to ensure safe, high-quality ambulatory nursing care.
• Disseminating educational findings, experiences, and innovative ideas with peers to advance practice.
• Questioning existing clinical practices to promote evidence-based care in the outpatient setting.
• Participating in activities and strategies aimed at sustaining a culture of evidence-based practice within the clinic.
• Performing additional duties as assigned, which may include patient intake, documentation, point-of-care testing, medication reconciliation, and coordinating patient readiness for procedures.

Preferred experience is listed below.

• 2 to 3 years of primary care experience

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