Elgin Immediate Care Center Clinical RN Lead Full Time

Immediate Care Center Clinical Lead

Location: 2320 Royal Blvd., Elgin, IL

Positions Available:

• Clinical Lead
• Registered Nurse
• Day/PM Hours
• 40 Hours a Week
• Full Time
• BSN Required!
• 5 years RN experience required!

Major Responsibilities:

• Clinical Care and Health Outcomes - Provides support in the delivery of quality clinical care. Works closely with healthcare team and physician to assure the each patient visit is consistent with established guidelines and followed by the healthcare team. Takes a lead role in assisting the clinical team to meet/exceed PI/KRA goals. Assists physicians and associates in day to day operations.
• Patient Satisfaction and Operations - Collaborates with the director and physician leadership to maintain an environment that is patient centered as evidenced by the availability of open access; including but not limited to the following: same day appointments, future appointments made, referrals made within the group, adherence to test result reporting guidelines, positive patient comments, and meeting/exceeding Key Result Area (KRA) goals.
• Associate Engagement/Human Resources – Collaborates with the site director on Human Resource functions related to associates to ensure continued quality, development and retention reflecting the Advocate Experience of creating the best place for associates to work and achieve associate satisfaction scores consistent with Advocate goals and standards.
• Physician/Provider Engagement – Assists in the creation and maintenance of an operationally efficient and physician/provider friendly work environment.
• Growth and Funding our Future – Supports initiatives that enhance practice growth as well as retention of existing patients under the direction of the manager and in collaboration with physician leadership.
• Miscellaneous – Fulfills additional job-related duties based on operational needs as directed by the manager and/or the director

Licensure: Nurse, Registered (RN)

Education/Experience Required:

• BSN
• 5+ years nursing experience (preferably including charge nurse or other nursing unit leadership capacity)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Good communication skills.
• Proficient with keyboard and computers.
• Knowledge of OSHA, FMLA, ADA, DOT regulations, CDC guidelines, Workman's Comp Laws if applicable
• Good time management and organizational skills.
• Current RN Licensure in State of Illinois
• Current CPR certification

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Ability to work varying shifts any day of the week to meet needs of the site.
• Ability to work under stressful conditions and difficult situations.
• Ability to perform lifting/transfer activities relating to patient as needed, ability to stoop/bend.
• Able to respond quickly to patient needs and work at a fast pace.
• Work environment includes probability of exposure to adverse, hazardous materials while caring for the sick.
• Ability to assist in the evacuation of patients in the event of fire or other disaster.
• Routinely works with potentially infectious specimens and patients.
• This position will recognize needs and behaviors of a variety of patient age groups; i.e. understand child growth and development, normal pattern of adolescent behavior and look for normal signs of aging.
• Ability to travel to Advocate locations.
• If position has direct patient care or direct patient contact the following lifting requirement supersedes any previous lifting requirement effective 06/01/2015. Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other associate, when available. Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.