Registered Nurse Supervisor (Clinic)

Healthcare Supervisor

Under general supervision of the Clinic Nurse Manager this position will work independently with other healthcare professionals to provide quality health care to community members and provide oversight to registered nurses and other medical staff to assure that clinic specific policies are followed.

This job class is treated as FLSA Exempt Essential Functions: Essential functions may vary among positions and may include the following tasks, knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics. This list of tasks is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of tasks performed by all positions in this classification.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics:

• Knowledgeable on medication administration and documentation; assist with auditing charts for appropriate documentation and workflows.
• Knowledge of the history, customs, culture, traditions and government of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.
• Knowledge of medical, public health and social service resources available to Community members.
• Knowledge of theory, principles and scope of practice for a professional registered nurse.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and agency laws and regulations governing professional nursing practice.
• Knowledge of health systems.
• Knowledge of current and emerging issues in Public Health.
• Knowledge of disease processes.
• Knowledge of data collection and analysis.
• Knowledge of theory and practices of management in nursing services.
• Knowledge of assessment, preventative and therapy procedures in a correctional setting.
• Knowledge of counseling theory and techniques plus learning principles and strategies.
• Knowledge of medical, public health and social service resources available to Native Americans including, but not limited to, Indian Health Service, Medicare, Medicaid, ALTCS, SSI, etc. Skill assessing client needs and developing care plans.
• Skill observing, assessing and documenting patient behavior and progress.
• Skill with verbal and written communication and ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people and health professionals.
• Skill maintaining accurate records and compiling timely reports.
• Skill performing emergency medical procedures including first aid and Basic Cardiac Life Support.
• Skill with verbal and written communication and the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range Ability to work as a productive member of a team.
• Skill applying professional nursing methods and techniques.
• Skill applying and interpreting federal, state, and agency laws and regulations governing professional nursing practices.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues, subordinates, supervisors, health care professionals, Tribal officials and representatives of resource agencies.
• Assist in being a part of the code blue/rapid response team.
• Ability to work as a member of a team within the walk-in and primary care clinic.
• Ability to incorporate cultural differences, health beliefs and learning styles.
• Ability to identify and address programmatic problems.
• Ability to collect, analyze, report and use data.
• Ability to develop and implement program protocols.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and meet HIPPA requirements
• Ability to operate a variety of standard office equipment including cellular phones, photocopiers, FAX machines, calculators and personal computers.
• Ability to deal with sensitive issues and maintain appropriate, professional and confidential relationships.
• Ability to incorporate cultural differences, health beliefs and learning styles.
• Ability to develop and implement program protocols as well as identify and address programmatic problems.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education and Experience: Active unrestricted AZ Registered Nurse license. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree from an accredited college or university preferred. Experience working with Native American Communities preferred. Experience working in an ambulatory clinic setting as a Registered Nurse preferred.
• Equivalency: Any equivalent combination of education and/or experience that would allow the candidate to satisfactorily perform the duties of this position, will be considered.
• Underfill Eligibility: An enrolled Community Member whom closely qualifies for the minimum qualifications for a position may be considered for employment under SRPMIC Policy 2-19, Underfill.

Special Requirements:

• May be required to work beyond normal work hours including nights, weekends and holidays.
• Employees in, and applicants applying for, jobs providing direct services to children are subject to the "Community Code of Ordinances", Chapter 11, "Minors", Article X. "Investigation of Persons Working With Children".
• New hires in clinical roles must present valid BLS certification (Healthcare Provider BLS for clinicians) to the first day of patient care.
• Ensures all patient information is kept confidential and complies with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations and SRPMIC HHS policies and procedures.

Prior to hire as an employee, applicants will be subject to drug and alcohol testing. Will be required to pass a pre-employment background/fingerprint check. Employees are subject to random drug and alcohol testing.

SRPMIC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Preference will be given to a qualified Community Member Veteran, Community Member, Spouse of Community Member, qualified Native American, and then other qualified candidate.

In order to obtain preference, the following is required: 1) Qualified Community Member Veteran (DD-214) will be required at the time of application submission 2) Qualified Community Member (must provide Tribal I.D at time of application submission), 3) Spouse of a Community Member (Marriage License/certificate and spouse Tribal ID or CIB is required at time of application submission), and 4) Native American (Tribal ID or CIB required at time of application submission).

Documents may be submitted by one of the following methods:

1) attach to application

2) fax View phone number on click.appcast.io

3) mail or hand deliver to Human Resources.

Documentation must be received by position closing date.

The IHS/BIA Form-4432 is not accepted.

Your Tribal ID/CIB must be submitted to HR-Recruitment-Two Waters.

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community