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Nurse Manager - Primary Care at The Jeannette J. Phillips Community Health Center, Peekskill NY
Sun River Health provides the highest quality of comprehensive primary, preventative and behavioral health services to all who see it, regardless of insurance status and ability to pay, especially for the underserved and vulnerable. Sun River Health is a Federally Qualified, Non-Profit Health Center serving communities in Suffolk, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan, Columbia and Westchester. We currently have the need for a full-time Nurse Manager to support our busy Peekskill, NY location.
A Nurse Manager renders professional nursing care to patients, within an assigned unit or authorized community health center site, in support of medical care as directed by the medical staff and pursuant to the objectives and policies of the Hudson River Community Health. Responsibilities include participating in the interview process, making hiring decisions, training staff on policies and procedures, conducting performance reviews, and following progressive discipline guidelines as needed. The Nurse Manager is also responsible for conducting monthly quality health standard audits of assigned units and performing other duties as assigned on an as-needed basis.
Essential Duties and Job Responsibilities:
- Provide patient education according to patient needs and preferences and document in medical record.
- Attend mandated training and demonstrate competence on all nursing procedures, including relevant lab procedures.
- Manage/lead the clinical staff (nurses, medical and clinical assistants, laboratory staff, and Patient Navigators), including but not limited to recruitment and hiring, performance reviews, onboarding, training and competencies, assignments, and workflow.
- Ensure that all clinical staff adhere to and understand the workflows and documentation requirements in EHR according to HRHCARE quality standards.
- Review all site quality data monthly and identify, lead, and develop strategies for improvement in collaboration with the site leadership team, to promote quality, safety, and patient satisfaction.
- Ensure that site champions are identified for the core quality initiatives and core systems including workflow and documentation are understood and executed.
- Ensure that HRHCare standard procedures and workflows are implemented and followed, including medication management, pre-visit planning, team huddles, accurate and timely completion of Nursing Quality Logs, exam room readiness, ordering and storing of supplies and equipment.
- Responsible for oversight of laboratory operations and continuous review of In-House Lab Tests Quality Control and Maintenance Logs.
- Ensure that the quality of care is assessed and improved through regular record audits.
- In collaboration with the rest of the site leadership team, develop and lead initiatives to promote and improve quality, safety, and patient satisfaction.
- Participate in monthly leadership and staff meetings.
- Demonstrate knowledge of decontamination and sterilization processes, and perform regular review of D & S Processing and Maintenance Logs.
- Conduct monthly component meetings with all clinical support team and review the priority issues of the organization including quality, safety, and patient satisfaction.
- Complete annual evaluations of clinical support team.
- Monitor and facilitate patient follow-up as needed, including test results and missed appointments.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span, and provide age-appropriate and culturally sensitive care.
- Perform direct patient care duties of an RN: interview patients for health history, prepare equipment and assist practitioner during examination and treatment of patients, document in patient medical record according to HRHCare standards, assess and triage patients as needed.
Minimum Education Requirement: Bachelors Degree (BSN)
Minimum Work-Related Experience: 3 - 5 years
Minimum Licensure Requirement: Licensed Registered Nurse NYS; CPR Certification; Infection Control Certification
Sun River Health is a network of over 40 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) providing primary, dental, pediatric, OB-GYN, and behavioral health care to over 245,000 patients annually. With a dedicated staff of 2,000 doctors, nurses, and health care professionals, we pride ourselves on delivering high-quality, affordable care to those who need it most.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $85,000.00 - $103,000.00 per year
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