• The Clinic RN will demonstrate Christ-like behavior and attitude in all job duties and responsibilities, as well as adhering to policies, procedures, standards, and regulations of the RN license and LACHC as an organization.
• The RN works with the care teams and functions as a service provider, educator, coordinator, advocate, and facilitator of health and health services for individuals and groups.
• The RN works to improve the quality of patient care through ongoing communication and collaboration with the multidisciplinary care team.
• All duties must be performed in a manner displaying LACHC’s holistic approach to treatment and to contextualize all treatment, education, and counsel in the Judeo-Christian view of man and woman as being made in the image of God and possessing spirit, soul, and body; emphasizing the necessity of health and wholeness in all three areas.

• Recognize that the RN role is one of leadership and involves mentoring patients and staff.
• Utilize the nursing process and provide professional nursing care in a clinic setting.
• As a member of the care team provides basic medical case management to patients. This includes on an as-needed basis: communicating with patients or families, helping execute a care plan, reconciling patient medications, providing interventions as appropriate, and helping with clinical follow-up to ensure patient self-management or self-care goals are being addressed.
• Understands how the role fits into a Patient-Centered Medical Home model of care.
• Perform nursing care as appropriate to patients requiring wound care or other procedures falling within the RN’s scope. 
• Perform triage on patients that request same-day or urgent appointments, providing nursing intervention when necessary and determining if flip visits are necessary per established protocol
• Participates in patient follow-up activities as directed by providers for normal and abnormal laboratory, DI, or specialty consult results. Interacts with the patient by phone, text, letter, or email/portal.
• Receives and processes incoming calls per policy related to critical lab and DI results
• Dispense medications according to approved standardized procedures, including DOT (direct observation therapy), placing TB tests, nebulizer treatments, and giving medication injections and vaccines. Administer medications in the clinic when appropriate.
• Carry outstanding orders as appropriate and per policy.
• Assisting providers with the completion of annual wellness exams.
• Tracking post-hospitalization visits, which entails: tracking spreadsheet from Medpoint, calling patients for follow up, offering clinical advice within the nursing scope as needed, and creating follow up appointments for patients
• Provide crisis intervention when required to promote a safe and peaceful clinic setting and keep patients and staff safe.
• Documents all patient interactions as deemed appropriate in the patient chart in the EMR, taking care to chart in an informative, accurate and descriptive manner that reflects the patient care provided and keeping accurate records on intervention and patient education. Documentation will be complete, prompt, and according to policy.
• Provide patient education and information about chronic care, disease prevention, and the promotion of health maintenance.
• Functions as a member of the care team by participating in care team meetings-daily huddles and monthly site team meetings as appropriate.
• Utilize Motivational Interviewing techniques when working with patients.
• Participates in a continuous quality improvement program by assisting with data collection, helping with small tests of change, and other duties related to CQI.
• Utilize appropriate methods for interacting with and collaborating sensitively, effectively, and professionally with persons from diverse backgrounds.
• Demonstrate ability to communicate with all members of the team to facilitate patient care. 
• Serve as an advocate for the patient.
• Minister to the needs of the patients in a holistic manner, addressing the needs of body, mind, and spirit.
• Foster and promote a culture of service excellence and accountability.
• Abide by HIPAA guidelines and policies, taking care to protect patient information at all times.
• Prioritize daily workload to ensure that all responsibilities are carried out in a timely manner.
• Work independently and with minimal supervision.
• Other duties as assigned include special projects and administrative duties. 

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