The work location for this position is in Lewiston, Idaho

Benefits May Include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401k w/ employer match
• Short & Long-term disabilities
• Life & AD&D insurances
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pet Insurance
• and more…

HOURS: 8am - 5pm, Monday-Friday

POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for coordinating the day-to-day functions for assigned area.Assists with ensuring that departmental goals are achieved, timelines met, and service excellence provided in all aspects of work.

Provides professional nursing care to patients in the clinic/outpatient setting in compliance with professional practice standards.Promotes a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach towards patients, families and all members of the care delivery team.

PRIMARY DUTIES:

• Assigns work; plans and manages priorities, provides technical assistance, oversees staff schedules, monitors quality of work, monitors team projects, mentors staff, provides constructive feedback, oversees staff training, ensures quality improvement, provides leadership feedback on staff performance, and assists with goal setting for the team. 
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care needs. This includes assessing patient’s condition, triaging patient phone calls, counseling patients, providing patient education, taking patient histories, administering prescribed medications, changing dressings, cleaning wounds and monitoring patient vital signs.
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills necessary for appropriate patient care and interaction with providers and support staff.
• Documents patient care in the healthcare record according to established standards.
• Ensures own professional effectiveness through education and professional development.
• Participates in the development of and maintains established policies, procedures and objectives; quality improvement; safety; environmental and infection prevention programs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Employees must be able to relate to other people beyond giving and receiving instructions: (a) can get along with co-workers or peers without exhibiting behavioral extremes, (b) perform work activities requiring negotiating, instructing, supervising, persuading, or speaking with others; and (c) respond appropriately to constructive feedback from a supervisor.

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g., emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.

• Associates degree in Nursing
• Current licensed in the state of Idaho, or licensure eligible
• BLS on first day or to be assigned by the Learning Center
• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Registered Nurse
• Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to apply age specific principles of growth and development and life stages to meet each patient’s needs.