Specialty Clinic Nurse

The Specialty Clinic Nurse is responsible for executing the day-to-day operations of the Specialty Clinic, and is accountable for maintenance of quality and safety standards within the clinic.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Others duties may be assigned.

• Supporting the mission, vision, and core values of the organization.
• Creating and maintaining an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest, and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the department.
• Gathering supplies and equipment for providers in the clinic.
• Monitoring of Specialty Clinic inventory and notifying Purchasing/Materials Department when supplies are needed.
• Assists providers by rooming patients; gathering all necessary vitals and patient information.
• Facilitates the scheduling of tests, procedures or appointments for clinic patients.
• Operates equipment and performs technical skills according to policies and standards; learns new skills and seeks assistance appropriately.
• Record all information correctly and accurately on patient’s chart, paper or electronic.
• Collaborates with appropriate disciplines in developing coordinated outcomes and interventions.
• Recognizes situations (patient, staff, visitor and physician) and significant assessment findings that require verbal or written communication and follow through to the appropriate people.
• Participates in identifying and developing the performance improvement focus and criteria, as well as gathering and reporting the information.
• Assumes accountability and responsibility for attendance and timely completion of competencies, mandatory programs, and unit specific requirements.
• Ensure that the Specialty Clinic is maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner.
• Documentation is clear, complete, concise and according to policy.
• Maintain confidentiality according to established policy.