Clinical Nurse Manager, RN

Oklahoma City Indian Clinic (OKCIC) is a non profit corporation that provides culturally sensitive health care to the American Indian population. OKCIC services not only include basic medical care, but also dental, optometry, behavioral health services, fitness, nutrition and other family programs.

Our mission is to provide excellent healthcare to American Indians. We do this by putting people first, providing quality services, and maintaining our Integrity and Professionalism.

We are looking to add compassionate team players to our growing team as we continue to work toward our goal of becoming the national model for American Indian Health Care.

Oklahoma City Indian Clinic is hiring for a Clinical Nurse Manager! The Clinical Nurse Manager will manages a clinic and / or department by supervising nurses and other personnel, scheduling, performing nursing duties, ensuring policy adherence, attending meetings, developing services, acting as a patient services advocate, and collaborating with other professionals.

Job duties include, but are not limited to :

1. Utilizes nursing process to :

1.1. Observe and assess patients clinical conditions, recognize, identify and interpret emergency situations and take appropriate action.

1.2. Formulates nursing diagnosis as appropriate, develops a plan for care for individual patients, and evaluates patient response to intervention.

1.3. Coordinates and manages communication with patients, family and health care team. 1.4. Ensures that services support quality patient communication, education, financial and tribal components.

1.5. Communicates with a primary health care provider / health care team.

1.6. Provides patient education regarding the purpose of treatments, medications, disease process and any other necessary educational needs

1.7. Assesses patient needs to coordinate and manage patient care within the clinic, including triage and scheduling patients appointments.

1.8. Operates and ensures adequate supplies, medications and pharmaceutical supplies are available for patient treatment

1.9. Administers therapeutic measures as prescribed by the physician such as medications, wound and ear irrigations, etc.

1.10. Participates in assigned duties as designated by the VP of Nursing and / or Director of Nursing to include, but not limited to participation on designated committees, inspection of equipment and refrigerator logs.

2. Direct employee and performance management

3. Develops policies and procedures

4. Population Healthcare

4.1. Implementing and ensuring the success of clinic processes leading to quality outcomes as related to defined population health initiatives.

4.2. Aim to improve the overall health of the communities we serve.

4.3. Volunteer in our community based programs.

4.4. Participaties in identifying grants and / or developing grants to serve our community needs.

5. Documentation and reporting

5.1. Reviews, documents and reports required elements of the variety of programs to the appropriate entities.

5.2. Collaboration with other departments to obtain accrue charges, coding or other information needed for resolution of account.

6. Demonstrates Problem Solving and Conflict Management Skills

6.1. Identifies and analyzes problems or potential problematic situations and distinguishes between relevant and irrelevant information to construct logical solutions for the best possible outcome.

6.2. Communicates concerns to the Clinic leadership (VP of Nursing and / or Director) in a timely manner consistent with the magnitude of the situation.

6.3. Exercises good judgment by making timely, well-informed and effective decisions even when data is limited or solutions produce unpleasant consequences.

6.4. Manages and resolves conflict and disagreements in a positive and constructive manner, utilizing coaching when needed to achieve successful outcomes.

7. Performance improvement

7.1. Participates in monitoring and improving relevant outcome measures and / or quality improvement indicators.

7.2. Participates in improving clinic quality measures (GPRA).

Requirements :

• Due to the safety sensitive nature of this position, medical marijuana license holders who test positive for marijuana will not be qualified for this position
• Must align with OKCIC vision, mission and core values
• Graduate of an approved school of nursing. Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred
• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Oklahoma or current multistate license from a Nurse Licensure
• Compact (eNLC) member state
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) issued by the American Heart Association are required in the first six months
• Minimum three years experience as a practicing professional nurse (RN), Experience to include hiring, coaching, performance management, scheduling and daily operation supervision. Experience in tracking, trending, and analyzing clinical performance data preferred
• Minimum 1 year of bedside nursing experience required.
• Participating in collaborating in the integration of regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, and guidelines
• Evaluating organizational compliance with AAAHC and OSHA standards when applicable
• Previous nursing leadership experience preferred

Oklahoma City Indian Clinic is a non-profit organization and not federal employment. Indian preference hiring laws apply. OKCIC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation and EEO / AA employer. Oklahoma City Indian Clinic is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all individuals. Employment practices shall adhere to all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on age, genetics, race, color, gender, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, citizenship status, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

For Indian Preference to apply, you must complete the full application and submit a copy of your CDIB card.