RN Lead

Description

Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc. (Valley-Wide) welcomes and is committed to all patients and populations within our large multi-county service area throughout southern Colorado. As a non-profit, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), we provide premier primary and preventive care you can trust at our 34 service sites strategically located throughout multiple rural counties. 

At Valley-Wide Health Systems, our RN Leads play a crucial role in delivering outstanding patient care and fostering a culture of excellence within our healthcare teams. In this dynamic position, you will lead and mentor nursing staff, ensuring that every patient receives high-quality, compassionate care. Your expertise will drive efficient clinical operations, enhance patient experiences, and promote a collaborative atmosphere among team members. Join us in transforming the future of healthcare and advancing your career in a role that recognizes your commitment to excellence and dedication to quality patient care.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Manage and lead daily patient flow
• Triage patient and evaluate immediate treatment
• Monitors team task boxes, follows-up and delegates to MA’s & C.N.A’s when appropriate
• Answer patient questions regarding medication and conditions
• Delegate to MA when interpretation is not anticipated
• Primary contact for Pod Support in relation to Portal Direct Messages
• Mentor clinical MA & nursing staff.  Monitors and evaluates skills, provide real time feedback, training and support
• Provide day-to-day direct supervision/coaching of Nurses and or Medical Assistant Team
• Reports ongoing noncompliance of policy & procedures, initiatives and workflows to Nurse Coordinator. 
• Monitors and assists with the implementation of nursing policies and workflows. 
• Supervises medication management and immunization administration
• Assists student preceptors, providing guidance, training and education for both preceptor and student when needed. 
• Assists Nurse Coordinators with the completion of onboarding training plans and staff performance evaluations.
• Responsible for insuring Rapid Response paper work is completed and sent to Nurse Coordinator and Compliance Nurse.
• Creates daily, weekly, monthly duties lists and assigns/delegates duties to team members
• Responsible for corrective action for MA/nursing staff, in collaboration with the Nurse Coordinator and Clinic Manager, as needed.
• Other duties as assigned
• Patient Care
• Assist nursing/MA staff with patient care as needed
• Perform basic health-related tasks, such as documenting patient information, administering medications, drawing blood, taking vitals, starting an IV and responding to emergencies
• Operate standard medical equipment
• Process and analyze lab results
• Communicate and assist medical providers, nurses, medical assistants, and other staff.
• Provide direct patient care through independent nurse visits, and the use of nursing protocols
• Scheduled Nurse Visits for education:  Medication self-administration, glucometer use, self-use BP use (Home BP monitoring)
• Educate patients on nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle recommendations based on medical history and current condition.
• Schedule and complete patient co-visits per policy

Job Qualifications & Skills:

• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN), Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is preferred.
• Current RN licensed in Colorado
• BLS certification/training and certification
• Knowledge of scope and role the RN, LPN, MA
• Bilingual preferred.  
• Strong organizational skills
• Intermediate knowledge and understanding of information technology associated with Electronic Health Records.
• 1 year of clinical experience is preferred

Benefits:

• FREE Health Insurance (Other healthcare coverage plan options available)
• MASA – Employer paid Air Ambulance Coverage
• Employer paid Basic Life, LTD, STD
• Retirement Match
• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance, HRA, FSA, DCA, Retirement Plan
• Paid Leave:
  • Vacation – 10 days accrued/year
  • Sick – 12 days accrued/year
  • Holidays – 8 days/year 2 Floating 

Visit our website at https://valley-widehealth.org/careers/ for more information. 

 
Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer: We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. 

Employee Rights Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Salary : $30 - $36