Ambulatory Care Registered Nurse

• Upholds San Ysidro Health's Policies and Procedures, Core Values and competencies and applicable

• Performs assessment/data collection focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and

• Documents pertinent patient information, nursing procedures and patient responses in patients' medical record, following established SYH guidelines and maintaining patient confidentiality.

• Establishes patient care priorities based on essential patient needs and availability of unit resources

• Identifies patient/family learning needs and acts to meet them.

• Demonstrates an awareness of and sensitivity to patient/family rights, age specific needs, cultural and

• Provides/coordinates care for patients/patient populations.

• Establishes effective working relationships with members of the health care team, patients, and families.

• Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties/activities of health care team members.

• Evaluates effectiveness of care given by team members.

• Implements patient care functions including but not limited to: sterile wound dressing/packing, urine

• Utilizes effective communication methods and skills, following lines of authority as appropriate.

• Handles clinic use medication inventories and orders and replenishes medical supplies, medications,

• Prepares and administers medications per SYH standing orders and as directed by physician orders, in

• Demonstrates knowledge of and applies safety principles as identified by San Ysidro Health.

• Leads efficiently in emergency situations following established protocols, informing appropriate

• Autoclave: oversight of process to ensure the cleaning, processing, sterilizing and checking of

• Immunization coordination: oversight of clinic's daily routine workflow, excursion reporting process emergency vaccine management plan.

• Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own professional practice.

• Participates regularly in staff development trainings and activities for clinic to support continuous quality improvement.

• Demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, including patient confidentiality and risk management in all

• Participates in unit and Client Performance and Quality Improvement activities.

• Participates in nursing reseClienth activities as requested.

• Provides data for staffing decisions and demonstrates flexibility in the resolution of staffing issues;

• Demonstrates proficiency in the use of computers and telecommunication modalities in documenting,

• If practicing in a specialty/extended role, fulfills the expectations established for the particular role.

• Perform other related duties as necessary.

• This job has no supervisory responsibility.

• Practices customer service standards as defined by SYH and specified clinic.

• Anticipates the customer's needs, takes proactive steps to meet those needs, by listening and taking

• Promptly responds to patient requests.

• Facilitates the customer's ability to utilize resources.

• Assures a clean, orderly, and functional work environment.

• Effective team member who is adaptable, cooperative, and willing to assist others.

• Works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.

• Manages difficult or conflict situations constructively and seeks appropriate assistance.

• Takes accountability for own actions.

• Actively participates in Cliental professional development activities.

• Adheres to Attendance Policy.

• Preferred: six (6) months of experience as a Registered Nurse

• High School Diploma/GED

• Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program.

• Preferred: Bachelor of Science, Nursing (BSN)

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