Care Team Nurse, Womens Health (RN)

The Care Team RN is an integral part of the health care team, fulfilling the Clinic’s mission by promoting and facilitating excellent health care for patients in accordance with established nursing standards.

This position works as a member of a care team to coordinate patient care and support patients and families in self-management, self-efficacy and behavior change. Care team members are expected to assess and manage the health needs of the patient population and to communicate effectively with all patients, especially vulnerable populations

Location: 1101 Camino La Costa, Austin, Texas, 78752

Compensation:$65,000 - $80,000 annually per hour based on experience and qualifications  

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Under the direction of the Nursing Manager, this individual’s primary responsibilities include:

Patient care

• Participate in the coordination of patient care management as part of the care management team for high risk populations.
• Provide health-related education as directed by provider or as indicated by nurse assessment.

• Participate in collaboration with the health care team in identifying, evaluating, and prioritizing patient and family needs to develop a plan of care.

• Responsible for full compliance with all applicable regulations for the operation of a Class D Pharmacy.
• Telephone/walk-in triage of patients using approved national standards.
• Perform patient medication reconciliation in conjunction with the provider as part of the pre-visit assessments and care coordination, including coordinating refills with providers at time of visit.
• Follow up with patients as directed by provider.
• Perform Birth Control Refill visits and patient education as needed.

Staff management

• Refer to and resource other extended care team members (such as the Unit Clerks, Medical Assistants, Health Ed, Referrals or other resources) to maximize patient flow and provider productivity.

Ancillary functions:

• Participate in chart audits as per protocols to monitor quality of care.
• Route incoming patient records and forms as appropriate.
• Communicate home health referrals and notify providers.

Support team and Clinic functions:

• Participate in care team huddles and other staff meetings as required.
• Participate in problem identification and resolution in functions relevant to duties.
• Maintain effective communication with Unit staff, other floor personnel, Clinic management and all departments, acting as a resource within the clinic to other care team members.
• Demonstrate support for decision making, policies and procedures.
• Participate in quality improvement processes and projects, including policy and procedure development and updates.

• Participate in special projects.

• Identify opportunities to improve work flow, work processes and patient care, and work cooperatively to implement these and other quality improvements.
• Adhere to HIPAA guidelines.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

• RN, graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

Experience:

• Two to three years of related experience or training
• Clinic experience strongly preferred
• EMR experience helpful

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred;
• Knowledge of patient assessment and evaluation; 
• Knowledge of triage methods for assigning patients to providers and for responding to patient telephone inquiries and medical questions;
• Knowledge of methods for charting and maintaining accurate medical records;
• Understanding of basic concepts of patient education;
• Understanding of the theory and practice of nursing and the managed care model;
• Ability to apply standards of professionalism in interactions with patients, peers and supervisors, case management, referral tracking and report tracking.
• Ability to identify problems and to formulate effective solutions based on facts.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously;
• Skill in formulating solutions to problems.
• Ability to establish and maintain cordial and effective work relationships with diverse populations;
• Ability to work with minimal direct supervision;
• Ability to initiate and implement work plans to promote efficiency and effectiveness of patient care;
• Ability to prioritize tasks and accomplish goals in a high change environment

Certificate/License: Current professional license to practice in the State of Texas.