At Community Medical Centers (CMC), we’re passionate about improving health and well-being in the communities we call home. That’s why we work to ensure even our most vulnerable neighbors have affordable access to quality healthcare, regardless of age, income, or background. We offer integrated medical, dental, behavioral health, and supportive services, with a model of care that puts the patient at the center of a team-based approach. As one of the region’s largest healthcare providers, our growing network of neighborhood health centers serves over 100,000 patients in San Joaquin and Solano counties.
MISSION
Working together to improve health and well-being in our communities.
UNION AFFILATION
Employees hired into this classification are members of a bargaining unit which is represented by SEIU Local 1021.
BENEFITS
- Competitive Pay
- Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits options for full-time employees
- Flexible spending account for medical expenses
- Dependent care
- Employee assistance program
- Life Insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Short Term/Long Term Disability Insurances
- 403(b) retirement saving plan with company match
- 10 paid sick days/12 Holidays/Vacations days vary on position
- In Shape Discounted Gym Membership
- Excellent growth and advancement opportunities
- Collaborative and diverse environment
POSITION SUMMARY:
The RN is responsible for providing skilled nursing care to CMC patients by practicing within and to the top of their scope of practice in collaboration with and under the direction of MDs, PAs, and NPs. RN’s may exercise independent decision making and they report directly to the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO). The RN communicates with Center Managers for needs relating to adequate facilities, tools, and other support systems to allow the RN to provide excellent care coordination to all patients.
SPECIFIC DUTIES:
- Promotes the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
- Developing and implementing standardized nursing procedures for independent nurse delivered care
- Chronic disease management in collaboration with the healthcare team by utilizing skills of motivational interviewing to assist patients in setting self-management goals
- Transitional Care Management for patients discharged from inpatient and emergency facilities.
- Committees and taskforces
- Outreach activities
- Nursing and staff meetings
- Training and continuing education activities
- Performs general duties that contribute to the efficient work flow and safety of the clinic setting that includes, but is not limited to:
- Conduct triage and respond to emergency care as needed
- Oversight of medication administration and storage/handling processes
- Delegates appropriate tasks to licensed and unlicensed staff according to their scope of practice
- Responsibility for assessing skill competency of Medical Assistants in collaboration with the Back Office Trainer
- Provides feedback to Center Manager and/or CNO for employee performance evaluations and corrective actions when needed
- Assists other clinicians as needed
- Complies with and supports patient safety, infection control, quality assurance, mandated reporting, consent and confidentiality policies and procedures
- May provide supervision to licensed and unlicensed staff in the absence of other supervisors and managers
- Performs skilled nursing care and provides patient education within scope of practice as established by the California Board of Registered Nursing and CMC policies
- Independently renders care to patients according to established standardized procedures and in collaboration with other clinicians
- Uses the Nursing Process of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation in all activities.
- Proactively assumes responsibility of continuous improvement activities and is receptive to accepting other job duties as assigned and as delegated.
- Perform other duties as assigned