Clinic Nurse (RN or LPN)
Community Clinic
Position summary
As a Nurse you play a crucial role in delivering high-quality patient care in a fast-paced healthcare environment. Your primary responsibility will be to assess, implement, and evaluate patient care plans in collaboration with physicians and other healthcare professionals. You will ensure that patients receive appropriate treatments while providing education and support to them and their families. Additionally, you will be responsible for maintaining accurate medical records and adhering to safety, privacy, and regulatory protocols.
Position Details
Location: Sager Creek Pediatrics & Family Care
Employment Status: Full-Time
Department: Pediatrics
Position Reports to: Practice Manager
Position Classification: Non-Exempt (Hourly)
Essential job functions
- Ensure smooth patient flow throughout the clinic to promote timely service.
- Accurately obtain and record vital signs, measurements, and laboratory tests according to protocol.
- Gather patient chief complaints and visit reasons using attentive listening and clear communication.
- Administer treatments and medications safely and competently.
- Triage unscheduled patients, phone calls, and other concerns using established protocols, sound judgment, and a caring approach.
- Document all patient interactions accurately and promptly in the medical record.
- Refer patients to other providers or services as requested by clinicians, completing necessary forms and tracking follow-ups.
- Maintain clean and well-stocked exam rooms to support clinic efficiency.
- Collaborate professionally with referral sources and ensure courteous communication.
- Adhere to all applicable regulations and guidelines, including HIPAA/HITECH, CLIA, HRSA, NCQA PCMH, and OSHA.
- Participate in meetings, training sessions, and workshops, including overnight or air travel when required.
- Assist with additional patient care, clinic maintenance, or process improvement tasks as assigned.
Required qualifications
- Graduate of a school of nursing
- Licensed to practice nursing in the state of Arkansas
Preferred qualifications
- Spanish/English bilingual ability
- Experience working in a clinic, especially a community health center
- Experience caring for pediatric patients
Essential competencies
- Able to perform proficiently on current practice management software (eClinicalWorks)
- Proficient spelling in English
- Ability to make accurate clinical assessments based on patient evaluation
- Ability to work and function independently and within a team
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with people of all backgrounds
- Experience working with Microsoft office software
- Willingness and ability to engage in professional development
Physical demands
- Able to stand and walk for as much as 8 to 9 hours in a day.
- Ability to sit, stand, walk, bend and stretch in order to retrieve supplies and operate standard office equipment.
- Ability to lift, hold and carry objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
- Ability to communicate and respond to inquiries both in person and over the phone.
- Ability to operate a PC / laptop and other office equipment.
- ADA: The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Accountability for Results
- An annual performance evaluation will be conducted based on the essential job functions as listed in this description
Safety Sensitive Position
- As provided in Amendment 98, sections 2 and 3 of the Arkansas Constitution, Community Clinic has designated this position as safety sensitive. Under Arkansas’s Medical Marijuana law, the Clinic may take adverse employment action on the sole basis of a positive marijuana drug test against an employee with a valid medical marijuana card working in a safety sensitive position.
Monday-Friday 8-5
Budgeted Hours: 40
Fully In-Person