Registered Nurse

Position Summary

As an integral member of the Care Delivery Integration (CDI) team, the RN collaborates with providers and interdisciplinary team members to coordinate patient-centered care, improve quality outcomes, close care gaps, and enhance patient experience. The RN provides clinical oversight, guidance, education, and support to Medical Assistants and clinical support staff while serving as a resource for nursing practice, standing orders, patient safety, medication management, vaccine program oversight, infection prevention, regulatory compliance, and quality improvement initiatives. The RN maintains competency in direct patient care while promoting clinical excellence, standardized workflows, staff mentoring, collaboration, education, and continuous improvement in support of organizational goals.

Expectations

Every Adelante Healthcare employee is expected to demonstrate leadership through accountability, professionalism, collaboration, innovation, and service excellence while supporting a culture of continuous learning, quality improvement, and patient-centered care.

Our Core Values

- I nclusion

- N urture

- S ervice

- P urposeful

- I ntegrity

- R esilient

- E ngaged

Qualifications

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

- Bachelor’s Degree from accredited university or foreign equivalent.

- License with Arizona State Board of nursing with a license in good standing.

- Minimum two (2) years of ambulatory or acute care nursing experience.

- Demonstrated understanding of clinical methods and techniques used in record-keeping systems.

- Advanced computer efficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and experience in Patient Management System

- Analyze data to identify areas of opportunity to develop appropriate action plans to meet the organization’s goals.

- Meet the organization immunization requirement

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including strong organizational, detail and interpersonal skills;

- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with men and women of diverse races, ethnicities, ages and sexual orientations in a multicultural environment.

- Current BLS/CPR certification.

- Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card (where required).

- Valid driver's license and ability to travel between health centers.

- Experience with Electronic Health Records.

- Knowledge of HRSA, Joint Commission, OSHA and regulatory standards.

POSITION REPONSIBILITIES

Direct Patient Care

- Perform nursing assessments, triage, medication administration, treatments, immunizations, and patient education.

- Assist providers with clinical procedures.

- Perform point-of-care testing and diagnostic procedures.

- Coordinate care for high-risk patients and patients with chronic conditions.

- Support transitional care management following emergency department visits and hospitalizations.

- Review critical laboratory and diagnostic results and provide patient follow-up.

- Develop patient-centered self-management goals.

- Ensure complete and accurate documentation within the electronic health record.

- Demonstrate expertise in department-specific clinical areas, including but not limited to: Women’s Health, such as non-stress test performance and interpretation; Pediatrics, such as immunizations, well-child checks, and breastfeeding education; and Family and Internal Medicine, such as Medicare wellness exams and other clinical services as required.

Clinical Collaboration

- Serve as the clinical subject matter expert (SME) and resource for Medical Assistants and clinical support staff.

- Provide clinical oversight and guidance regarding patient care, standing orders, nursing practice, and clinical workflows.

- Support onboarding, mentoring, and competency validation of Medical Assistants.

- Reinforce evidence-based practices, continuous quality improvement, and standardized workflows.

- Collaborate with Practice Administrators to improve clinical operations and workflow efficiency.

- Support implementation of organizational clinical initiatives.

- Identify opportunities for clinical process improvement and escalate concerns to the Nurse Manager and other key stakeholders.

Vaccine and Medication Program Oversight

- In collaboration with clinical supervisor and vaccine SMEs provide clinical oversight of vaccine storage, handling, administration, and documentation.

- Support compliance with Vaccines for Children (VFC), Vaccines for Adults (VFA), and organizational immunization requirements.

- In collaboration with the clinical team monitor vaccine storage equipment, Digital Data Loggers (DDLs), and temperature documentation.

- Ensure Medical Assistants receive proper education regarding immunization best practices.

- In collaboration with Medical Assistant’s supervisor, monitor medication safety, storage, handling, and administration practices.

- Participate in vaccine audits and regulatory readiness activities.

Quality Improvement and Regulatory Compliance

- Lead clinical quality improvement initiatives.

- Support achievement of UDS, HEDIS, Value-Based Care, and other organizational quality measures.

- Monitor clinical compliance with standing orders, infection prevention standards, medication safety, and National Patient Safety Goals.

- Participate in chart audits, tracers, clinical incident reviews, and corrective action planning.

- Support Joint Commission, OSHA, HRSA, and regulatory survey readiness.

- Assist with development and implementation of clinical policies, procedures, and standardized workflows.

Care Delivery Integration

- Collaborate with providers, Behavioral Health Consultants, Registered Dietitians, Integrated Care Coordinators, Referral Coordinators, Community Health Workers, Patient Navigators, and Medical Assistants.

- Promote interdisciplinary communication and coordinated patient care.

- Assist with closing preventive care and chronic disease care gaps.

- Support referral management and care transitions.

- Promote patient engagement and self-management.

- Identify barriers to care and connect patients with appropriate resources.

Professional Practice

- Practice within the Arizona Nurse Practice Act and organizational policies.

- Maintain required licensure and continuing education.

- Participate in departmental meetings, education, and quality initiatives.

- Promote a culture of professionalism, accountability, compassion, and respect.

- Perform additional duties as assigned.

NON-ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

- Experience in primary care or Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC).

- Bilingual in English and Spanish.

- Experience with population health and quality improvement initiatives.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

- Other duties as requested or assigned

Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) and Integrated Care Team (ICT)

All employees are responsible for promoting and participating in interdisciplinary communication and collaboration to enhance the delivery of quality across the health care system. Employees should maintain an environment which supports and engages patients and co-workers in a caring team-based model to promote wellness and improve health outcomes.

Adherence to Compliance and Code of Conduct

All employees are required to comply with Adelante Healthcare’s written standards, including its Compliance Program and Code of Conduct, policies and procedures, and reporting of any conduct that potentially violates Adelante’s legal or compliance requirements. Such compliance will be an element considered as part of the regular performance evaluation.

Physical Demands And Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to sit for long periods of time, is required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb steps/stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; smell; manage stress as it relates to essential job functions.  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds without assistance and may occasionally be required to lift or move up to 50 pounds with assistance.  Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time when traveling to various clinic sites.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee may be subject to health hazards (contagious diseases, bloodborne pathogens, etc.) when working in the clinic area.