RN Lead - Outpatient Behavioral Health

Certifications:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
• Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position. Upon Hire

Education: College Diploma: Nursing,

Work Experience: Ambulatory nursing

• Assist provider and other clinical staff with obtaining basic vital information preparing patient for examination, treatment.
• May be required to draw and collect blood and other samples from patients and prepare specimens for laboratory analysis.
• Apply Nursing Process (assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation within licensure guidelines).
• Telephone triage by providing and documenting advice for home care of illness/conditions; conducting follow-up phone calls regarding patient's health and progress as necessary.
• Schedule referrals for patients with specialist or outpatient as requested by the provider. Complete appropriate forms or requisitions needed for referrals or lab testing, including appropriate coding.
• Understand outpatient specialty procedures. Responsible for compliance with precertification requirements.
• Responsible for tracking system for follow-up appointments related to office visits, laboratory tests and procedures to regularly follow patients monitoring disease status.
• Provide appropriate and timely documentation in the patient's electronic health record using standardized workflows and processes.
• Supervision of delegated duties to LPN and CMA on approved clinical protocols.
• Maintain compliance with CLIA, OSHA, DNV, Safety and Risk Management guidelines.
• Demonstrate initiative to improve quality and customer service by striving to exceed customer expectations.
• Provides nursing input for initiatives designed to improve the quality of care or clinical outcomes within psychiatry service delivery.
• Provides health and wellness education to patients and families using the Teach-back method per protocols and guidelines.
• Provides and facilitates competent health care of patients and families in area of practice. Ensures adherence to established standards of care and scope of practice.
• Monitoring and oversight of daily nursing workflow. This includes performing staff nurse duties to ensure adequate staffing and delivery of safe patient care.
• Monitoring of all nursing quality initiatives and process improvement activities in the department.
• Monitoring clinical patient schedules and completion of clinical chart prep.
• Guiding and conducting staff education, competencies, orientation and performance evaluations.
• Facilitates, leads and assists during crisis or safety events.
• Leading and facilitating monthly clinical staff meeting(s).
• Ensuring nursing and medical assistant staff are highly trained and maintaining BH clinical rooming standards.
• Monitoring and oversight of ordering department clinical supplies and equipment.
• Participate in the development and implementation of departmental and organizational policies/procedures and initiatives.

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Our nearly 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois. We've grown to include eight, award-winning hospitals and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers. We're developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world's first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet designations, the nation's highest honor for nursing care. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.

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