RN Ambulatory Team Lead - Dermatology

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Job Title

RN Ambulatory Team Lead - Dermatology

Location

Coral Springs

Facility

Coral Springs FHC Surgery Center

Department

Dermatology-Weston Hospital

Shift

Days

Schedule

7:30am-5:30pm/7:00am-5:00pm

Job Summary

The Coral Springs Family Health and Surgery Center provides patients with convenient access to the same world-class care provided at Cleveland Clinic's regional hospitals. This state-of-the-art facility specializes in primary care, outpatient surgery, imaging and more. As a caregiver on our team, you will experience endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As a Registered Nurse (RN) Ambulatory Team Lead in the Dermatology department, you will work as part of an interdisciplinary care team to provide professional nursing care to patients in an ambulatory setting. You will be responsible for assisting in providing clinical oversight to caregivers and patients, coordinating and resolving daily operational issues in a specified clinical area and ensuring quality and safe care.

A caregiver in this role works days from 7:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. or 7:30 a.m. --5:30 p.m.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Perform duties of the RN ambulatory.
• Coordinate and resolve daily operational issues in specified clinical area.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and patient safety initiatives.
• Facilitate orientation, teaching, coaching and mentoring of assigned employees.
• Assist in the preparation of the department specific education for patients and colleagues.
• Participate in quality initiatives, process improvement and research activities to improve patient outcomes, patient experience and patient safety.
• Collaborate with care coordinators to ensure smooth and effective transition of care.
• Assist with post-operative suture removals.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing (AND or BSN program)
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)
• Two years of experience as an RN; Inpatient or ambulatory experience (adults)
• Ability to function in a variety of medical situations

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Previous charge nurse or supervisory experience
• Prior leadership experience

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
• May requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.
• Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects.
• Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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