RN Family Practice Clinic

Built-in 1973 Dignity Health Methodist Hospital of Sacramento is committed to providing daily excellence in health care for residents of Sacramento’s southern suburbs including the Elk Grove Wilton and Galt communities. Methodist Hospital is home to a 158 acute-care bed facility with 1120 employees 283 medical staff and 29 Emergency Department beds. Methodist Hospital also owns and operates Bruceville Terrace – a 171-bed sub-acute skilled nursing long-term care facility adjacent to the hospital that provides care for the elderly as well as those requiring extended recoveries. Methodist Hospital is home to the Family Medicine Residency Program an accredited and nationally recognized program which provides resident physicians with specialty training in primary care family medicine. Together the hospital and residency program implemented a ground-breaking curriculum addressing the identification treatment and assistance of human trafficking victims and created a one-of-a-kind health clinic for victims the Human Trafficking Medical Home.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

Position Summary:

The incumbent is defined as a professional who provides and supervises care to individuals and families at the Mercy Family Health Center. The registered nurse provides care based on the nursing process and within the scope of practice while demonstrating competency in patient care for neonatal, pediatric, adult & geriatric patients, and Medical Safe Haven (MSH) patients. This role requires that the incumbent be comfortable caring for patients of all age groups; provide assistance and instruction in a learning/teaching environment and comfortable administering adult/pediatric vaccines and triage of adult/pediatric/OB patients. The RN provides coordination of nursing staff activities to ensure safe, quality, efficient, and compassionate health care consistent with the Mission and Philosophy of the Sisters of Mercy. This position is responsible for data collection, observation, instruction and technical skills.

Job Duties: 

• Assessment:  Performs routine physical/psychosocial assessment to collect basic data: follows the written plan of care, standards, practice guidelines, utilizes pathways.
• Care of Patient:  Formulates a plan of care for individual needs, including cultural/ethical/spiritual needs. Participates in the planning, implementing, and evaluating of routine transitional health care needs (i.e., treatment options, patient placement options).
• Patient Education:  Teaches, supervises, and counsels participants and family members regarding nursing recommendations, prescribed medications, treatment for disease management, and/or illness prevention.
• Clinical/Technical Skills:  Utilizes technology, procedures, protocols, standards and interventions specific to assigned units.
• Documentation:  Performs legible, timely, concise and accurate documentation according to policies and procedures. Proficient and competent with the computerized documentation system.
• Leadership:  Accepts responsibility and accountability for own decisions and behaviors.  Recognizes, accepts and cooperates with direction from facility leadership.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Current California RN license required
• Five (5) years of experience as a RN in a Clinic Setting
• Current BLS certification (must be certified through the American Heart Association)
• Skills:
  • Must demonstrate the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, make quick medical decisions, respond to medical emergencies, and handle all types of patients, including our vulnerable patient population, which includes our Medical Safe Haven (MSH) patients.
  • Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Understands the healthcare continuum and case management
  • Strong customer service and organizational skills
  • Strong sense of urgency and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment handling multiple priorities
  • Knowledge of Conditions of Participation and Joint Commission standards
  • Familiarity with an electronic practice management (EMR) system
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite of products (Project, Access, Excel, PPT) and report writers or Google Workspace
    
• Training:
  • Incumbent must be able to provide the usual procedures indicated for disease prevention and restorative measures, the ability to document professional nursing services provided with a realistic plan for reaching short-term and long-range goals, be able to make decisions regarding the safety needs of participants, including adequate equipment and be able to respond to emergency medical incidences.
  • Must complete competency in Medication Safety, Point of Care Testing, Infection Control, Food Safety, Adult/elder abuse, Fall Prevention, Disaster/Emergency Preparedness, HIPAA, Facility Safety, and all other annual compliance education and training assigned.