Apply now: Clinic Nurse

The Clinic Nurse, under direction, performs professional ambulatory nursing duties for outpatient clinical areas; treat and
educate patients, their families, and the public regarding various medical conditions. This position records medical
histories and symptoms, performs diagnostic tests and analyze results, operate medical equipment, administer treatment
and medications, make assessments and create care plans, perform care coordination and care management. Ambulatory
clinic nurses participate actively in the team-based care model; provide lead direction to other nursing and
paraprofessional personnel and perform other duties as assigned/required by the assigned ambulatory clinical setting.
Other essential duties include:

• Organizes, supervises, makes adjustments, and accepts responsibility for the quality of care provided to patients
  and family members.
• Participates in the implementation of patient care standards, infection control standards, and quality
  improvement standards.
• Provides patient-centered care that is respectful of, and responsive to, individual patient preferences, needs, and
  values.
• Provides and promotes excellence in service delivery for internal and external relationships.
• Performs clinical nursing care following prescribed roles, policies, protocols, and procedures.
• Collaborates with patients and other healthcare providers to deliver coordinated, high quality care.
• Completes patient assessments and triage, records patient histories, symptoms, and observations.
• Pre-charting and scrubbing actions to prepare for patient visits to include updating patient information, missing
  information, etc.
• Clinical skills include but are not limited to rooming patients, vital signs, point of care testing, point of care quality
  control, lab quality control and quality assurance, etc.
• Manage clinic supply inventory, ordering, re-ordering, monitoring for out-dates, medication stock/supply, etc.
• Administers medications, immunizations, performs medication reconciliation. Titrates medications and manages
  refills per clinical guidelines.
• Provides clinical support, care coordination and direct care management including patient education, goal setting,
  and self-management teaching and coaching.
• Effectively utilizes population health methodologies to include patient registries, in-reach/outreach practices, care
  protocols, and team-based care to improve patient and population outcomes.
• Provides care coordination of patient-centered care, based on evidence-based guidelines; coordination of patient’s
  health care needs and treatment recommendations to establish and maintain care plans jointly created with and
  managed by patient, family, and care team.
• Performs accurate assessment of patient conditions (face to face or through telephone triage, etc.)
• Critically evaluates and uses good judgment in unusual or emergent situations.
• Request position description for a detailed description of desirable qualifications.
  
  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (AS REFLECTED ON THE TRIBAL EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION):
  Required
• Completion of a nursing degree from an accredited program, associate’s degree (ASN) or bachelor’s degree
  (BSN). Current Montana State RN License, Basic Life Support certification (for level 1,2 required); Advanced
  Cardiovascular Life Support (for Level 2 (preferred), Level 3 (required)). Existing or new National Provider
  Number. Valid Driver’s License.
  ASN
  Level 1. New graduate from the program to 3 years of experience.
  Level 2. 3-5 years of experience.
  Level 3. 5-10 years of experience.
  Level 4. 10-15 years of experience.
  BSN
  Level 1. New graduate from the program to 3 years of experience.
  Level 2. 3-5 years of experience.
  Level 3. 5-10 years of experience.
  Level 4. 10-15 years of experience.
  Preferred experience:
• Knowledge with confidential departments.
• Experienced with electronic health record applications.
• Medical terminology and understanding healthcare workflows.
• Knowledge of electronic prescribing programs and software.
• Knowledge of behavioral health software and documentation processes.
  All applicants must be proficient and have a strong working knowledge of electronic health record systems, clinical
  software, and Microsoft Office applications.
  

SUBMIT:

1. Completed Tribal employment application.
2. Copy of degree/relevant academic transcripts and certifications.
3. Copy of current licensure.
4. Copy of current valid driver’s license.
5. Proof of enrollment from a federally recognized Tribe if other than CSKT.
6. If claiming veteran’s preference, a copy of DD214 must be submitted.

SUBMIT ALL OF THE ABOVE TO: Personnel Office, PO Box 278, Pablo MT 59855, Telephone (406) 675-2700 Ext. 1040
or personnel@cskt.org

Or apply online HERE