MAHEC is seeking an experienced and dynamic RN Clinical Manager to provide clinical leadership and operational oversight for our Cullowhee and Franklin, NC practice locations. In this impactful leadership role, you will partner with providers, nursing leadership, and administrative teams to foster a culture of clinical excellence, staff engagement, and patient-centered care. The RN Clinical Manager will lead nursing and clinical support teams, champion quality improvement initiatives, support professional development, and ensure efficient, high-quality care delivery across multiple sites. This is an exceptional opportunity for a collaborative nurse leader who is passionate about advancing healthcare outcomes while serving the communities of Western North Carolina.JOB SUMMARY:
The Regional RN Clinical Manager will oversee and coordinate clinical care under the supervision of the Practice Administrator, primarily supporting MAHEC. The Clinical Manager will oversee flow, develop, implement and ensure adherence to clinical procedures and manage emergent situations. The Clinical Manager will assist in the management and planning of how services are delivered and contribute to the process of strategic planning, influencing and responding to organizational priorities for the clinical practice in conjunction with the Director of Nursing and Practice Administrator.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
ADMINISTRATIVE:
- Demonstrates and supports a professional practice model that allows clinical support staff to work in collaboration with interdisciplinary partners to achieve high quality patient outcomes.
- Responsible for the resolution of issues pertinent to daily clinical activities.
- Leads the implementation of policies and procedures within the practice
- Leads and supports onboarding and training of new clinical support staff
- Promotes and supports a team-oriented approach among clinical support staff, business office staff and providers.
- Participates in interviews and makes hiring recommendations for clinical staff with input from the RN Clinical Director
- Keeps abreast of changes in the field of clinical nursing through continuing personal and professional growth.
- Attains knowledge and competencies regarding current practice reflective of the specialty area or practice setting and integrates evidence-based practice and research findings into the practice environment.
- Ensures Infection Prevention compliance in coordination with the Medical Director.
- Participates in Clinical and MAHEC committees and meetings as appropriate.
TEAM LEADERSHIP:
- Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem solving methods.
- Assesses quality and appropriateness of patient care provided by clinical staff (to include CMAs and LPNs) in conjunction with the Clinical Director and initiates remediation plans as appropriate.
- Promotes quality and efficiency of patient care. Monitors quality of care, identifies areas for quality improvement and confers with the Clinical Director for solutions issues.
- Ensures consistent quality of ambulatory care regardless of cultural, economic, social or medical condition differences among patients.
- Serves as a role model for clinical staff by demonstrating professionalism with minimal unplanned absences and consistent punctuality in reporting to work.
- Leads QI projects and supports the implementation of quality improvement initiatives
- Actively supports CQI activities through active participation while also ensuring staff participation in CQI meetings, etc.
- Maintains timely, open, and positive communication with business office and other ancillary support staff for coordination of patient care
- Assists the Medical Director in evaluating progress toward achievement of project goals and expected outcomes and disseminates information to the team members involved in the required care.
- Support the engagement of staff in MAHEC’s performance evaluation feedback and professional goal setting process in coordination with the Practice Administrator.
CLINICAL:
- Fills in and performs all duties required, for clinical / lab staff to provide optimal staffing, accessibility, ensure efficiency in clinic flow and quality of patient care
This role description is a general description of the essential job functions. It is not intended to describe all the duties the RN Clinical Manager may perform.
KEY COMPETENCIES:
Effectively and respectably communicate with other individuals, whether it be a colleague, patient, or patient’s family member and appropriately enumerate information in a manner easily understood by all parties. We do this to foster a culture of understanding between all parties, especially in complex and difficult situations, to ultimately provide the best care possible to our patients and their families.
Ability to make the most appropriate decision in a given situation and then taking the next steps to ensure appropriate and timely completion. This requires conflict resolution skills, critical thinking skills, confidence in your ability to make the right decision in most situations. This also includes ability to prioritize your workday appropriately to ensure the most important tasks are completed on time.
Having the drive to keep yourself abreast and up to date on the new breakthroughs in your area of expertise and communicating them to the rest of the team, as appropriate. This also includes keeping up with your licensure and yearly training requirements within your area expertise along with MAHEC’s organizational training. Finally, the ability to apply the depth of knowledge maintained and gained through this process in real life scenarios as appropriate.
Showing the ability to meet difficult situations with grace, professionalism, and understanding. Within your area of expertise, showing respect and showing empathy where appropriate with your colleagues, patients, and their family at all times, even when its most difficult to do so. This is done, in part, by effective listening, being your authentic self, showing responsibility and dependability, and being patient with others.
Adherence to MAHEC’s founding principles and incorporating them every day. This includes, among others, having integrity and accountability, reverence for other cultures and equitable practices, ability to manage change, and displaying a clear understanding of organizational dynamics. Doing these things creates a culture where people want to do the best for each other and gives personal ownership towards the goal of helping people in their time of need.
Having an analytical mind and ability to work autonomously to solve complex problems that may arise. The wherewithal to think logically through a difficult problem and come to an appropriate resolution for a given issue. This helps to drive continuous improvement by thinking through where we can improve in a novel way. Measures success by understanding where we are currently and where we want to go and then applying those new ideas to affect positive change.
SPECIFIED SKILLS
- Excellent skills in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and database applications required.
- Ambulatory Electronic Health Record (EHR) system experience.
- Previous experience with Allscript Pro is preferred.
- Spanish speaking skills preferred.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Light-Moderate energy level: Lift and carry 25 - 35lbs, Push/Pull 50 - 100lbs(empty bed, stretcher, etc.)
- Occasional (0 - 33% of Workday)
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- This role will directly supervise RN staff, as well as clinical supervisors.
- This role will work in coordination with the Medical Director, and in collaboration with other Clinical Leadership, to supervise other clinical staff.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Successful completion of an accredited Registered Nursing program
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
- Minimum three years RN clinical experience
- Two (2) yearsexperience in nursing supervision.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ambulatory care and EHR experience preferred.
- Experience working with students and residents preferred.
REQUIRED LICENSES:
- Currently licensed by the North Carolina Board of Nursing as a Registered Nurse.
- Current BCLS certification
SCHEDULE:
Regular attendance on-site is an essential function of this position. Typical business hours are Monday Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (or flexed to best
