LOCATION: KONA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Ambulatory Clinic

POSITION STATUS: 1.00 | Permanent

SALARY RANGE: BU09 | SR22

SALARY RATE: $125,400.00 (Annual Salary) based on the FTE

JOB DUTIES: The Kona Health department's ambulatory clinic programs collectively deliver preventive, diagnostic, procedural, chronic disease management, and specialty care across the West Hawaii community. The clinic programs under this position's supervisory scope include:

• Pediatrics - well-child visits, immunizations, acute illness, developmental screening, and chronic disease management in pediatric populations.
• Primary Care - adult health maintenance, chronic disease management (diabetes, hypertension, COPD), preventive screenings, and acute care.
• Obstetrics/Gynecology (OB/GYN) - prenatal care, annual GYN exams, colposcopy, family planning, and postpartum follow-up.
• Cardiology - EKG acquisition and interpretation support, cardiac monitoring, medication management, and pre/post-procedural care for cardiac patients.
• General Surgery - pre-operative assessment, wound care, post-operative follow-up, and minor in-clinic procedures.
• Orthopedics - musculoskeletal assessment support, joint injection assistance, splinting/casting, and post-surgical rehabilitation coordination.
• Gastroenterology (GI) - patient preparation and follow-up for GI procedures, stool-based screening coordination, and chronic GI disease management.
• Urology - ambulatory diagnostic and procedural support including cystoscopy, urodynamics, catheter management, and post-urologic surgical follow-up.
• Infectious disease control

The Registered Professional Nurse IV (Assistant Manager, Ambulatory Clinic) is responsible for the supervisory oversight of daily clinical operations within Kona Health department's ambulatory clinic environment. The clinical operations scope of this position may encompass one or more of the following specialty and primary care areas: Pediatrics, Primary Care, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Cardiology, General Surgery, Orthopedics, Gastroenterology (GI), and Urology, etc... or as assigned based on operational need and clinic configuration.

This position establishes and enforces clinical practice standards, leads staff development and competency programs, ensures regulatory compliance, and serves as the primary nursing leadership resource for clinic physicians, advanced practice providers, and clinic management. This position works primarily during clinic hours, Monday through Friday, with occasional flexibility required to accommodate operational or clinical needs.

THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS ARE: Applicants must meet all of the following requirements. Please note that unless specifically indicated; the required education and experiences may not be gained concurrently. In addition, qualifying work experiences are based on a 40-hour work week.

EDUCATION: Graduated from an accredited school of nursing. A Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) is preferred but not required.

EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have shown progressively responsible work experience of the kind and quality described below:
• EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: A minimum of one and a half (1 1/2) years of professional nursing work experience is required, with at least one (1) year in an ambulatory, clinic-based, or outpatient specialty setting. Prior supervisory or lead nursing experience is required. Experience working across multiple specialty areas in an ambulatory environment is highly desirable.
• SUPERVISORY APTITUDE: For Registered Professional Nurse IV and above, must have demonstrated supervisory aptitude - defined as the demonstrated potential and/or documented experience in performing supervisory or lead duties through prior charge nurse, team-lead, or clinic supervisor assignments, supervisory training completion, or favorable supervisor appraisals indicating supervisory readiness.

LICENSE REQUIRED: Possession of a current license to practice as a professional nurse in the State of Hawaii.

CERTIFICATION: Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Health Care Worker required at time of appointment.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES REQUIRED: Knowledge of nursing theory and practice; nursing techniques and procedures; nursing literature and current trends and development in nursing; biological, physical, social and medicinal sciences as related to nursing theory and practice; nursing techniques and procedures. Knowledge of JCAHO requirements, and those of other federal, state, or private regulatory/review organizations with which the hospital interacts. Ability to plan and schedule the work of others and utilize the principles and practices of supervision. The ability to apply nursing theory and practice in planning and giving nursing care; recognize, interpret and evaluate symptoms of patient's condition; and take appropriate action. The position should be able to initiate and maintain working relationships with members of the medical staff, administration, nursing and other departments and agencies affiliated with the hospital.

ALL CIVIL SERVICE JOB VACANCIES WILL BE POSTED FOR A MINIMUM OF TEN (10) CALENDAR DAYS

QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE: Possession of the required amount of experience will not in itself be accepted as proof of qualification for the position. Overall paid or unpaid experience must have been of such scope and responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that you have the ability to perform the duties of this position. Provide a detailed description of your duties and responsibilities. If you worked on a part-time basis, indicate the average number of hours worked per week. Please note that experience will be based on a 40-hour workweek. Note: We will not postpone the recruitment process because of your failure to provide accurate and complete information concerning your qualifications.

MERIT OR CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM: You must meet the minimum qualification requirements, including education, experience, other public employment requirements for State Civil Service employment, and HHSC Standards of Fitness. Only those applicants that are scheduled for an interview with the hiring manager will be contacted.

CITIZENSHIP AND RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT: Applicants must be a citizen, national or permanent resident alien of the United States or a non-citizen eligible under the federal law for unrestricted employment and at the time of appointment intend to reside in the State of Hawaii during the course of employment with the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.

VETERAN'S PREFERENCE: If you are claiming Veteran's Preference, you must submit a copy of your DD214 and/or other substantiating documents specifying the periods of your service.

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must meet the health and physical requirements deemed necessary to effectively and safely perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. Hawaii Health Systems Corporation is committed to making reasonable accommodations on a case-by-case basis. Applicants seeking reasonable accommodations should be ready to discuss the accommodation sought so that a determination can be made that such accommodation is reasonable and would not cause the employer undue hardship.

MEDICAL/PHYSICAL EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT: Offers of employment will be contingent on successfully passing a pre-employment physical examination, which includes drug screen and other regulatory medical requirements such as, but not limited to, two-step tuberculosis (TB) screen. The cost for physical examinations, except the cost for drug screening, shall be borne by the applicant and not the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.

CRIMINAL/BACKGROUND, CREDENTIALING CHECKS: Applicable checks will be conducted periodically, and any associated costs may be borne by the applicant. Applicable checks may include, but are not limited to, state and federal criminal history records, child abuse and neglect registry check, adult protective services registry and sex offender registry records, etc. If a job offer is made or employment is begun prior to completion of all applicable checks, any offer of employment or continued employment is contingent upon satisfactory return of all required checks.

IMPORTANT APPLICATION/EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION

Administrative Review, subsequent appeals: If you do not agree with a decision made by the Employment Office as to your non-qualification or non-selection for a position, you may complete a Request for Administrative Review form (available on the HHSC website) or you may submit a written request within twenty (20) days from the date of your sent notice to the Regional Chief Executive Officer/Designee. Your letter requesting the Administrative Review must include: 1) The job title(s) and recruitment number(s), 2) the specific reason(s) you are requesting the review noting if there is statute or rule violation, and 3) any additional information you want to submit to substantiate your request. If you do not submit your request within the twenty (20) days deadline, no Administrative Review will be conducted. Since the Administrative Review is a prerequisite to subsequent steps, failure to utilize this process will make you ineligible for subsequent appeals. The administrative review, formal complaint and/or appeals hearing will not necessarily postpone the recruitment process and/or rescind a selection. If you do not agree with the Administrative Review, you may file a Formal Compliant and then, if you are still not satisfied, you can appeal to the HHSC Merit Appeals Board.

CONTACT INFORMATION: KONA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL is located at 79-1019 Haukapila Street Kealakekua, HI 96750. For employment opportunities, please contact (808) 322-4458, email: [email protected] or visit our website at https://www.hhsc.org/.

Persons with Disabilities may contact the Recruitment Office to discuss special needs in applying at (808) 322-4458, [email protected].

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