RN Manager, Nurse Staff Development

Impact Lives, Impact Community

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is passionate about providing exceptional health care to all, especially underserved communities with limited health care options. Founded by a Latina grandmother/community advocate over 50 years ago in Barrio Logan, FHCSD has grown into one of the largest community health systems in the country. With over 90 sites, over 227,000 patients, and over 1.1 million healthcare visits last year, we provide a wide variety of health care and outreach services to a very diverse patient population. We are proud of our mission, our lasting community impact, and the cultural and individual diversity of our staff.

Under the supervision and guidance of the Director of Nursing, provides supportive services in the training and evaluation of nursing and medical assistant staff.

Responsibilities:

• Assists with coordination of departmental and other meetings in order to ensure implementation of center policies and consistency with health center goals.
• Builds positive relationships, inspires others to perform at a higher level, prepares career development plans and retains an accountable workforce.
• Coaches and counsels staff and administers appropriate disciplinary action in a timely manner.
• Ensures a continuing program of formal and informal education for Medical Assistant/Nursing staff. Conducts monthly nursing in-services.
• Ensures appropriate complete documentation by nursing staff in all patient records and in all provider/nurse communications.
• Fully versed in the functions, services and positions of FHCSD departments and programs that require nursing support.
• Maximizes revenue and possesses excellent working knowledge of payor systems, billing and utilization review.
• Other duties as assigned at the discretion of the Director of Nursing.
• Participates in continuous improvement activities and ensures appropriate Lean tools (i.e., 5S, A3) are deployed and results are evaluated and/or measured.
• Provides accurate assessments of employee’s skills and executes annual evaluations on schedule as requested by DON.
• Provides effective counseling/guidance to employees. Administers corrective action promptly when needed.
• Provides for coverage as needed for staff time off.
• Provides leadership and supervision to all RN/ LVN Charge Nurses in the absence of the Director of Nursing.
• Provides on-site support for Nursing/Medical Assistant staff with changes in work practices, new initiatives, policy changes, etc.
• Provides support for orientation of new Nurses and Medical Assistants. Conducts 90-day competency assessments for new Nursing/Medical Assistant staff.
• Provides/ensures staff receive all new hire and annual trainings on time.
• Quality concepts, including infection control program, patient satisfaction, etc.
• Represents organization at meetings as requested by CEO and/or DON when necessary.

Requirements:

• Current California RN license required.
• At least 1 year experience in health care industry is required.
• Ability and means to travel as needed in a timely manner within San Diego County, to locations that may have limited access to public transportation; proof of liability and property damage insurance on vehicle used is required. DRIVER REQUIREMENTS: Licensed for a minimum of 3 years; No more than 2 violations and/or accidents within 3 years; No vehicle related suspensions/reinstatements; No DUI, reckless or felony Driving with 7 years
• Current American Heart Association healthcare provider CPR (BLS), or Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Advanced Trauma Life Support, or Advance Resuscitation Training.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) capabilities strongly desired
• Cultural and linguistic sensitivity to populations served.
• Prior LVN or MA clinical experiences a plus.

Rewards:

• Job type: Regular Full-time. M-F 8am-5pm, 8:30am-5:30pm.
• Location: 4080 Centre St San Diego, CA 92103.
• Competitive Salary with Excellent Benefits
• Retirement Plan with Employer Match
• Paid Time Off, Extended Sick Leave and Paid Holidays
• Medical/Dental/Vision/FSA/Life Insurance
• Employee Discounts and Wellness Programs

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The successful candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to community medicine and providing culturally competent care to the medically underserved.

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