RN; Registered Nurse Medical Practice Clinical Lead-Nephrology department- Danbury, CT

Medical Practice Clinical Lead RN – Nephrology Department

Location: Danbury, CT

Employer: Nuvance Health

Hourly Salary Range: $33.66 – $67.05

Job Summary: The Clinical Lead RN works with the clinical staff, physicians and advanced practitioners to coordinate staff, equipment and resources to facilitate smooth daily operational flow. They optimize patient care and direct and assist the assigned staff in their daily work processes. Span of Control includes RN’s, LPN’s and potentially MA’s (dependent on practice structure).

Key Responsibilities:

• Patient check‑in, document chief complaint, vital signs, history, capture charges for provision of ancillary services, assist with the completion of patient summaries, medication/allergy, history forms, and obtain appropriate treatment consents.
• Administer and document injections, dispense and document medications as directed by physician/provider. Label and handle labs, paps, cultures, biopsies and other specimens, prepare laboratory and imaging requisitions.
• Assist with coordination of further patient care and follow‑up and carry out tasks as directed by RN and/or physician/provider. This may include communication with patient, hospital, labs, imaging centers, pharmacies, physician offices, insurance plans.
• Independently manages patient triage calls and seeks out direction from providers as needed. Assist LPN’s and MA’s with triage disposition and ensures documentation is reflective of the disposition.
• Measures and monitors key performance indicators (KPIs) in conjunction with the Practice Leadership. KPIs include Growth/Financial Stability, Patient Experience, Operational Efficiency, Employee Satisfaction/Culture, Quality.
• Demonstrates clinical expertise and serves as a resource for the clinical staff.
• Monitors inventory and orders medical supplies as requested by physicians and follows up on all outstanding orders.
• Responsible for managing PTO requests and maintaining appropriate staff and provider schedules and levels.
• Develops guidelines for prioritizing work activities, evaluates the effectiveness and modifies activities as necessary.
• In collaboration with Medical Practice Nursing Education, mentors, orients, trains, educates and supervises clinical staff to improve competency and patient satisfaction using established workflows and policies.
• Works in conjunction with Practice Manager, Medical Practice Nursing Leader and Human Resources for hiring, discipline, grievance management, performance evaluations, feedback and coaching to achieve optimal team performance.
• Monitors all clinical workflows of office, addressing inefficiency of providers and clinical staff and formulates corrective action plans to achieve KPIs.
• Holds monthly clinical meetings with providers and staff to review clinical KPIs and implement/monitor process improvement plan.
• Utilizes patient satisfaction data to create targeted improvement plans.
• Escalates issues and concerns proactively to Manager or clinic practice Leadership as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Graduate from an approved nursing program.
• Three (3) years nursing experience.
• Prefer:
  Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN).
• Graduation from an accredited nursing program.
• Able to multitask in a fast‑paced environment.
• Valid RN License (CT or NY based on practice location).
• Basic Life Support (BLS).

Working Conditions: Manual:
Some manual skill/motor coordination & finger dexterity;
Occupational:
Some occupational risk;
Physical Effort:
Sedentary/light effort;
May exert up to 10 lbs. force. Physical Environment:
Generally pleasant working conditions.

Benefits & Compensation: 7,500$ sign‑on bonus for full‑time externals only, pro‑rated for part‑time. 40 hours per week, Monday‑Friday, 8‑hour variable shifts between 7:30 am–6:00 pm.