<p>Title: Assistant Clinical Services Manager</p> <p>Reports to: Clinical Services Manager</p> <p>FLSA Status: Exempt</p> <p>Personnel Supervised: Clinical Support Staff (LPNs, CMAs)</p> <p>Log keeping and auditing (ex: hospital, temperature, medication/vaccine administration, OB intake). Skills (ex: vital signs, therapeutic injections, immunizations, sterile field/tray set-up, instrument sterilization, oxygen tank use and maintenance, emergency box use and maintenance, EKG) Policies and procedures (ex: universal precautions, consent forms, needle disposal, identification of proper disposal of expired medications, standing orders)</p> <ul> <li>Conduct periodic clinical support staff meetings in conjunction with the Nurse Manager, DON and HCA at the center. The agenda and minutes are to be forwarded to the DON and HCA (Agenda and minutes are to be typewritten.) </li><li>Evaluate the educational needs of the clinical support staff on a regular basis and provide regular clinic in-service educational programs in coordination with the DON. </li><li>Assist with quarterly proficiency testing and annual evaluations of clinical support staff in collaboration with the Nurse Manager and DON. This includes reviewing performance expectations, appropriate counseling in relation to performance, corrective discipline, formalized discussions of position descriptions and expected job tasks, and appropriate redirection and task correction as necessary. Completed evaluations are to be sent to the DON and HR. </li><li>Keep Nurse Manager and DON informed of all significant nursing issues including, but not limited to, any proposed policy or procedural changes, performance expectation shortcomings, evaluation deficiencies, disciplinary actions, problems with providers, etc. </li><li>Assist in the review of resumes and credentials of clinical support staff applicants and conduct interviews of those applicants in conjunction with the HR recruiter and DON. </li><li>Assist in coordination of orientation and training of new clinical support staff employees. </li><li>Perform monthly Environment of Care center audits (EOC and safety inspections). </li><li>Responsible for maintaining current credentials for clinical support staff on file with Human Resources. </li><li>Assist in coordination of nursing assignments for interning students. </li><li>Carry out other duties as assigned by the Nurse Manager, DON or CMO. </li></ul> <p>Secondary Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:</p> <ul> <li>Function as a professional nurse member of the health team, under the leadership of the Nurse Manager and DON. </li><li>Make nursing assessments related to the health status of the patient and triage them appropriately. </li><li>Provide nursing coverage in clinic emergency shortage situations in conjunction with the DON and other Nurse Managers. </li><li>Accurately function and perform all duties of nursing personnel as determined by the needs of the center, which includes, but is not limited to: escorting patients to exam room and preparing them for the exam; taking and recording vital signs, patient histories, and other pertinent information; preparing patients for and assisting clinicians with procedures; administering immunizations and medications and monitoring patient response to these agents; providing professional patient education and counseling. </li><li>Participate in all code situations. </li><li>Serve as a mentor for interning students. </li></ul> <p>PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: (Subject to Change)</p> <ul> <li>Requires 80% or more time spent standing/walking </li><li>Independently mobile </li><li>Ability to lift weight equivalents to what would be required when occasionally assisting and positioning patients, repositioning equipment and lifting supplies </li><li>Ability to adapt and function in varying environments of workload, patient acuity, worksites, and work shifts. </li></ul> <p>American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Statement: External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job specific functions (listed within each job responsibility) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by the organization on a case by case basis.</p>