RN: Clinic (Part-time)

Registered Nurse (RN): Clinic

Position Highlight

Join PSMC's Rural Health Clinic and help deliver coordinated, patient-centered care to our community. The RN: Clinic works closely with providers, medical assistants, LPNs, Patient Service Representatives, and other members of the care team to support safe, efficient, and compassionate outpatient care.

This role is well suited for an RN who enjoys team-based care, patient education, triage, care coordination, clinical decision-making, and supporting the development of other clinical staff.

Position Summary

The RN: Clinic collaborates with physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, medical assistants, and other support staff to coordinate and deliver care to patients and their families at Pagosa Springs Medical Center.

The RN participates in PSMC's team-based care model and helps lead an assigned Primary Care Team by providing daily guidance, assigning and prioritizing work, coordinating care, and serving as a clinical resource to Patient Service Representatives, medical assistants, and LPNs.

This position provides direct nursing care within the RN scope of practice, performs patient assessment and triage, coordinates follow-up care, provides patient and family education, administers medications and immunizations, supports quality initiatives, and helps ensure patients receive a seamless and positive clinic experience.

Why Join PSMC?

• Provide meaningful outpatient nursing care to patients across the lifespan
• Build strong relationships with patients and families through ongoing primary care
• Work collaboratively with providers and a multidisciplinary clinic team
• Use clinical judgment and nursing expertise to triage and coordinate patient care
• Serve as a resource and mentor for LPNs, medical assistants, and other clinical support staff
• Participate in quality improvement, patient education, regulatory readiness, and population health initiatives
• Join a community-focused Critical Access Hospital serving southwest Colorado

Key Responsibilities

Patient Assessment & Nursing Care

• Practice within the Colorado RN scope of practice
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and reassessments
• Monitor patients for changes in condition and communicate abnormal findings to the appropriate provider
• Use critical thinking and clinical judgment to support safe and effective outpatient nursing care
• Appropriately triage patients using established nursing protocols and workflows
• Respond to patient telephone calls, portal messages, and clinical concerns
• Coordinate care and communicate effectively with providers and other members of the healthcare team
• Provide age-appropriate care to patients across the lifespan

Clinical Procedures & Medication Management

• Perform clinic-appropriate nursing procedures within scope and competency
• Complete dressing changes, suture and staple removal, EKGs, nebulizer treatments, ear lavage, orthopedic device fitting, and other ordered treatments
• Perform injections using appropriate technique and dose calculations
• Safely administer and document medications and immunizations
• Perform CLIA-waived point-of-care laboratory testing as directed
• Follow medication safety standards and verify medication indications, doses, side effects, and contraindications
• Authorize medication refills in accordance with established nursing policies and procedures

Care Coordination & Patient Education

• Serve as a patient navigator for assigned Clinic Team patients
• Provide education regarding medical conditions, procedures, treatment plans, medications, preventive care, and follow-up needs
• Reinforce provider instructions and prior patient education
• Follow up on outstanding orders and ensure appropriate next appointments are scheduled
• Review patient messages and use nursing judgment to address, resolve, schedule, or appropriately escalate concerns
• Support continuity of care by coordinating with other departments and healthcare organizations when needed

Team Leadership & Clinical Support

• Provide daily guidance, assignments, and prioritization within the assigned Primary Care Team
• Serve as a nursing resource to clinic staff
• Assist with oversight, supervision, training, and education of clinical support staff
• Mentor LPN/LVN and medical assistant staff
• Participate in the training and orientation of new clinical employees
• Support safe, effective, and evidence-based nursing practices
• Provide input regarding the performance of LPN and MA staff as appropriate to the role

Quality, Documentation & Clinic Operations

• Maintain timely and accurate documentation in the electronic health record
• Collect and document patient quality data according to clinic workflows and protocols
• Support quality improvement and regulatory readiness initiatives
• Maintain assigned team message centers and follow up on patient calls, messages, faxes, and portal communications
• Assist with medication prior authorizations and other patient-care coordination activities
• Support opening, closing, inventory, supply management, and other shared clinic responsibilities
• Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with PSMC policies and applicable healthcare privacy requirements