Clinical Nurse

Position: Registered Nurse - Clinic 

Shift: 4 10 hour shifts or Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm

Location: Moab, UT

Salary: $75,000 a year

General Purpose

The Clinical Nurse provides direct patient care and supports medical providers through coordination, assessment, patient education, and administrative duties. This role is vital to ensuring high-quality, compassionate care for all clinic patients, with a focus on chronic disease management, preventive services, and community health outreach.

Key Responsibilities

1. Patient Care; Coordination

• Conduct vital signs, intake, and assessments.
• Assist providers with procedures.
• Review charts to ensure orders, prescriptions, and referrals are complete and sent.
• Coordinate diagnostics and ensure all results are in the patient’s chart before appointments.
• Handle medication refill requests.
• Conduct follow-up phone calls and referral tracking.
• Provide patient education on self-care, medications, and symptom management.
• Distribute and maintain educational materials and pamphlets.
• Manage a panel of patients with chronic illnesses.

2. Clinical Support; Visit Preparation

• Collaborate with front desk and clinical staff to prepare for daily clinics.
• Review PHQ-9 and GAD-7 screening tools and facilitate mental health referrals.
• Verify lab results, diagnostics, and past records are available before appointments.
• Prepare and organize all necessary supplies, instruments, and documentation based on patient visit types.
• Collect faxes requiring provider signature and manage document flow.

3. Nurse Visits & Procedures

• Administer injections, wound care, suture removal, ear irrigation, etc.
• Provide contraception counseling, including emergency contraception.

4. Provider Coordination

• Organize provider documentation and notes.
• Communicate any relevant patient updates to providers.
• Facilitate coordination of care across multiple providers and external facilities.
• Set up clinic logistics for volunteer providers

5. Laboratory Management

• Collect, process, and label all lab specimens (e.g., blood, urine, fecal, PAP).
• Communicate lab results to patients and coordinate follow-up care.
• Research lab pricing and provide guidance to patients.
• Liaise with LabCorp and Quest for patient-specific needs.

6. STI; HIV Testing Program

• Provide certified STI/HIV testing and counseling.
• Report positive STI results to the Health Department.
• Deliver treatment, education, and prevention services.

7. Triage; Walk-In Care

• Triage incoming calls and walk-in patients.
• Assess needs and initiate care planning with appropriate documentation.

8. Inventory; Facility Maintenance

• Order and manage medical supplies, equipment, and medications.
• Maintain stock and cleanliness in exam rooms and clinical areas.

9. Community; Administrative Engagement

• Represent the clinic at outreach events and community programs.
• Support execution of grant deliverables and assist with reporting.
• De-escalate situations with agitated or distressed patients/family members.
• Train and manage medical volunteers.
• Develop and maintain clinical workflows, policies, and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Executive Director.