APRN - Eldercare and Primary Care

UCFS Healthcare•Norwich, CT

7d•$105,000 - $115,000

About The Position

UCFS is seeking an APRN to provide quality, patient-centered primary care services, including comprehensive physical examinations and routine and appropriate sick-care assessments and interventions. The APRN develops and implements patient management plans, maintains records and progress notes in accordance with agency policies, procedures, approved protocols, and the Connecticut Nurse Practice Act, and performs therapeutic procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing, and wound care. The role includes instructing and counseling patients and families about therapeutic regimens, growth and development, and health promotion; coordinating care with other providers and community resources; advocating for patients; and maintaining continuity of care. This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week role scheduled Monday through Friday. The APRN provides preventive and primary health care, assesses patients, orders or performs and interprets diagnostic and screening procedures, provides treatment, manages referrals and complex problems, and documents care and follow-up. The APRN also prescribes medications within the stated scope and consultation requirements, supports medical assistants and team members, contributes to quality improvement and safety activities, and maintains required continuing education and job competencies.

Requirements

At least 1 year of experience; ambulatory-care experience is preferred.
Master of Science in Nursing or equivalent.
Active Connecticut APRN license.
Active Connecticut RN license.
Active Connecticut CSP.
Active DEA registration.
Fluency with Microsoft 365.
Ability to work positively with patients and staff.
Ability to establish and maintain interpersonal relationships and constructive, cooperative working relationships over time.
Ability to work in an organized manner, complete today's work today, and prioritize specific goals.

Nice To Haves

Ambulatory-care experience.
Proficiency with an EHR; EPIC is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide primary and preventive health care to patients.
Establish patient databases by obtaining appropriate health, developmental, and psychosocial histories.
Conduct physical examinations; order, perform, and interpret screening and diagnostic procedures and tests; and provide follow-up based on evidence-based treatment guidelines.
Provide treatment according to accepted agency standards and protocols and assist with referred or complex problems.
Document assessment findings, treatment recommendations, and continuing-care plans promptly in clinical records; maintain accurate, legible medical records and return assigned charts and patient data to medical records in a timely manner.
Perform minor office procedures, including dressing changes, ambulating treatments, and diagnostics, within scope of practice.
Make internal and external referrals and collaborate with physicians, agency providers, clinical support and administrative staff, and community resources to meet patient and family needs.
Provide health promotion, education, and counseling to patients and families based on patient needs and self-management goals, with a focus on reducing health risks.
Respond to patient telephone calls and document follow-up promptly.
Apply fire, safety, infection-control, and OHSA guidelines and comply with third-party payer requirements.
Prescribe medicines for common primary-care problems, renew medications for chronic stable conditions in a timely manner, and obtain consultation when appropriate for complex or treatment-resistant conditions or unusual responses to treatment.
Obtain physician consultation before prescribing Schedule II or III controlled substances.
Maintain productivity standards and assist other staff when time permits to support the primary-care program.
Complete required continuing education, maintain and improve job-specific competencies, and incorporate new knowledge into practice.
Communicate positively with others and provide care consistent with the agency's customer-satisfaction focus.
Direct medical assistants and other team members in meeting patient needs.
Participate in performance-improvement activities, provider meetings, and clinical quality-improvement team meetings.
Maintain communication with the Medical Director and Nurse Manager.
Participate in safety programs, which may include assignment to an emergency response team.
Perform other appropriate duties assigned by the Director of Medical.

Benefits

Yearly performance merit increases.
Gain Share Program.
Local and online discounts.
401(k) plan with 6% employer contributions.
Employer-paid life and disability insurance.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Employee Assistance Program.
Wellness programs and decompression spaces.
Paid time off starting at 3 weeks of vacation, 4 floating holidays, 10 sick days, and 8 federal holidays.
NHSC loan repayment opportunities.
PSLF eligibility.
Career path ladders.
Employer-paid learning and development programs.
Employee-led committees.
Appreciation, education, and team-building events.