Clinical Nurse

Community Clinic • Silver Spring, MD

2d

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse (RN), under the direction of the Director of Nursing and the clinical care team, is an integral member of CCI’s nursing and primary care teams. The RN supports the clinical team in delivering high-quality direct patient care, promoting continuity of care, coordinating services, educating patients, and improving patient outcomes. The role serves patients from infancy through geriatrics and upholds high standards of quality and safety.

The Clinical Nurse conducts and supports patient appointments in collaboration with clinicians, performs routine nursing care and care coordination, and carries out treatment plans. The role also contributes to quality improvement, staff training, and team operations. Patient care and communication must be culturally sensitive, trauma-informed, and HIPAA compliant.

Requirements

• Active RN license issued by the Maryland Board of Nursing or by a state participating in the Nurse License Compact.
• Current BLS/CPR certification.
• Written and oral fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Build a working rapport with patients.
• Participate in clinical huddles and pre-visit planning, and identify patients with complex care needs.
• Conduct patient appointments in collaboration with clinicians, including collecting health histories, assessing, screening, triaging, analyzing, and identifying healthcare needs and care gaps.
• Provide appropriate medical advice and discharge instructions to pediatric, adult, and obstetric patients, using evidence-based resources.
• Review and reconcile medical and vaccine records, and complete required forms and paperwork for patients, schools, and other healthcare entities.
• Reconcile medication histories and counsel patients on the use, benefits, risks, and potential side effects or adverse effects of prescribed and administered medications.
• Coordinate clinical care and transitions of care, and support the referral process.
• Counsel and educate patients on chronic disease management, primary prevention, abnormal laboratory results, and diagnostic imaging; collaborate with care teams on follow-up screening and notifications to local and state agencies as indicated.
• Develop care plans and provide verbal and written information in patients’ preferred languages using in-person or telephone interpreters.
• Execute treatment plans as directed by the Director of Nursing and/or a clinician, and evaluate results.
• Provide point-of-care testing, vaccinations, and medication administration; refill prescriptions and obtain prior authorizations.
• Plan, coordinate, and/or attend assigned meetings, health fairs, events, and trainings.
• Assist with quality assurance, quality improvement, workflow analysis, and nursing department innovations.
• Assist in training new employees and provide ongoing training for medical assistants and other support staff.
• May directly supervise medical assistants as directed by nursing leadership and assist with managing the team’s schedule.
• Pursue self-education to broaden knowledge and maintain compliance with evidence-based practice.
• Use the Electronic Medical Record to maintain patient records, using standard language and abbreviations and accepted medical charting standards.
• Provide quality customer service and communicate in a HIPAA-compliant, culturally sensitive, and trauma-informed manner.
• Work within CCI Health Services Inc. policies and procedures and perform other duties determined necessary by the Director of Nursing and other CCI leadership.

Benefits

• Extensive benefits plan
• Generous paid time off plan
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement opportunities
• Continuing education assistance, which may be used toward certifications, certification renewal, or conference attendance
• Providers are insured for malpractice under FTCA

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed