Registered Nurse Care Coordinator

Benton County•Multiple Clinic Locations, OR

13h

About The Position

The Community Health Centers of Benton and Linn Counties are seeking a Registered Nurse Care Coordinator to provide patient-centered, preventive, team-based care. Registered Nurses work in clinical, community, and home settings, providing nursing services focused on disease prevention, treatment, and health policy implementation. They use critical thinking and the nursing process to screen, assess, plan, deliver, and evaluate health interventions for individuals and populations. The position includes triage to assess clients’ health status and determine whether they need immediate care, a clinical appointment, education for care at home, or referral to resources. Nurses provide knowledge-based care to assigned clients and programs in accordance with standards of practice, the nursing practice act, Oregon Administrative Rules, and County and department policies and procedures. They may provide specialized services in specified programs and at multiple sites, within their scope, license, and applicable program standards. The role may be filled at the Health Care Professional 3 or Health Care Professional 5 level, depending on experience, education, and specialized certifications. The recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies. This is an FLSA-exempt, ONA-represented position. The salary range is $81,127.83–$117,332.31 at the Health Care Professional 3 level and $91,000.94–$131,609.76 at the Health Care Professional 5 level. Salary placement depends on directly related experience and education and a pay equity assessment. The position may be eligible for up to two salary increases in the first year, subject to the stated conditions, with annual performance-based increases thereafter until the range maximum is reached.

Requirements

For Health Care Professional 3: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and one year of nursing experience; an equivalent combination of RN licensure and four years of nursing experience will be considered.
For Health Care Professional 5: Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and eight years of nursing experience; equivalencies considered are a BSN with eight years of nursing experience and specialized certification, or RN with 14 years of nursing experience and specialized certification.
Current Oregon Registered Nurse license.
Valid Oregon Driver’s License.
Ability to drive; use of a personal vehicle may be required.
Successful completion of a background check is required for hiring.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred for the Health Care Professional 3 level.
MSN preferred for the Health Care Professional 5 level.
Specialized certification is part of the stated equivalency pathways for the Health Care Professional 5 level.

Responsibilities

Screen, assess, plan, deliver, and evaluate health interventions for individuals and populations.
Triage clients to assess their health status and determine whether immediate care, a clinical appointment, education for care at home, or referral to resources is appropriate.
Provide nursing services aimed at disease prevention, treatment, and health policy implementation in clinical, community, and home settings.
Provide knowledge-based care to assigned clients and programs in accordance with standards of practice, the nursing practice act, Oregon Administrative Rules, and County and department policies and procedures.
Provide specialized services within specified programs and at multiple sites, consistent with scope of practice, licensure, and program standards.

Benefits

11 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays.
14 hours of PTO accrual per month, with accrual increasing with years of service.
Medical, dental, and vision coverage with a $0 health insurance premium; dependents up to age 26 are covered.
County contribution of up to $1,400 per year to a Health Savings or Reimbursement account; funds in the Health Savings Account roll over from year to year.
After six months of employment, a County retirement contribution of 6% of salary toward Oregon PERS.
Free wellness program with onsite and virtual seminars, wellness challenges, activities, monetary incentives, and prizes.
100% employer-paid AD&D coverage ($100,000), life insurance ($10,000), and long-term disability coverage.
Supplemental insurance plans available at reasonable rates.
Potential salary increase at the end of the six-month probationary period and at the one-year anniversary, subject to starting salary and good performance standing.
Annual performance-based salary increases until the maximum of the salary range is reached.
Advancement and learning opportunities.