Registered Nurse - Community Health

Neighborhood Health Center•Buffalo, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

If you believe healthcare is a right, that everyone deserves high quality care so they can enjoy their highest level of health and wellbeing, and you value each person's individual story – consider joining us at Neighborhood! We are seeking a Registered Nurse who is passionate about providing high quality primary healthcare to high risk populations, including those in our Healthcare for the Homeless program. Do you know case/care management principles, do you find joy in working with patients with various backgrounds, and have an understanding of social drivers of health? This Monday-Friday role may be for you. About the Role: As the Registered Nurse - Community Health you’ll use your training, critical thinking, and kindness as you consider patient cases, identify solutions or suggest alternate approaches to patient problems. Much of your interaction with patients will be over the phone, although you are open to meeting patients where they are and engaging patients in a variety of settings. You’ll be part of a clinical team that collaborates to design and implement individualized patient-centered care. Essential duties include: Initiate care plans, and manage/coordinate care; identify and address barriers affecting patients’ ability to adhere to healthcare plans Build trusting relationships with patients to facilitate access to health care services and meet health needs Assist patients and families with navigating Neighborhood’s services as well as outside community resources, programs or services Attend community events as an Registered Nurse to provide health education Participate in some evening street/shelter outreach, getting to know potential patients, assessing needs, and encouraging them to establish care You will be primarily based at our Mattina location, 300 Niagara Street in Buffalo, and will also travel to other Neighborhood sites on a regular basis.

Requirements

Degree from accredited two year nursing school
Current NYS Professional Registered Nurse license
2+ years clinical nursing experience
CPR certification
Knowledge of case/care management principles
Attention to detail, organizational skills, project and time management skills, and ability to follow through
Kindness: you treat each person with respect and compassion, valuing each person’s story
Resiliency: you see opportunities to innovate and find solutions when challenges arise
Teamwork: you are open to others’ unique perspectives, and will collaborate to meet shared goals
Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe, and database management

Nice To Haves

Case/care management principles
Understanding of social drivers of health

Responsibilities

Initiate care plans, and manage/coordinate care; identify and address barriers affecting patients’ ability to adhere to healthcare plans
Build trusting relationships with patients to facilitate access to health care services and meet health needs
Assist patients and families with navigating Neighborhood’s services as well as outside community resources, programs or services
Attend community events as an Registered Nurse to provide health education
Participate in some evening street/shelter outreach, getting to know potential patients, assessing needs, and encouraging them to establish care