Registered Nurse-OB/GYN- Spanish Working Knowledge Preferred

Optimus Health Care•Bridgeport, CT

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Optimus Health Care, the largest provider of primary health care services in Fairfield County, is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse to join their OB/GYN team in Bridgeport, CT. The role involves working within a team-based model of care, delivering patient-centered care in a kind and compassionate manner. This position requires participation in evening and Saturday rotations. The nurse will promote and restore patient health by implementing the nursing process, collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary teams, providing patient support, and supervising assigned team members. Key responsibilities include teaching patients about their medical condition and medications, ensuring quality of care by adhering to standards, facilitating clinical orientation for new hires, reporting clinical and operational issues, collaborating with management on changes, coordinating patient care with providers, resolving patient concerns, and monitoring tracking systems for patient results and referrals.

Requirements

Graduated from an accredited registered nursing program approved by the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health with an Associate’s Degree.
Minimum of one to two years of experience as an RN or prior experience as an LPN in a community health setting.
Proficient in using EMR; knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PPT.
Critical thinking skills, ability to create positive motivation.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work independently.
Must have ability to organize and manage multiple priorities and work under time pressure deadline.
Ability to demonstrate consistently sound judgment, accessibility and responsiveness to all team members.
Self-starter who proactively and continually identifies more efficient processes and procedures.
Valid and current RN License to practice in the State of Connecticut.
CPR certification required upon hire and recertification bi-annually.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
Familiarity with tele-medicine and prior experience a plus.
Bi-lingual English / Spanish is preferred.
Working knowledge of Spanish is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Promote and restore patients' health by implementing the nursing process; collaborates with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; provide patients with physical and psychological support; supervise assigned team members.
Promote patients’ independence by establishing patient care goals; teach and respond to patient’s questions regarding their medical condition, medications, and self-care skills.
Ensure quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measure health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; make or recommend necessary adjustments; follow nursing standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agencies and regulating bodies such as DPH, CMS, HRSA and The Joint Commission.
At the direction of the Nurse Manager, take responsibility for facilitating the clinical orientation for new hire onboarding.
Report clinical and operational issues that need to be addressed within the facility to the Practice Manager, Director of Nursing or Nurse Manager as soon as possible for immediate response.
Collaborate with Practice Manager and Nurse Manager to keep clinical staff informed of any changes, which need to be implemented.
Work with providers to coordinate care for patients and to provide appropriate clinical support.
Resolve patient concerns and/or complaints by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
Monitor all tracking systems for patient’s results and ensure that all referrals/images are processed and tracked per Optimus’ policy.
Perform other related duties as required and/or assigned.