Registered Nurse (RN)

Heartland Community Health Center – Lawrence, KS • Lawrence, KS

20d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides safe, effective, and compassionate nursing care to support patient-centered care, access, continuity of care, and positive health outcomes. The RN performs nursing assessments, clinical triage, care coordination, patient education, and nursing interventions within the RN’s scope of practice.

Working collaboratively with providers, licensed practical nurses (LPNs), certified medical assistants (CMAs), and other members of the interdisciplinary care team, the RN supports daily clinical operations, evidence-based care, quality improvement, and value-based care initiatives. The RN demonstrates sound clinical judgment, accountability, and a commitment to Heartland Community Health Center’s mission to welcome all who need care.

The position is full-time, 40 hours per week. Shifts and workdays vary based on operational needs, including occasional evening or Saturday coverage. Work is at assigned Heartland clinic location(s), which may change based on organizational and patient-care needs. The role reports to the Nurse Coordinator and is classified as non-exempt (hourly).

Requirements

• Current, unencumbered Kansas RN license or valid multistate privilege authorizing practice in Kansas.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Knowledge of the Kansas Nurse Practice Act, ambulatory nursing standards, clinical assessment, triage, and documentation.
• Ability to serve pediatric, adolescent, and adult populations as appropriate to assignment.
• Ability to practice within applicable law, licensure, demonstrated competency, provider orders, and organizational policies.

Nice To Haves

• Ambulatory care experience is preferred.
• Demonstrated competence in required clinical procedures and electronic health record use.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive nursing assessments, identify patient needs, use RN-level clinical judgment to determine interventions, prioritize care, and escalate concerns.
• Conduct in-person and telephone nursing triage using approved protocols, recognizing urgent or emergent symptoms and directing appropriate next steps within the RN scope of practice.
• Develop, implement, evaluate, and revise nursing plans of care in collaboration with patients, providers, and the interdisciplinary team.
• Provide individualized patient and family education, evaluate understanding, and document education and outcomes.
• Coordinate care for patients with chronic or complex conditions, including follow-up, referrals, transitions of care, and behavioral health coordination as assigned.
• Administer authorized medications, treatments, and immunizations when permitted by law, organizational policy, orders, and demonstrated competency; monitor and evaluate patient responses.
• Recognize clinical deterioration, initiate appropriate emergency response, and promptly communicate significant changes.
• Provide clinical guidance to LPNs and CMAs within organizational policy and applicable scope of practice; formal personnel supervision is not assumed unless assigned.
• Collaborate with providers, nurses, CMAs, and other care-team members to support the organization’s mission.
• Prioritize assigned work to promote safe, timely patient flow and effective use of clinical resources.
• Support patient intake, rooming, check-out, procedures, patient messages, and follow-up as needed; maintain examination rooms, supplies, equipment, immunizations, and emergency readiness.
• Perform authorized clinical procedures, specimen collection, and point-of-care testing consistent with licensure, competency, orders, policy, and applicable law.
• Document nursing care, patient communications, provider orders, treatments, and follow-up accurately in the electronic health record.
• Provide flexible coverage based on operational needs and demonstrated competency; assist with day-to-day clinical operations and support medical assistants as appropriate.
• Support preventive care, screenings, immunizations, chronic disease management, and timely follow-up by identifying and addressing assigned patient care gaps.
• Use evidence-based protocols and accurate documentation to support care quality, patient outcomes, and value-based care measures.
• Coordinate outreach, referrals, transitions of care, and follow-up to promote continuity of care and address identified barriers to treatment.
• Participate in quality audits, performance improvement initiatives, workflow improvements, and other activities supporting safe, effective, patient-centered care.
• Participate in pre-visit planning and daily huddles.
• Maintain timely, accurate, and complete clinical documentation and follow applicable nursing regulations, HIPAA, OSHA, CLIA, infection prevention, confidentiality, and organizational safety requirements.
• Follow established clinical protocols and organizational policies, recognize limitations in scope or competency, and seek appropriate guidance or escalation.
• Maintain required licensure, certifications, and competencies; participate in continuing education, staff meetings, training, and orientation of new team members as assigned.
• Perform other related duties consistent with the position’s scope of practice, qualifications, and organizational needs.

Benefits

• Eligible qualifying Registered Nurses may be eligible for up to $75,000 or more in federal student loan repayment assistance through select NHSC programs in exchange for a service commitment; eligibility and award amounts vary based on position, program requirements, and available funding.

What This Job Offers

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