Registered Nurse PD
About The Position
Under the general supervision of the Director, Community Health Institute, provides nursing services consistent with community outreach, education and screening programs. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include: Instill Trust and Value Differences, Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate.
Requirements
- Licensure as Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island by the Rhode Island Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island.
- Must have current American Heart Association Basic Life-Support for Healthcare Providers certification.
- Three years’ related and progressively responsible clinical and community experience, and basic computer skills.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual preferred
- Teaching and community health experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provides health education programs consistent with ability, education, and training.
- Provides required nursing support for health screenings.
- Assists with follow up for all screening participants with abnormal test results and/or no primary care provider.
- Assures contact with such individuals until appropriate care provided.
- Represents the department at community events to provide outreach, education and screening services.
- Acts as resource to staff in the referral service for callers experiencing barriers to accessing care.
- Improves quality of results by studying, evaluating, and recommending changes in processes; and implementing approved changes.
- All essential functions performed in this position respect the age, gender, language, and other cultural and social needs of the patients.
- Maintains quality assurance, safety, environmental and infection control in accordance with established policies, procedures, and objectives.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
