Registered Nurse - Adult Medicine

BROCKTON NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER INC•Nicholson, GA

2d•$35 - $49•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse assists providers and works directly with patients in a multi-provider, multidisciplinary community health center. The role includes triage, phone calls, medication administration, nurse visits, skilled nursing assessments, and coordination of care with LPNs, medical assistants, and other ancillary staff. The nurse also performs administrative tasks and attends meetings when the Charge Nurse is absent. Care is patient-centered and provided to patients of all ages and their families in accordance with sound nursing judgment, accepted standards of practice, the Nurse Practice Act, and Board of Registration regulations. The nurse supports efficient patient flow and performs nursing tasks across clinical areas within the RN's scope of practice. The position is part of a Patient Centered Medical Home care team. The RN supports nursing staff assigned to their floor, monitors reports for completion of care, participates in daily pre-visit planning huddles, and may be designated Charge Nurse when the full-time Charge Nurse is absent. The role also includes quality assurance and improvement work, participation in policy and procedure development, teamwork, problem-solving, communication, and orientation or training of new staff and students. The work takes place in a busy community health center in a downtown business district. Long hours are sometimes required. The role involves mostly standing and walking, frequent reading, and lifting small equipment, boxes, and/or patients weighing up to 40 pounds.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current Massachusetts state licensure to practice nursing.
Current CPR certification and maintenance of licensure and certifications.
Knowledge of nursing principles, disease processes, examinations, observations, and laboratory studies, and the ability to apply them to patient care.
Knowledge of the Nurse Practice Act, Code of Ethics, and nursing process.
Knowledge of managed care, OSHA guidelines, infection control guidelines, and emergency procedures.
Moderate computer skills.
Ability to meet physical demands, including lifting up to 40 pounds and standing and walking mostly during work.
Ability to prioritize demands, work with distractions, adapt to change, manage time efficiently, and work independently.
Ability to maintain patient confidentiality and communicate and collaborate effectively with patients and coworkers.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual ability.

Responsibilities

Assist providers and work directly with patients.
Perform telephone, walk-in, and other triage; respond to related phone calls.
Administer medications and provide care during nurse visits.
Perform skilled nursing assessments and document patient care.
Prepare patients for physicals, sick visits, follow-up visits, and gynecological exams.
Obtain and document vital signs, measurements, reasons for visits, medication reviews, and allergy reviews.
Perform patient tests and treatments, including acuity testing, ear irrigation, EKGs, injections, IV therapy, peak-flow testing, oxygen saturation checks, nebulizer treatments, oxygen administration, and CLIA-waived laboratory tests.
Handle Pap smears and assist with patient procedures, including wound and burn care, diabetic care, sterile technique, colposcopy, biopsies, and suture or staple removal.
Provide patient education, prescription refills, referrals, appointments, and hospital discharge follow-up.
Coordinate care and collaborate with LPNs, medical assistants, providers, and other ancillary staff.
Assist with patient flow and oversee completion of patient-centered work by nursing staff assigned to the floor.
Monitor reports for completion of care and participate in daily pre-visit planning huddles.
Perform administrative tasks and attend meetings in the Charge Nurse's absence; may serve as Charge Nurse when the full-time Charge Nurse is absent.
Handle, clean, and store equipment appropriately, including cold sterilization.
Participate in quality assurance monitoring, goal setting, and the development, review, and revision of policies, procedures, and protocols.
Identify operational problems, generate solutions, discuss them with the Charge Nurse or Director of Nursing, and implement solutions as directed.
Maintain professional conduct, patient confidentiality, discretion, dependable attendance, and effective communication.
Participate in the orientation and training of new staff and/or students.
Perform other assigned tasks.