About the position
The Registered Nurse works as part of the care team and is responsible for providing outstanding patient care in the primary care/medical home model environment to provide care collaboration with clinicians, clinical support staff, behavioral health providers, community health workers, and external case managers in the design and provision of care as part of the approach to population health management through a cohesive, multidisciplinary care team. The Registered Nurse ensures that patients are provided with high quality care in a timely manner, receive prompt responses to phone call and patient portal inquiries, and remain up to date with evidenced-based preventative health guidelines while promoting wellness and disease prevention in the community. The Registered Nurse also identifies patients who may benefit from outreach efforts to promote health screening and related primary care services. During periods of wellness and injury, the Registered Nurse provides triage per clinical protocols and directs patient towards appropriate level of care in collaboration with the provider develops and understands patients' health care plan. The Registered Nurse functions under the direct supervision and authority of the Physician/Licensed Independent Practitioner when performing clinical tasks during patient care.
Responsibilities
- Provide outstanding patient care in a primary care/medical home model environment.
- Collaborate with clinicians, clinical support staff, behavioral health providers, community health workers, and external case managers.
- Ensure high quality care is provided in a timely manner.
- Respond promptly to phone call and patient portal inquiries.
- Stay up to date with evidenced-based preventative health guidelines.
- Promote wellness and disease prevention in the community.
- Identify patients who may benefit from outreach efforts for health screening and primary care services.
- Provide triage during periods of wellness and injury per clinical protocols.
- Direct patients towards appropriate levels of care in collaboration with providers.
- Develop and understand patients' health care plans.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing, BSN preferred.
- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Rhode Island.
- One year of medical surgical nursing preferred.
- One year of community health nursing preferred.
- Five plus years' experience preferably in ambulatory care.
Nice-to-haves
- Bilingual ability in English and Spanish, Portuguese or Creole speaking abilities preferred.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Suite preferred.
