RN - Chronic Pain Management

Family Health Center • Worcester, MA

2d • $36 - $45

About The Position

The RN of the Office Based Addiction Program and the Chronic Pain Program is a member of the Primary Care Team, responsible for operational assignments that support effective team-based care and meet Patient-Centered Medical Home standards. The role organizes, coordinates, and provides direct patient care, care coordination and/or care management services, and clinical medical support to providers. As an integral member of the multidisciplinary care team, the RN coordinates care for vulnerable patients and helps ensure they receive optimal acute illness management, chronic disease management, self-management coaching, and wellness and preventive care as they transition across health settings and providers. The RN also serves as a care manager for the practice’s highest-risk patients, including patients in Special Population programs identified through practice-based assessment standards.

The position requires an associate degree in nursing and an RN license from the Massachusetts State Board of Registration. A bachelor’s or master’s degree is preferred. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Requirements

• Associate degree in nursing.
• Minimum two years of experience in case management, disease management, home health care nursing, or intensive outpatient education and/or self-management support.
• Licensed RN by the Massachusetts State Board of Registration.
• BLS certification required.
• Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration with other staff.
• Written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive information confidentially.
• Ability to function independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to provide cost-conscious, fiscally responsible, timely, efficient, effective, safe, patient-centered, culturally competent, equitable, and participatory health care.
• Commitment to providing health care to families in a medically underserved community.
• Willingness to be flexible in developing new methods of health service delivery.
• Awareness of health center resources to accommodate patient needs.
• Ability to process personal health information in accordance with FHCW HIPAA policies and procedures.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in nursing.
• Experience in practice coordination, ambulatory care, and/or staff supervision.
• Experience with an EMR; NextGen preferred.
• ACLS certification.
• Certified managed care nurse or registered nurse case manager certification.
• Bilingual in English and another language appropriate to the health center’s patient population.

Responsibilities

• Organize, coordinate, and provide direct patient care.
• Provide care coordination and/or care management services and clinical medical support to providers.
• Coordinate care for vulnerable patients across health settings and providers.
• Support acute illness management, chronic disease management, self-management coaching, and wellness and preventive care.
• Coordinate care for the practice’s highest-risk patients, including those in Special Population programs.
• Process personal health information in accordance with FHCW HIPAA policies and procedures.
• Plan, coordinate, and carry out job responsibilities independently with minimal supervision.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree