RN, Physician Practice – Part Time

University of Rochester•Goodwell, OK

19h•Onsite

About The Position

The Infectious Diseases Division of the University of Rochester provides all clinical services at the Monroe County Sexual Health Clinic (formerly known as the STD Clinic) through a contract with the County Department of Public Health. The clinic is a free, walk-in public health clinic serving a diverse community across a spectrum of ages. This position is responsible for providing clinical care including obtaining a history, performing a physical assessment, providing treatment of STIs, and providing HIV/STI prevention counseling and testing in collaboration with nurse practitioners and the Medical Director. The nurse assesses clients’ suitability for HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), HIV Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP), and Doxycycline Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (DoxyPEP) for the prevention of STIs. The clinic provides state-of-the-art, stigma-free sexual health care and has been the clinical site for the NYS Clinical Education Initiative’s (CEI) Sexual Health Center of Excellence since 2013.

Requirements

Associate Degree in Nursing required
6 months experience as a Registered Nurse working in an Acute Care setting required
Successful completion of orientation at the unit level
Strong clinical and phlebotomy skills
NYS Licensure as a Registered Nurse required

Nice To Haves

Bachelor Degree in Nursing preferred
Experience working with Black/African American, Latinx communities, same sex partners, and transgender communities a plus, preferred
Bilingual in Spanish preferred
Commitment to community health

Responsibilities

Provides direct patient care in NYS Article 28 Clinic: Perform a health history, including sexual history and behavioral risk assessment
Targeted physical examination
Administer treatment of sexually transmitted infections
Perform venipuncture
Provide individualized patient education
Seek consultation with nurse practitioners when indicated
Identifies other health problems and provides referrals to appropriate health providers for evaluation and management
Provides STI risk reduction strategies: Provide HIV pre-test and risk reduction counseling
Provides HIV post- test counseling
Utilizes a client-centered approach to provide culturally responsive HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) services, HIV PEP, Doxy-PEP for STI prevention
Provides clinical case management: Manages laboratory test results, medical follow-up, and calls from patients
Assesses the need for further intervention
Participate in Quality Assurance/Quality improvement projects: Performs clinical audits for QA/QI
Professional development: Participates in training and education required by NYSPHL Article 28 regulations
Fulfills requirements to maintain licensure as a registered professional nurse from the NYS Department of Education
Maintains current knowledge of clinical management of STIs
Participates in STI education sessions, including CEI web based training, attending conferences
Other duties as assigned