Staff Nurse-Hartford (FT)-$1000 Sign on Bonus!
Company: Community Health Center
Location: Hartford
Posted on: March 18, 2023
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Job Description:
**Monday- Friday with one Saturday per month. Position offers
healthcare benefits, PTO, 403B and tuition reimbursement**
The Primary Care Nurse (PCN) provides high quality, comprehensive,
professional nursing primary nursing care to individuals and
families throughout the lifespan. As part of a clinical team, the
PCN works at the top of his or her licensure to enhance the safety,
effectiveness, and efficiency of care through both the performance
of professional nursing responsibilities and the delegation of
technical and clerical functions as appropriate to medical
assistants. Provides patients with both general and focused health
education regarding preventive, chronic, and episodic health care
issues. Assumes responsibility, in collaboration with primary care
providers to coordinate care, support transitions between levels of
care, and counsel, educate, and support patients in improving
health status. Applies principles of advanced access, planned care
and the chronic care model, and rapid cycle performance improvement
using the PDSA approach at CHCI.
Responsibilities:
Support primary care of patients under planned care model.
Collaborates with PCP to identify needs for preventive care,
evidence based chronic disease care, and care coordination..
Provides general and specific health care education. Works with
patients to identify and monitor self management goals.
Collaborates care with other community based providers. Follows up
on emergency room visits and hospital discharges. Assists providers
with exams, treatments, and procedures as needed.
Ensures safe, accurate, clinically appropriate collection, storage,
and processing of all biologic specimens. Administers medications,
including vaccines and immunizations, orally, subcutaneously,
intramuscularly, intradermly or via nebulizer at the order of
prescribing provider and under standing orders as established by
CHCI. Adheres to CHC protocols regarding documentation of
medication, route, dosage, and information provided to patient.
Monitors patient response to medication based on specific
medication administered; detects, reports, and responds to any
adverse reaction. Provides patient education as appropriate to the
administered medication.
Performs wide range of nursing activities as needed and after
initial prescription by primary care provider such as wound care,
catheterization, etc. Accurately documents all aspects of patient
care in the medical chart on a timely basis. Schedules tests and
referrals for specialty care on order of provider.
Maintains strict infection control standards in accord with CHCI
protocols and universal precautions OSHA and CLIA standards.
Acts as a resource person for medical assistants regarding patient
preparation, needs and procedures needed.
Monitors and ensures follow up of all abnormal Pap Smear results,
STDs, lead screens and other tests and screens performed at
CHCI.
Oversees the maintenance of supplies and equipment, ordering
supplies as necessary.
Maintains compliance with agency mandatory annual training (Patient
Safety, Abuse, Age Based Competencies, EOC, Abuse trainings,
etc.)
Expert use of electronic health record to ensure timely, safe,
confidential storage and retrieval of patient information
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
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