Clinic Nurse (Adult & Pediatric Clinic) - BCHCRLS Job at NavitsPartners, Schenectady, NY

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  • NavitsPartners
  • Schenectady, NY

Job Description

Clinic Nurse (Adult & Pediatric Clinic)

Overview:

  • Job Category: Acute - Nursing - Local
  • Skills: Two years of Med/Surg or clinic experience is required. IV insertion and phlebotomy skills are required
  • Education: RN License – required
  • Primary Source Verification – required
  • AHA BLS - required
  • Certifications & Licenses: RN License

The Clinic Nurse (RN) will plan, coordinate, and oversee our day-to-day nursing services. They will support our primary care providers in patient adherence to treatment goals through coordination of care. In addition to clinical support, the RN will help us achieve our administrative goals. Opportunities will be available for professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, review of current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops.

  • Performs timely client/patient telephone advice and triage assessment with clinical competence and judgment for urgent/drop in care;
  • Documents appropriately in electronic medical record;
  • Uses multiple EMR platforms to gather patient information;
  • Responds to emergencies as they occur in a timely fashion with clear delegation to clinic staff;
  • Performs nursing assessment, implements plan of care, and arranges for follow up care for primary care patients;
  • Provides patient education on a variety of topics (e.g. HIV, diabetes, hypertension, asthma, nutrition, and other specific diagnostic procedures);
  • Provides team-based medical management according to defined algorithms for patients with chronic diseases;
  • Provides wound care service under supervision of providers and per clinical protocols on site and as part of our street medicine team.
  • Participates in daily Quality Improvement activities;
  • Performs initial and continued assessment of client health status, immunizations, and TB screening based on established protocols;
  • Administers adult immunizations, medications, and phlebotomy consistent with current guidelines and established protocols;
  • Provides culturally and racially competent client care in a manner that is both non-discriminatory and non-judgmental;
  • Communicates effectively with client/patient, clinic staff, the public at large and departmental staff in a non-discriminatory manner;
  • Works with other members of the health care team to provide comprehensive primary care services;
  • Participates in pre-clinic daily huddle, identifies high-needs patients for the clinic session;
  • Covers clinical job duties of non-licensed staff when required by clinic management;
  • Conducts intake appointments for new patients. Proficiently triages patients based on acuity, complexity, and immediate needs to appropriate Primary Care Provider;
  • Links patient to appropriate in-house and outside medical, behavioral, and social services;
  • Supervises vaccine management program in conjunction with Department of Public Health;
  • Maintains accurate log of vaccines and therapeutic injection inventory, expiration dates and orders vaccines as needed;
  • Conducts and / or Supervises administrative aspects of care coordination (e.g. prior authorizations, specialty referrals, post-hospitalization discharge);
  • Conducts and/ or supervises clinic medication inventory as well as crash cart inventory:
  • Evaluates and executes routine refills in a timely manner as well as prepares and submits prior authorizations according to established work flows;
  • Coordinates treatment plans/procedures for routine services such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), drug detox, and STI treatment;
  • Coordinates follow-up care in accordance with treatment plan outlined by Primary Care Provider and interdisciplinary team;
  • Evaluates patients for medication adherence per Primary Care Provider's treatment plan. Conducts accurate and thorough medication reconciliation;
  • Other job-related duties as assigned.

Job Tags

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