*Registered Nurse, 36hrs per week - $2,000 sign-on bonus! Hybrid after onsite training!

About the role

Join Martin's Point Health Care, an innovative, not-for-profit health care organization offering care and coverage to the people of Maine and beyond. As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will work collaboratively with all members of the care team to provide world-class service to both patients and staff. The RN coordinates the delivery of primary and specialty care services to assure the highest quality of care while efficiently utilizing available services and resources.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates with internal providers, external specialty providers, community-based health care resources, urgent care centers, and/or hospitals to maintain continuity of patient care (e.g., care coordination, patient navigation).
• Prioritizes and schedules specialty/primary care services to meet patient needs while maximizing available resources.
• Performs independent patient assessment to determine the level and urgency of specialty/primary care services, including walk-in visits and clinical triage utilizing standard protocols for disposition.
• Maintains an adequate inventory of medical supplies, instruments, and equipment that meet quality and infection control standards.
• Provides education regarding specialty diagnosis, lab results, procedures, medications, risk factor modifications, exercise prescription, and follow-up activities/care to patients and/or family members by phone, portal communication, or face-to-face.
• Coordinates with the team on patients identified with gaps in care and strategizes on appropriate action to facilitate closure.
• Partners collaboratively with providers, clinical support, patient service representatives, clinical quality specialist RNs, and population health nurses to support and improve quality outcomes, care navigation, and address gaps in care.
• Reviews upcoming scheduled appointments to identify chronic disease patients, analyzes the patient record for gaps in care, and takes appropriate action to facilitate closure of these gaps.
• Participates in daily huddles and regular team meetings to improve workflows and contribute to improving patient population outcomes.
• Receives day-to-day clinical direction from on-site RN Clinical Leads, Clinical Quality Specialist, Clinical Supervisors, or Clinical Manager.
• Triages telephone calls, utilizing clear triage and standard protocols for disposition (e.g., schedule an appointment, refer to urgent/emergency room, or offer home advice).
• Communicates with patients in person, via telephone, or portal to assess patient need using standard protocols in order to coordinate appropriate care and next steps.
• Contributes to health maintenance, wellness promotion, and disease management of the patient population and community by aiding providers in data collection and review, and assuming leadership roles in flu clinics and similar initiatives.
• Performs processing of documents (prescription refills, DME orders, forms, specialist/facility reports, lab results, telephone notes per protocol/guidelines) as advised by the provider.
• Develops, implements, and follows up on nursing plan of care with reference to patient’s age, gender, culture, community and family resources, barriers, and readiness for adherence.
• Conducts nursing care visits for services such as injections, nebulizer treatments, chronic disease visits (e.g., diabetic care), coagulation therapy adherence, HIV risk reduction counseling, wound care, and other procedures.
• Performs point-of-care testing such as rapid COVID, flu, strep, RSV testing, POC blood glucose, urinalysis, A1C, pregnancy testing, urine drug screens, and random pill counts.
• Utilizes appropriate PPE per protocol.

Requirements

• Associate degree in nursing; Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience; at least one year as a nurse responsible for independent decisions (such as inpatient medical/surgical experience, triage nurse, home health nurse, clinical specialist, or other subspecialty).

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse licensure in Maine.
• BLS certification required.
• ACLS certification required for Cardiac Nurse.

Skills

• Demonstrates an understanding of and alignment with the mission and values of Martin’s Point.
• Demonstrates flexibility, creativity, and excellent communication between many disciplines to ensure continuity of patient care.
• Able to research and identify creative and effective solutions to patient, resource, or coordination issues.
• Proactively seeks clarification and solutions to process issues.
• Maintains complete and accurate documentation.
• Able to develop policies, procedures, and training on equipment.
• Acts as a specialty resource to others.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $36.54 - $45.14 per hour based on a full-time position. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, and other job-related considerations. Employees may also be eligible for additional compensation, including incentive or commission-based programs, where applicable.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision.
• Retirement savings with employer contributions.
• Paid time off, including volunteer time off.
• Pie day and other employee benefits.