Registered Nurse-Bonus

Principal Responsibilities and Duties

• Provides coordinated care to adult and pediatric patients by collaborating with patients and interdisciplinary care team members to ensure comprehensive, patient-centered outcomes.
• Conducts comprehensive health assessments, records medical histories, completes medication reconciliations, evaluates patient conditions, and contributes to individualized care and treatment decisions.
• Works effectively in both clinic and urgent care settings, utilizing critical thinking skills to make sound clinical judgments and prioritize patient needs in a fast-paced environment.
• Performs nurse visits, providing clinical assessments, patient education, and nursing interventions following established clinical protocols and scope of practice.
• Educates patients and their families about health conditions, treatment plans, and preventive care, proactively addressing gaps in care.
• Provides team-based nursing care within assigned pods, collaborating with providers and support staff to ensure coordinated and efficient patient care.
• Administers prescribed medications, vaccines, and treatments following approved clinical protocols and standards of nursing practice.
• Ensures accurate and timely documentation of all administrations in the electronic medical record.
• Collaborates with physicians, other nurses, and healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care and ensure smooth transitions.
• Responds promptly to all patient-related telephone calls and in-basket messages, ensuring timely communication and continuity of care.
• Participates in health center outreach initiatives and community activities to promote public health and strengthen community engagement.
• Maintains strict confidentiality of all patient and health center information in accordance with HIPAA and Organizational Policies.

Required Skills

• Excellent clinical assessment and critical thinking skills, with a solid understanding of disease processes and age-specific development.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality nursing care in collaboration with physicians and support staff.
• Culturally sensitive, with a strong interest in serving diverse patient populations.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, individuals seeking assistance, representatives of outside agencies, and the general public.
• Proficient in electronic health record (EHR) systems and familiar with outpatient and ambulatory care best practices.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Flexible, professional, and reliable, with the ability to adapt to varying patient needs.
• Committed to patient-centered care, customer service, and ongoing professional growth.
• Bilingual preferred (Spanish, Russian, or Vietnamese).

Qualifications

• Current and unrestricted RN license in Massachusetts.
• Current BLS CPR certification.
• Minimum of one year of nursing experience.
• Required to cover extended clinic hours, including evenings and weekends, on a rotating basis at any Caring Health Center location.

Working Conditions

• Work is performed in a busy outpatient clinic environment with direct patient contact.
• Requires frequent standing, walking, bending, and lifting.
• Involves the use of computers, phones, and other standard medical office equipment.
• Must be able to respond quickly in urgent or emergent situations.

Pay

Salary ranges from $39 - $52.41.