Staff Nurse - CHC of Meriden - Full Time - $1,000 Sign On Bonus!

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.
• Affords assistance to 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.
• 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.
• Maintains compliance with agency mandatory annual training (Patient Safety, Abuse, Age Based Competencies, EOC, Abuse trainings, etc.).

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Associates of Science in Nursing (ASN).

Skills

• Expert use of electronic health record.

Benefits

• Full-time schedule: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm, 1 evening a week 10am - 7pm, one Saturday a month from 8am -4pm.

Pay

• Salary commensurate with experience.

Schedule

• Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm, 1 evening a week 10am - 7pm, one Saturday a month from 8am -4pm.

Location

Community Health Center of Meriden, City Meriden, State Connecticut.