Community Health Registered Nurse

Overview

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If you believe healthcare is a right and everyone deserves high quality care so they can achieve their highest level of health and wellbeing, consider joining Neighborhood. We seek a Community Health Registered Nurse (CHRN) who is passionate about providing high quality primary healthcare to high-risk populations, including those in our Healthcare for the Homeless program. This Monday–Friday role may be for you.

The top three words employees say describe the work environment are:
teamwork, supportive, kind
. Neighborhood is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values flexible, kind individuals who collaborate to innovate and find solutions when challenges arise.

• Initiate care plans and manage/coordinate care; identify and address barriers affecting patients’ ability to adhere to healthcare plans
• Build trusting relationships with patients to facilitate access to health care services and address health needs
• Assist patients and families with navigating Neighborhood’s services as well as outside community resources, programs or services
• Attend community events as an RN to provide health education
• Participate in some evening street/shelter outreach, getting to know potential patients, assessing needs, and encouraging them to establish care

You will be primarily based at our Mattina location, 300 Niagara Street in Buffalo, and will also travel to other Neighborhood sites on a regular basis.

• Degree from an accredited two-year nursing school
• Current NYS Professional Registered Nurse license
• 2+ years clinical nursing experience
• CPR certification
• Knowledge of case/care management principles
• Attention to detail, organizational, project and time management skills, with ability to follow through
• Kindness: treat each person with respect and compassion, valuing each person’s story
• Resiliency: ability to innovate and find solutions when challenges arise
• Teamwork: open to others’ perspectives and collaborative to meet shared goals
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe, and database management

Compensation starts at $36.50 per hour.

Benefits: medical, dental, life, and supplemental insurance; 403b match; health savings accounts with employer contribution; wellbeing programs; continuing education opportunities; generous paid time off and holidays.

RN Tuition Reimbursement Potential:
As a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), RN tuition reimbursement may cover up to 60% of qualified student loans related to nursing. Reimbursement requires a two-year, full-time commitment and is not guaranteed.

Neighborhood Health Center is the largest and longest-serving Federally Qualified Health Center in Western New York and the highest-ranked health center for quality in the region. We provide comprehensive primary and integrated healthcare services under one roof, regardless of ability to pay. Services include internal/family medicine, pediatrics, OB-GYN, dentistry, podiatry, psychiatry, vision care, nutrition, behavioral health counseling, and pharmacy services. We aim to help all in Western New York enjoy their highest level of health and wellbeing.

Neighborhood Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.