Clinic Nurse III

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Full Time Professional Greenfield, MA, US

2 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $32.00 To $38.50 Hourly

JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION TITLE:

Clinic Nurse III

POSITION SUMMARY:

As a member of the primary care team in the nursing department, the Clinic Nurse III provides support for patients, medical providers, and other nurses. The desired candidate has a pleasant and welcoming personality, is a licensed nurse with 3 or more years of experience as a nurse and willing to learn new skills. The Clinic Nurse III may also specialize/Champion within the primary care clinic (e.g. pediatrics, Diabetes education, Office Based Addiction Treatment, Farm worker program, contraceptive care/SRH program, ordering and inventory of medical supplies/vaccine supply, 340b program, Quality or Care Management).

This person will support CHCFC’s mission, vision, and values and contributes to a work environment that is caring, collaborative, and innovative.

REPORTS TO:

Lead Clinic Nurse

FLSA STATUS:

Non-exempt

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Clinic Nursing
  • Administers vaccines and clinic medications as directed by primary care provider for pediatric and adult patients.
  • Provides patient education on topics including, but not limited to proper use/storage of medications, healthy lifestyle for prevention of chronic disease and chronic disease management.
  • Provide contraception and pregnancy options as directed by the primary care provider or sexual and reproductive health director.
  • Coordinates in-clinic services between providers, the lab, MAs, and nurses, to assist with timely patient flow.
  • Understands and maintains standard precautions in all clinical activities, uses PPE appropriately.
  • Demonstrates teamwork and works to build cohesive, professional relationships with all CHCFC staff and patients.
  • Maintains current CPR certification.
  • Assists in emergencies as trained, calls for outside help as directed.
  • Conducts triage, including phone, EMR tasks, and in-person triage.
  • Schedules appointments for triaged patients, as appropriate.
  • Supports Vaccine Coordinator in inventory, ordering and storage & handling of state supplied vaccines
  • Participates in the ordering and maintaining of adult vaccines
  • Reviews incoming documents from specialists, updates the electronic medical record (EMR) as needed, and notifies the PCP of any urgent medical follow-up that may be required.
  • Documents all patient care appropriately in the EMR per health center protocols.
  • Communicates with outside resources/services in the community included, but not limited to:
    Dept of Children and Family Services, CHD, Life Path, CSO, DPH and other Specialty offices to ensure equitable and quality care.
• Quality Improvement
  • Participates in quality improvement and quality assurance activities.
  • Acts as a Quality Champion for assigned measure(s), leads and participates in quality improvement objectives and activities.
  • Periodically reviews the health care quality measures for the assigned patient panel and works collaboratively with the primary care team to complete recommended health maintenance activities.
• Maintains Clinic Cleanliness and Order
  • Maintains equipment in working order and notifies supervisor of broken equipment.
  • Informs person responsible for ordering supplies when stock is below PAR level.
  • Assists in weekly/monthly inventory, restocks, and rotations of stock to prevent expired stock/shortages.
  • Cleans and sanitizes exam rooms after use.
• Provides phone and clerical support for general patient inquiries and tasks.
  • Assists with scheduling appointments for follow-up care as needed.
  • Clearly documents all phone calls, interactions with patients, and attempts to contact patients in a timely manner.
  • Coordinates care as directed via phone, patient portal, and/or letters as needed.
  • Responds to tasks from team members in a timely, professional manner.
  • Assists with the completion and faxing of forms and paperwork including, but not limited to: FMLA, disability, work/school excuse notes and other forms required for continuity of care
• Conducts collaborative provider/nurse visits.
  • Works in collaboration with providers to assess patients’ basic health status, participates in analyzing and interpreting recorded data, and making informed judgments as to the specific elements of nursing care.
  • Conducts nurse-escalated visits under defined clinical protocols (see appendix A for…