Registered Nurse

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Join our team committed to the highest quality health care!

• 1. Conduct Wellness Exams as assigned.
• 2. Assist with triage and telephonic needs of patients.
• 3. Assist in smooth workflow of clinic by:
  • - Assiston clinical floor as needed.
  • - Assist with emergent and acute patients.
  • - Execute nursing interventions through collaborative work with Providers and support staff.
  • - Provide care coordination, develop treatment plans, and assist with the development of patient self-management goals for complex adult patients not covered by other programs or insurances.
  • - Connect patients with case management services provided through their coverages.
  • - Evaluate readiness and progress towards goals for complex patients as assigned and communicate such with Providers and support staff.
  • - Provide education, information, direction and support related care goals.
  • - Advocate for and assist with problem solving and addressing barriers to care.
  • - Troubleshoot problems regarding operational and clinical procedures that may affect patient outcomes.
  • - Provide notification of normal and low acuity test results (limited to FIT, STD, mammogram and pap results and radiological studies).
• 4. Assist in maintenance/protection of patient privacy and medical record data collection by:
  • - Proactively upholding clinic guidelines and standards related to Patient Confidentiality.
  • - Review patient data on chart each visit for necessary health maintenance issues and/or follow-up issues from previous visits.
  • - Completing accurate and professional documentation of care rendered, procedures performed, tests administered, tasks completed, results received, and/or other patient related information pertinent to care.
• 5. Participate in the Clinic mission to provide high quality healthcare by:
  • - Actively participate in department In-servicing and Annual Skills Testing.
  • - Actively seek independent studies to keep aware and current of nursing issues.
  • - Alertappropriate staff and/or acting on possible safety or confidentiality issues.
  • - Offerworkflow, safety, morale related improvement suggestions.
• 6. Perform specialized clinical procedures (Synagis injections, catheterizations, IV insertions, phlebotomy, Stress testing, NSTs) as needed.
• 7. Proactively participate in staff development by mentoring, seeking to provide “on-the-spot” learning opportunities, creating in-servicing plans, delivering in-servicing plans.
• 8. Comply with SSCHC Infection Control Plan including employee testing.
• 9. Maintain additional assigned clinical projects (staff development, Coumadin clinic, other administrative duties) in a safe, orderly, and documented manner, with minimal supervision requirements.

• 1. Registered Nurse with current license and two years nursing experience; current basic life support certification (CPR).
• 2. Supervisory experience or demonstrated supervisory aptitude.
• 3. Strong computer skills preferred.
• 4. Experience in community health, public health or in a community agency.
• 5. Ability to relate well to people from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
• 6. Bilingual preferred (Spanish/English or Hmong/English).

Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers is an equal employment opportunity employer.