Center Key Populations Staff Nurse-- Britain

Job Description:

Part time and grant funded opportunity Monday, Tuesday & Friday. One Saturday a month is required in the Spring and Summer. One Sunday a month is required in the Fall and Winter. Must have reliable transportation as travel may be needed.

The Center for Key Populations (CKP) is a program of Community Health Center (CHC), Connecticut's largest federally qualified health center, where "health care is a right, not a privilege." Through access to high‑quality primary and specialty healthcare, CKP seeks to remove barriers to comprehensive, respectful, evidence‑based care for key populations in our communities. We collaborate with CHC across the spectrum of health care, including mobile health, quality improvement, training and education, and research, to help transform the lives of the patients we serve.

Primary Care Nurse (PCN) Overview

The Primary Care Nurse (PCN) provides high quality, comprehensive, professional nursing primary nursing care to individuals and families throughout the lifespan. As part of a clinical team, the PCN works at the top of his or her licensure to enhance the safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of care through both the performance of professional nursing responsibilities and the delegation of technical and clerical functions as appropriate to medical assistants.

Provides patients with both general and focused health education regarding preventive, chronic, and episodic health care issues. Assumes responsibility, in collaboration with primary care providers, to coordinate care, support transitions between levels of care, and counsel, educate, and support patients in improving health status. Applies principles of advanced access, planned care and the chronic care model, and rapid cycle performance improvement using the PDSA approach at CHCI.

• Support primary care of patients under planned care model.
• Collaborate with PCP to identify needs for preventive care, evidence based chronic disease care, and care coordination.
• Provide general and specific health care education.
• Work with patients to identify and monitor self‑management goals.
• Collaborate with community‑based providers; follow up on emergency room visits and hospital discharges.
• Assist providers with exams, treatments, and procedures as needed.
• Ensure safe, accurate, clinically appropriate collection, storage, and processing of all biologic specimens.
• Administer medications, including vaccines and immunizations, orally, subcutaneously, intramuscularly, intradermally or via nebulizer at the order of prescribing provider and under standing orders as established by CHCI.
• Adhere to CHC protocols regarding documentation of medication, route, dosage, and information provided to patient.
• Monitor patient response to medication and respond to any adverse reaction.
• Perform wide range of nursing activities such as wound care, catheterization, etc., after initial prescription by primary care provider.
• Accurately document all aspects of patient care in the medical chart on a timely basis.
• Schedule tests and referrals for specialty care on order of provider.
• Maintain strict infection control standards in accord with CHCI protocols, OSHA, and CLIA standards.
• Act as a resource person for medical assistants regarding patient preparation, needs, and procedures.
• Monitor and ensure follow‑up of all abnormal Pap Smear results, STDs, lead screens and other tests and screens performed at CHCI.
• Oversee maintenance of supplies and equipment; order supplies as necessary.
• Maintain compliance with agency mandatory annual training (Patient Safety, Abuse, Age‑Based Competencies, EOC, Abuse trainings, etc.).
• Expert use of electronic health record to ensure timely, safe, confidential storage and retrieval of patient information.

• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN)
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC) is one of the country's most creative and dynamic providers of primary medical, dental, and behavioral health services, and a leader in practice‑based research, health professionals training, and use of innovative technologies to advance health and healthcare. CHC is…