Registered Nurse

Job Purpose

Nurses provide patient care and leadership support to the Care Team by collaborating with team members and performing high-quality, cost-effective nursing care using the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Nurses promote health maintenance and restoration of patients’ well‑being in collaboration with all team members, guided by FHCHC policies, standards of care, and mission.

• Provide direct patient care in clinic or via telephone, independently carrying out assignments.
• Collaborate and lead within the Patient Care Team.
• Supervise Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) and Medical Assistants (MA), delegate tasks, and assist in developing patients’ plans of care.
• Document in the EMR, process forms, and perform follow‑up phone calls related to the patient’s plan of care.
• Participate in care coordination, pod huddles, team and departmental meetings, and oversee clinic flow to maximize efficiency.
• Address patient complaints or concerns, document them, and consult Nursing Management with risk‑management issues.
• Assist the Nurse Manager with daily schedules, coverage solutions, and coverage decisions.
• Respond to emergency situations per FHCHC protocols and perform monthly checks on emergency equipment.
• Order medications per FHCHC policies, maintain medication inventory, and stock the medication room.
• Conduct phone/electronic follow‑up, place calls to patients, assist in completing patient forms, and follow all FHCHC EHR documentation policies.
• Coordinate specialty services, manage anticoagulation therapy, and work closely with VNA nurses for referrals.
• Assist with initial patient assessments, document history, medications, allergies, and collaborate on nursing triage.
• Administer medications, vaccines, and perform clinical procedures per standing or clinician orders.
• Perform medication reconciliation, conduct assessments and interventions identified in panel‑management meetings, and collaborate with LPN/MA on care planning.
• Provide health education by phone or after office visits, review the After‑Visit Summary with patients as needed, and document all teaching outcomes.

• Deliver excellent nursing care in a patient‑centered medical home model.
• Demonstrate nursing leadership within the primary care team and the broader FHCHC community.
• Contribute to nursing, medical care, and quality improvement at FHCHC and the community.

• Supervise LPN and MA with general oversight.
• Assist in completing annual clinical competencies and provide feedback to the Nurse Manager on performance reviews.
• Provide coaching, counseling, and support to direct reports.
• Demonstrate good patient‑care management principles and communication skills.

• Perform phone or electronic follow‑up messages.
• Place calls to patients for questions, assessments, or lab result reviews, as directed by the PCP.
• Assist in completing patient forms and follow all FHCHC EHR documentation policies.

• Manage anticoagulation therapy for Coumadin patients.
• Collaborate with VNA nurses on new referrals and ongoing patient care.
• Coordinate specialty services internally and externally.
• Provide feedback to the care team regarding care‑coordination status.

• Assist with initial patient documentation of medical history, medications, and nursing process elements.
• Discuss allergies and other relevant details with the PCP.
• Conduct nursing triage on phone and in office.
• Administer medications, vaccines, and perform clinical procedures per orders.
• Perform medication reconciliation.
• Execute assessments and interventions identified in panel‑maintenance meetings.
• Collaborate with LPN/MA in developing the patient’s plan of care.

• Provide health education by phone or after office visits.
• Review the After‑Visit Summary with patients as needed.
• Document all patient or family teaching and outcomes.

• Ensure patient confidentiality and safety.
• Adhere to FHCHC health, safety, and infection control…