Registered Nurse

Organization:
Vecinos, Inc.

Address: 19 Smoky Mountain Drive, Franklin, NC 28734

Phone:

Website: www.vecinos.org

Position:
Registered Nurse

Location:

Franklin, NC

Compensation: $63,000 - $68,000

Benefits:
Generous Insurance, Retirement, and Vacation

Classification:
Exempt, Permanent, Full-time

Organization

Description:

Vecinos is a non-profit, 501(c)3 Free Clinic that provides bilingual integrated primary and mental health care, mobile clinic services, health education, and case management to uninsured, low-income adults in the far-western NC counties. We offer a positive, supportive, and team-oriented atmosphere. We work in a non-traditional environment with limited resources. Schedules and hours vary throughout the year.

The Registered Nurse helps chronic disease patients — with special focus on mobile clinic patients — understand, access, and stay on their prescribed medications. Working within the Chronic Disease Management (Care Plan) Program and an interdisciplinary care team, this role provides medication reconciliation, patient education, and care coordination; travels to migrant farm worker camps for follow-up visits to close treatment gaps; and partners with the clinic pharmacist to connect uninsured and low-income patients with Medication Assistance Programs (MAPs) to ensure uninterrupted medication access.

• Educate patients on prescribed medications — purpose, dosing, administration, side effects, and interactions — and address barriers to adherence (literacy, transportation, language, work schedule) in collaboration with pharmacy, providers, and community health workers.
• Develop and implement individualized adherence strategies for patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease.

• Help patients access high-cost medications through Medication Assistance Programs; coordinate with free pharmacies for timely refills to avoid treatment gaps.
• Partner with the pharmacist on patient medication education; monitor for and proactively address gaps in treatment.

• Perform medication reconciliation and provide ongoing self-management education for patients in the Care Plan Program, with particular focus on migrant patients.
• Coordinate care across providers and pharmacy programs; document encounters, care plan support, and outcomes accurately and promptly in the EHR.
• Participate in interdisciplinary care team meetings to review patient progress and adjust care plans.

• Travel regularly to migrant and seasonal farm worker camps for chronic disease follow-up visits, assessing living/working conditions related to medication storage and adherence.
• Build trust with farm worker communities, respecting cultural, linguistic, and logistical considerations; provide on-site medication education, adherence checks, and basic care coordination.
• Identify patients who become difficult to reach (relocation, job change, etc.) and coordinate strategies to maintain continuity of care.

• Support clinic nursing services as needed, including triage, nurse visits, and patient education; collaborate and coordinate with the Case Management RN.
• Other duties as assigned

• Licensed registered nurse in the state of North Carolina, with maintenance of appropriate certifications, including BLS
• Native or near-native proficiency in both English and Spanish with excellent oral and written skills in both languages.
• One year of nursing experience in a primary care or community health setting
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the…