Registered Nurse

*Sign-On Bonus $2,000- $3,000* for Full-Time

PART- TIME ROLES AVAILABLE AS WELL.

Position Title: Registered Nurse Health Service

Position Reports To: Program Supervisor and Medical Director


Duties and Tasks:

• Prepares patients for visits with providers by performing and recording vital signs including blood pressure, temperatures, pulse, weight, and other procedures as needed.


• Collect record and maintain patient information such as medical history, reports and examination results.


• Reviews patients' medical records for completeness and updates prior to patients' visit.


• Assists in routine medical examinations by preparing the patient, the equipment, and supplies and assisting the provider as needed.

• Assist in preparing routine diagnostic request forms.

• Occasional lifting of patients with assistance, reaching, handling, and fingering of instruments and caring of patient needs.

• Books patients for tests and appointments with outside facilities and/or specialist.

• Provides guidance to non-clinical staff regarding clinical issues (i.e. phone triage).


• Prescribe or administer treatment, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness to patients including children and infants.


• Refer patient to medical specialist or other practitioner when necessary.

• Understand and follow VIP's "Mission Statement", Organizational Policies and Structure.

• Performs other job related duties as required or assigned.


• Supervision and support to the medical assistants.


• Responsible for meaningful use and PCMH requirements and staff training.


• Infectious Control training


• Lead support to the medical director in the continue quality assurance (CQI) monthly meetings.


• Produce CQI monthly report a quality measures to present to the board.


• Support the quality assurance director with review of patient charts and reports.


• Assist with the annual UDS report and assure all quality measures are being ?followed.


• Maintain logs; Refrigerate temperature logs, VFC orders and logs, consent forms.

Qualifications:

• Current NYS Registered Nurse


• Current Infection Control Certificate

• Current BCLS


• Minimum 2 years similar work, internship, or volunteer experience required


• Bilingual in Spanish


• Proficiency with computers technology


• Demonstrate interpersonal relationship skills


• Demonstrates written and verbal communication skills


• Ability to interact effectively with all populations served.

PM20

Salary Description


$84,000 - $90,000 *Sign-On Bonus $2,000- $3,000*