REGISTERED NURSE

Registered Nurse

Committed to bringing healthcare into communities and communities into healthcare since 1978, NEW Health is rural northeast Washington's leading non-profit primary care provider. We treat all patients with the respect they deserve while providing high-quality, integrated medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services.

NEW Health has been named one of the best places to work in the Inland Northwest! We set the standard to advance employees within our organization and hold ourselves accountable by tracking employee advancement as one of our key performance indicators. Our workforce development program, NEW Health University, is nationally recognized for developing local career pathway training. We provide all of our staff with paid, on-the-job training to ensure you are confident and successful in your position.

We create pathways for career growth within NEW Health. To support this, we provide all employees with monthly paid training and additionally offer tuition reimbursement and one-on-one career planning. There are many paths to grow your career within NEW Health; here are some examples:

• Front Desk -> Medical Assistant Apprentice -> Certified Medical Assistant -> Assistant Operations Manager -> Clinic Operations Manager
• Dental Assistant Trainee -> Dental Assistant -> Assistant Operations Manager -> Care Coordination Manager
• Pharmacy Assistant -> Pharmacy Technician Apprentice -> Pharmacy Technician -> 340B Specialist

Benefits with You and Your Family in Mind

• Up to three weeks of paid time off your first year plus nine paid holidays
• Free Life Flight membership for your family
• No-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options
• 401(k) plan with matching contribution

• Continuing education, license, and tuition reimbursement opportunities

The above list is not inclusive of all full-time employee benefits and is dependent upon eligibility criteria.

Purpose of Job:

Improve the overall health of the communities we serve by providing general nursing care, education, and a range of services that will bridge the roles of the provider, medical assistant and support staff as listed below. This position is part of a multi-disciplinary team that provides quality patient care in our patient centered medical home model.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs patient assessment, analysis, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care and health teaching.
• Triages walk-in patients and phone calls using the nursing process to assess the level of care needed.
• Defines the history of present illness, updates medications, and collects a comprehensive medical, surgical and social history.
• Performs mental health, chemical dependency, and functional needs assessments.
• Facilitates patient care, and documents all communication into the electronic health record.
• Manages the work flows for the care team including labs, testing and imaging, delegating to support staff when appropriate.
• Uses algorithms and protocols to refill medications.
• Coordinates with the providers and medical assistants to prioritize patient care and provide efficient patient flow in the clinic.
• Observes and follows required safety protocols, including handling and disposal of sharps, use of personal protective equipment, exposure to blood borne pathogens, and general safety of employees and patients.
• Oversight and delegation of tasks to LPN and MA staff.
• Obtains orders from provider, written or verbal, in accordance with Washington State Department of Health licensing board scope of practice.
• Works within scope of practice, as determined by Washington State Department of Health, at all times.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Travel may be required.

Qualifications:

Education/Experience: Valid Washington State RN License. Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from four-year college or university, preferred. Experience in a clinic setting as a Registered Nurse preferred. Experience in triage and experience in the Community Health setting a plus. Experience with electronic health record strongly preferred. Experience with process improvement and Supervisory experience a plus.

Skills: Excellent customer service skills and compassion for patients required. Basic computer user skills required, with the ability to document electronically clearly and efficiently. Excellent oral communications skills required. Must be able to work independently and with the care team. CPR/ BLS certified.

Physical Demands:

Required to sit for greater than 25-50% of the day, and stand and be mobile at least 25% of the time. Required to use hands to finger, handle or feel over 2/3rds of the time, as well as reach with hands and arms. Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling or crouching occurs less than 1/3rd of the time. Communicating by talking/ hearing occurs over 2/3rds of the day, with a large amount of this occurring over the telephone. Amount of time spent lifting or exerting force is less than 1/3rd of the time for up to 25 pounds. Rarely is there a need to lift more than 25 pounds.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.