Registered Nurse

Dedicated Care Health Services is an outcome driven organization that seeks to provide services to those who are under insured in an innovative and person-centered way.

As a leading organization in Washington, DC, Dedicated Care Health Services provides outpatient behavioral rehabilitation to the mentally ill by fostering creativity, instilling independence, and providing an outlet for emotional growth and greater participation in the community.

Dedicated Care Health Services operates on the grounds of the original Providence Hospital location.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Under the clinical supervision of the Director of Nursing, the Registered Nurse in the Ambulatory Care Nursing specialty serves as a member of a multidisciplinary health care team, which delivers primary and urgent care services to a multicultural, multilingual, diverse client population. Essential functions include:

• Performs timely client/patient assessment with clinical competence and judgment
• Documents appropriately in electronic medical record
• Uses Credible EMR platforms to gather patient information
• Responds to emergencies as they occur in a timely fashion with clear delegation to Community Support Workers (CSWs), Medical Assistants (MA) and reports to provider staff
• Performs nursing assessment, implements plan of care and arranges for follow up care for coordination of care for Consumers
• Delegates CSW/MA tasks to enhance patient care and clinic flow, and mentors CSW/MA
• Provides patient education on a variety of topics (e.g. Behavioral Health Disorders, pregnancy counseling, contraception, HIV, diabetes, hypertension, asthma and other specific diagnostic procedures)
• Provides team-based care management according to defined algorithms for patients with chronic diseases
• Provides population health management of patient cohorts with abnormal screening results
• Participates in Monthly Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities
• Maintains, manages and monitors tracking list of patients with health care maintenance and chronic care problems
• Performs initial and continued assessment of client health status, immunization, and TB screening, based on established protocols
• Administers immunizations, intramuscular injections, oral medications and blood draws consistent with current guidelines and established protocols
• Provides client care in a manner that is both non-discriminatory and non-judgmental
• Communicates effectively with the client/patient, clinic staff, the public at large and departmental staff in a non-discriminatory manner
• Works with other members of the health care team to provide comprehensive primary care services
• Performs new Consumer orientation clinic (obtain initial health history, medication reconciliation, care history and update health care maintenance)
• Participates in pre-clinic daily huddle, identifies high needs patients for the clinic session
• Supervises and trains non-licensed staff working in the clinic (e.g. Medical Evaluation Assistants, Health Workers II and III)
• Performs other related duties as assigned/required

Qualifications

1. Possession of a valid permanent/temporary (including interim permit) District of Columbia (DC) Nurse License
2. One (1) year of verifiable experience (equivalent to 2,000 hours) within the last three (3) years as a Registered Nurse in a Mental Health, ambulatory care, or primary care clinical setting
3. OR One (1) year of verifiable experience (equivalent to 2,000 hours) within the last three (3) years as a Registered Nurse in any setting and documentation of successful completion of a preceptorship program in the Ambulatory Care setting

*Note: One year full-time employment is equivalent to 2,000 hours (2,000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40 hour work week). Any overtime hours that you work above 40 hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full‑time employment.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate Requirement/Provision: Possession of a valid Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate issued by the American Heart Association is required.

Verification of Experience and Education: Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point in the application, examination or departmental selection processes.

Licensure/Certification/Registration: Valid licensure/certification/registration as a requirement to perform the job must be kept current throughout length of employment. Failure to demonstrate/show proof of possession of required valid licensure/certification/registration may result in dismissal and/or termination of employment.

Note: Please be very clear in your application how you meet the Minimum Qualifications of this position. Applications that do not appear to meet the Minimum Qualifications may not move forward in the recruitment process.

Additional Information

Dedicated Care Health Services you will find powerful resources for career‑long success, including:

• A competitive base salary based on experience.
• Professional support and career development.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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