[ref. f48385617] PCNJ - Clinic Nurse (Adult & Pediatric Clinic) - Westfield

Clinic Nurse (Adult & Pediatric Clinic)

Overview:

• Job Category: Acute - Nursing - Local
• Skills: Two years of Med/Surg or clinic experience is required. IV insertion and phlebotomy skills are required
• Education: RN License – required
• Primary Source Verification – required
• AHA BLS - required
• Certifications & Licenses: RN License

Opportunities will be available for professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, review of current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops.

• Performs timely client/patient telephone advice and triage assessment with clinical competence and judgment for urgent/drop in care;
• Documents appropriately in electronic medical record;
• Uses multiple EMR platforms to gather patient information;
• Responds to emergencies as they occur in a timely fashion with clear delegation to clinic staff;
• Performs nursing assessment, implements plan of care, and arranges for follow up care for primary care patients;
• Provides patient education on a variety of topics (e.g. HIV, diabetes, hypertension, asthma, nutrition, and other specific diagnostic procedures);
• Provides team-based medical management according to defined algorithms for patients with chronic diseases;
• Provides wound care service under supervision of providers and per clinical protocols on site and as part of our street medicine team.
• Participates in daily Quality Improvement activities;
• Performs initial and continued assessment of client health status, immunizations, and TB screening based on established protocols;
• Administers adult immunizations, medications, and phlebotomy consistent with current guidelines and established protocols;
• Provides culturally and racially competent client care in a manner that is both non-discriminatory and non-judgmental;
• Communicates effectively with 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;
• Participates in pre-clinic daily huddle, identifies high-needs patients for the clinic session;
• Covers clinical job duties of non-licensed staff when required by clinic management;
• Conducts intake appointments for new patients. Proficiently triages patients based on acuity, complexity, and immediate needs to appropriate Primary Care Provider;
• Links patient to appropriate in-house and outside medical, behavioral, and social services;
• Supervises vaccine management program in conjunction with Department of Public Health;
• Maintains accurate log of vaccines and therapeutic injection inventory, expiration dates and orders vaccines as needed;
• Conducts and / or Supervises administrative aspects of care coordination (e.g. prior authorizations, specialty referrals, post-hospitalization discharge);
• Conducts and/ or supervises clinic medication inventory as well as crash cart inventory:
• Evaluates and executes routine refills in a timely manner as well as prepares and submits prior authorizations according to established work flows;
• Coordinates treatment plans/procedures for routine services such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), drug detox, and STI treatment;
• Coordinates follow-up care in accordance with treatment plan outlined by Primary Care Provider and interdisciplinary team;
• Evaluates patients for medication adherence per Primary Care Provider's treatment plan. Conducts accurate and thorough medication reconciliation;
• Other job-related duties as assigned.