Nurse Visit RN
Nurse Visit RN
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Job Description
Northwest Human Services is a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and has been a leader in providing advocacy quality healthcare and social services in Marion and Polk counties since 1970. We are a mission focused organization providing compassionate and professional medical dental psychiatry mental health and wraparound services for those in our community who need it most - uninsured individuals families the homeless and migrant workers.
Nurse Visit RN
Location: Northwest Human Services West Salem Clinic 1233 Edgewater St. NW Salem OR 97304
Job Status: Full-time Monday - Friday 8am 5pm with rotating Saturdays
Sign-on Bonus: $3000.00 (Internal candidates that are currently employed here at NWHS are not eligible for sign-on bonus.)
Referral Bonus: $1000.00
NWHS is currently seeking a compassionate and proactive Nurse Visit RN to join our Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) team where youll provide high-quality independent nursing care visits that support prevention chronic condition management and care gap closure.
YOUR ROLE:
As our Nurse Visit RN youll work side-by-side with providers behavioral health professionals medical assistants and care coordinators to empower patients through education access and coordinated services that improve health outcomes.
SPECIFIC DUTIES:
- Conduct independent nurse visits for services such as immunizations medication education wound care diabetes coaching contraceptive injections ABI testing SLUMS assessments and more.
- Collaborates with care team to ensure seamless and patient-centered care.
- Provide personalized patient education to promote self-management of chronic conditions proper use of medications and devices.
- Ability to accurately observe analyze and interpret general and technical data both verbal and written and to accurately communicate this information.
- Ability to recognizes abnormal and critical clinical findings and takes appropriate action including notifying provider as appropriate.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Current Oregon RN license.
- Minimum of 1-2 years of clinical nursing experience preferably in an ambulatory care community health or FQHC setting.
- Has strong clinical assessment problem-solving and decision-making skills with sound clinical judgement.
- Able to provide compassionate culturally competent care delivery.
- Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS) training certificate consistent with AHA Guidelines for CPR/ECC and covers breathing and cardiac emergencies - including CPR AED and obstructed airway - for adult child and infant patients.
- Bilingual preferred but not required.
SUMMARY OF BENEFITS:Our Agency strives to provides a benefits program that is comprehensive and competitive within our industry.
- Healthcare insurance plans: Medical Dental Vision
- Group Life: Short-Term & Long-Term Disability 100% paid by employer
- 403(b) retirement plan with 2% of employer contribution and up to 3% employer match
- Flex Spending Account
- PTO - 10 hours a month for FT positions 40 hrs./wk. up to 20 hours monthly as your tenure grows
- 7 paid holidays each year 2 paid floating holidays for FT positions
- Continuing Education & Training Benefits
- Employee Healthy Living Program Gym Membership & Smoking Cessation
Northwest Human Services sites are eligible for various Provider Incentive Programs through the Oregon Office of Rural Health and National Health Service Corps loan repayment and scholar programs as well as the Rural Practitioner Tax Cred. For more information check out the Office of Rural Health National health Service Corps and Public Service Loan Forgiveness websites. NWHS sites have a Primary Care HPSA Score of 18 Dental score of 19 and a Mental Health score of 22.
TO APPLY:
To join our team please visit our websiteEmployment ()
For more information contact the HR/Recruiting Department at: 503.588.5828
All candidates who receive a written offer of employment will be required to undergo a criminal records check.
Equal Opportunity Employer We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
