Primary Care Nurse (RN or LPN)

The Primary Care Nurse provides comprehensive patientâcentered nursing care in an outpatient primary care setting. This role supports health promotion disease prevention chronic disease management and care coordination for patients across the lifespan. The nurse works collaboratively with providers and the interdisciplinary team to ensure highâquality safe and efficient care.

Essential Duties and Major responsibilities:

Clinical Care
Perform patient intake activities including obtaining vital signs chief complaints health histories and medication reconciliation.
Assist providers during examinations and procedures.
Administer medications and immunizations per provider for order and evidenceâbased guidelines. Perform nursing procedures such as wound care injections pointâofâcare testing and specimen collection. Monitor and assess patients for acute and chronic physical and mental health conditions.
Care Coordination & Population Health
Support management of chronic diseases (e.g. diabetes hypertension asthma heart disease). Coordinate referrals diagnostic testing and followâup care.
Participate in care management activities and preventive health initiatives.
Assist with transitions of care and postâdischarge followâup when applicable.
Patient Education & Engagement
Provide patient and family education related to diagnoses medications lifestyle changes and preventive care. Promote adherence to treatment plans and encourage patient participation in their care. Support health literacy and culturally competent communication.
Facilitate groups focused on disease prevention disease management and other health topics Documentation & Compliance
Accurately document assessments interventions and patient education in the electronic health record (EHR). Maintain compliance with organizational policies regulatory requirements and quality measures. Participate in quality improvement activities and performance initiatives.

Collaboration & Communication
Work collaboratively with physicians advanced practice providers nurses medical assistants and administrative staff.
Communicate effectively with patients families and healthcare team members.
Escalate patient concerns abnormal findings or safety issues appropriately.

Professional Practice
Maintain required licensure certifications and continuing education.
Uphold standards of professional nursing practice and ethical conduct.
Participate in staff meetings trainings and team initiatives as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications and Expectations:
Registered Nurse or License Practical Nurse License
Work experience equivalent to one year as an RN/LPN in an ambulatory medical office environment preferred Currently registered as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its Board of Registration in Nursing
Bilingual in Spanish and/or Portuguese is a plus
Computer skills for accurate data entry
AHA BLS Health Care Provider certification or equivalent
Required to work at least one evening per week
Work schedules may need to be adjusted at any point based on organizational needs. This will be done in collaboration with the employee.
May be asked to change to a different work location based on organizational needs.
Demonstrated interpersonal relationship skills
Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills in English
Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced medical office environment
Demonstrates understanding and commitment to the health center mission
Demonstrates understanding and commitment to the established CHC Values and Standards Performs other job-related duties as required or assigned

Competencies: Individual departments will develop competencies which will be communicated and maintained through CHCs performance evaluation system.

Supervision Exercised: None. However may be designated as Nurse of the Day by the Nursing Coordinator and be responsible for providing guidance to the Medical Assistants in order to maintain clinic flow

Environmental Working Conditions: Usual working environment found in outpatient primary care office setting. Exposure to blood products body fluids cleaning solutions and medications.

Physical and Mental Requirements: The physical and mental demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job with or without a reasonable accommodation. Normal visual acuity and standard clerical dexterity to operate computers printers photocopiers and fax machines; moderate walking standing reaching and stooping in order to accomplish everyday office tasks required.

Required Experience:

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