Primary Care Team RN (Registered Nurse) - School Based Health Center

Are you an RN who is looking for a new adventure? Do you thrive in a collaborative care team environment? Then apply to join our team as Primary Care Team RN at our School Based Health Centers! In this innovative role, you’ll support our practice goals for improving access, reducing barriers, increasing efficiency, supporting desktop management efforts, and ensuring the patient experience is high-quality and mission-focused. You’ll serve as a crucial part of the care team while functioning at the top of your license. We’re looking for an RN who is positive, synergetic, and who is ready to make a difference. This RN will float between our Old Town and Bangor School Based Health Centers with the primary location being Old Town.

Now offering a $3,000 sign-on / retention bonus for externally hired candidates for this position!

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Schedule: Full-Time, Monday-Friday, Schedule may be flexible as (4) 10-hr shifts or (5) 8-hr shifts.

Highlights of the position:

• Demonstrates kindness, awareness, excellent communication skills, and flexibility to support primary care teams in an outpatient setting.  
• Collaborates with leadership and Operations teams to help to design, champion and implement clinical policies and procedures that promote person-centered, integrated primary care.
• Performs RN Support functions, including but not limited to:
  • Reviews desktop within Care Team for urgent/time sensitives issues, requests, labs, and more.
  • Triages and returns patient phone calls, relaying instructions and addressing phone notes at the request of the PCP.
  • Performs Rx refills as per existing Rx Refill standing orders.
  • Supports quality efforts by reviewing quality reports and collaborating with Quality Business Partners on areas identified as needing improvement.
  • Maintains timely, accurate, and thorough documentation of all patient interactions whether in person, remote, or telephone.

• Works collaboratively across teams, prioritizing trusting relationships while also being cognizant of always functioning at the top of license.
• Is flexible in adapting to the needs of the department, stepping in to provide coverage to support other Care Teams as needed.
• Collaborates within teams to ensure Primary Care Team RN services are patient-centered and mission-focused. Champions efforts to seek continuous improvement and implement best practices.

The School-Based Health Center RN will play a key and foundational role in a new and exciting service and help build the services that will promote timely access to care, continuity of care, and the enhancement of well-being in our area's children. 

This is a highly collaborative and team-based role. You will work closely with other primary care and mental health providers throughout PCHC and with peer school-based health center providers.

Join PCHC's nationally recognized non-profit organization:

• Federally Qualified Health Center offering integrated Medical Home Model
• Collegial professional atmosphere with informed leadership
• Flexible schedules supportive of work/life balance
• Competitive compensation and generous benefits
• PCHC cares for the WHOLE person, offering a broad range of services, including Psychiatry & Mental Health, Dental, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Geriatrics, Lab & X-Ray, Physical Therapy and Podiatry all within one organization.

Education and Experience:

• Must be a Registered Nurse with unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Maine, or the ability to achieve licensure in the State of Maine within a year of date of hire.
• At least 3 years’ nursing experience in inpatient, home health or hospice, and/or primary care practice experience preferred.
• Previous experience working within a large, complex, multi-stakeholder environment preferred.
• Having a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record and/or an appropriate length of driving experience for insurance purposes is required. Any concerns raised by the results of a driving record check will be subject to an individualized review to determine whether the infraction is relevant to the individual’s ability to perform the responsibilities of the position, in accordance with PCHC’s Automobile Safety and Background Check policy.

Curious, or interested to learn more? Apply today! You can request a full copy of the detailed job description by emailing recr