Registered Nurse Per Diem - Float: Housing and Street Outreach Team

The Registered Nurse - Float works in partnership and joint accountability within an interdisciplinary team to achieve Neighborcare’s Mission, Guiding Principles and goals across multiple sites/programs. The primary focus of the RN is to optimize the health status of patients across the lifespan through chronic condition management, patient education, emergent triage, and performing complex procedures. RNs build relationships with their patients through face-to-face and telephonic care and work in partnership with each other to meet the needs of patients throughout Neighborcare Health. The RN follows the Nursing Process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care in a Patient Centered Medical Home.

Neighborcare Health offers a robust benefit package including Health, Wellness & Retirement benefits: Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance, 18+ days of Paid Time Off, 9-Paid Holidays, Retirement with Matching, Life & AD&D, Pet Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, & More! This position is eligible for the Staff Referral Program
 

Key responsibilities:

Working in Partnership and Joint Accountability - 10%  

• Provide care in the outpatient clinic setting and work as members of Neighborcare’s nurse team
• Maintain joint accountability to the clinic team and to the medical program as a whole, to include supporting colleagues throughout the organization either on site or remotely as needed
• Work with team members and leaders to define and reassess priorities and plan, communicate, and execute care delivery
• May serve as a preceptor for new staff and/or students who are assigned to Neighborcare as part of their professional education 

Chronic Condition Management - 40%

• Establish partnerships with patients and families in person and via telephone for positive outcomes in health status
• Identify patient goals for improving their health status and management of chronic physical and mental health conditions
• Assess patient understanding of their condition and readiness to change
• Provide patient with education about the disease process; offer tools and skills needed to achieve self-management goals
• Monitor, track, and follow-up with patients to ensure care needs are met utilizing patient panel reports
• Coordinate care with outside providers and resources
• Apply Neighborcare Health guidelines and standing orders and evidence-based clinical practices

Patient Education - 40%  

• Provide patient education across the lifespan in person and over the phone (select roles may focus on specific patient populations, including pediatric, perinatal, or individuals experiencing homelessness)
• Assess barriers to learning and tailor education to meet patients’ individual learning styles and needs
• Educate patients about medications, abnormal laboratory results, and self-management of acute and chronic conditions
• Promote wellness and the importance of preventive care
• Provide motivational interviewing and harm reduction counseling  

Triage Emergent Health Issues and Perform Select Clinical Procedures - 10%

• Respond to emergent health issues in person and via telephone to assess, advise, and provide first aid and Basic Life Support as needed
• Perform complex procedures as appropriate for the RN scope of licensure and the individual RN’s competency (may include wound care, IV insertion and fluid/medication administration, urinary catheter insertion and removal)
• Administer select injections and medications

Required for this job

• Knowledge and understanding of a broad range of physical and mental health conditions throughout the lifespan

• Ability to work effectively with patients and communicate effectively and respectfully with people of varied cultures, ethnic, language (including use of interpreters), educational and socio-economic backgrounds as well as individuals with disabilities and contagious diseases
• Knowledge, skill and ability to provide pregnancy and contraceptive options counseling
• Knowledge of medical terminology and clinical procedures; anatomy, physiology, biology, human growth and development; asepsis and universal precautions; medical documentation
• Ability to demonstrate reliable and timely attendance
• Ability to start and operate emergency equipment, perform CPR, and provide basic first aid, and respond professionally in emergent situations
• Skills in the use of personal computers, Electronic Health Records, e-mail, and other software programs and reports
• Skills in written and verbal communication in English and basic math
• Ability to co