Clinical Registered Nurse

Description

Positive Impact Health Centers (PIHC) is a community leader in providing HIV prevention, care and treatment services. The PIHC model of care assures that persons with HIV have access to medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health and social services, providing the best opportunity for patients to achieve high-quality health outcomes.

JOB SUMMARY: The Clinical Registered Nurse (RN) will provide nursing care to patients living with HIV or those at risk for HIV in an outpatient ambulatory clinic. The Clinical RN administratively reports to the Clinic Nurse Manager and is clinically supervised by the Medical Director. All clinical staff provide care per Standard Operating Procedures and protocols set by the Medical Director.

This position description should not be interpreted as all inclusive. It is intended to identify the major responsibilities and requirements of this position. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this position description.

Requirements

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Duties and Responsibilities

•  Perform specialized sexually transmitted infection (STI) assessments and treatments utilizing standard operating procedures (SOPs) and/or protocols.
•  Support physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants in performance of comprehensive assessments of patient health care needs.
•  Provide treatments, administer medications and vaccines, and provide preventative and maintenance care to patients according to clinic policies and procedures.
•  Obtain appropriate specimens for screening tests.
•  Provide adherence, sexual health and risk reduction counselling and education.
•  Assess patient adherence and tolerance of medications and treatment plans.
•  Perform in person triage for walk-in patients.
•  Perform or oversee phone triage with patients.
•  Report infectious diseases to the Department of Public Health.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop holistic care plans.
• Adhere to agency policies and procedures, provide follow-up as needed, and document based on accepted procedures.
• Participate in the clinic’s Continuous Quality Improvement program as directed.
• Participate in updates of clinic standards of care policies and procedures.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Possesses and demonstrates an understanding of the fundamentals of STI care, and HIV care and prevention services.
• A self-starter with the ability to multi-task.
• Electronic Medical Record system knowledge preferred.
• Possess excellent communication skills (writing, spelling, listening and speaking).
• Cooperates as a team member.
• Possesses problem solving and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to work without close supervision.
• Utilizes good time management techniques.
• Follows through to completion of assigned tasks.
• Proficient in word processing, spreadsheet database and presentation software.
• Abides by all policies and procedures concerning personnel including conflict of interest policy.

Minimum Qualifications:

Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Georgia

Experience:

• At least 2-3 years of experience as RN in clinical setting
• Preference for:
• Outpatient ambulatory care clinic experience
• STI and HIV care experience
• National HIV certification
• Bilingual in Spanish/English

License/Licensure:

Georgia Licensed RN

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk, use hands to finger, handle, or operate computers, objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

NOTES:

1. Positive Impact Health Centers, Inc., is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national orig