Nurse Clinician I

Company: HealthPoint
Location: Kent
Posted on: January 24, 2023

Job Description:

Practice your passion at the intersection of quality care and social justice!Everyone deserves great care!Would you like to have a career that makes a daily difference in people's lives? Do you want to be part of a caring, respectful, diverse community? If you answered yes to these questions, keep reading-HealthPoint is a community-based, community-supported and community-governed network of non-profit health centers dedicated to providing expert, high-quality care to all who need it, regardless of circumstances. Founded in 1971, we believe that the quality of your health care should not depend on how much money you make, what language you speak or what your health is, because everyone deserves great care.Position Summary:Responsible for providing clinic-based nursing services providing direct age-specific and culturally appropriate care through the use of the nursing process, based on evidenced base care, serves as a clinical resource. Compensation is dependent on skills and experience.Your Contribution to the Team Include:Follows the registered nurse standards of practice to properly assess each patient to ensure appropriate medical care is delivered in the most optimal, cost effective, and culturally sensitive mannerIdentify and assess high-risk patients using established criteria, coordinate multi-disciplinary teams and resources to support patient care needs, provide care coordination/management for chronic medically complex or fragile patients across the life spanActively participates in the team care of patients with complex chronic diseases, coordinates care of complex patients, provides preventative health.Working closely with primary care teams, specialty care teams and medical providers, the per diem Nurse will establish a collaborative plan of care to assure adherence to the medical plan, improvement in functional status, and improved ability to self-manage.Collaborates with other health care team members regarding plan of care, utilization of clinical protocols variances in plan implementation, and expected goal/outcomes to optimize health which can include but not limited to:medication reconciliation,insulin management,Hypertension assessment,INR management, andinitial obstetrical pre-natal intakeAssess, provide recommendations and next steps for walk-in and telephone call triage patients evaluating acuteness of need and/or priority of intervention and document assessment information of all activities.Provide assessment, treatment and follow up related to basic wound care for patients with a range of complex medical conditions.Inform and follow up with patients related to abnormal lab test and x-ray results as needed.Must haves to be successful:Current Unencumbered Washington State Registered Nurse license required.Current BLS certificationCertification in case management highly desiredProof of immunizations and/or immunity to: COVID-19, MMR (measles, mumps and rubella), Varicella, Annual Influenza, and TB are required for all employees. Additionally, if you work in a HealthPoint clinic, Hepatitis B. and Tdap (within last 10 years) are required. All immunizations are a condition of employment. Upon hire, employees must provide proof of their immunizations and/or immunity prior to starting or no later than their fifth (5) business day of employment. The Rich Benefits and Perks:Medical, Dental, and Vision for employees and their families/dependentsHSA, FSA plansCPE Time and FundsLife Insurance, AD& D and Disability CoverageEmployee Assistance ProgramWellness ProgramPTO Plan for full-time benefited and part-time benefited employees. 0-.99 years of service accrual of 5.23 hours per pay period. (pro-rated accruals for part-time benefited employees)Extended Illness Time Away of 40 hours (pro-rated for part-time benefited employees)8 holidays and 3 floating holidaysCompassion Time Away up to 40 hoursOpportunity Time Off (extended time off for staff to invest in themselves) up to 8 weeksRetirement Plan with Employer MatchVoluntary plans at a discount, such as life insurance and identity theft insurance, and pet insurance.Third Party Perks Discounted Movie Tickets, Travel, Hotels, and moreDevelopment and Growth Opportunities!To learn more about HealthPoint, go to www.Healthpointchc.Org #practiceyourpassionIt is the policy of HealthPoint to afford equal opportunity for employment to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, marital status, military status, sexual orientation, because of sensory, physical, or metal disability, genetic information, gender identity or any other factor protected by local, state or federal law, and to prohibit harassment or retaliation based on any of these factors.

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