Clinic Nurse

Compass Community Health; Portsmouth (OH); Vor Ort; USD 42.000 - 64.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Compass Community Health in Portsmouth, OH is seeking a Clinic Nurse to provide direct patient care in our 11th Street Clinic. This full-time professional role requires Ohio LPN licensure and a commitment to quality care within our patient-centered health center.

You will use electronic health records, assist with clinic operations, ensure confidentiality, and support colleagues across the care team to deliver timely, cost-conscious services.

Qualifikationen

• Holds and maintains LPN licensure in Ohio.
• Experience in patient/family health care environment preferred.
• Knowledge about addiction disease preferred.

Aufgaben

• Provide patient care and nursing services within Ohio Board of Nursing guidelines.
• Assist with inventory control in the health center.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized environment for staff and patients.
• Maintain policies, procedures, and adherence to funding/licensing requirements.

Kenntnisse

Patient care

HIPAA/compliance

Communication

Electronic health record

Ausbildung

LPN licensure

Tools

Electronic health record

Jobbeschreibung

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Clinic Nurse

Full Time Professional Portsmouth, OH, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1621

Position Title: Clinic Nurse

Supervisor: Chief Clinical Officer

Department: Compass Community Health

Work Location: 11th Street Clinic

Date Effective: February 2023, Rev. 3/2025

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Clinical Nurse is responsible for performing health care and related tasks within the Health Care Center of Compass Community Health within the guidelines of the state of Ohio Board of Nursing and the policy and procedures of Compass Community Health.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Essential functions are duties, which are essential or primary to the position or the reason the position exists. An individual must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

• ProvidespatientcareandnursingservicesasallowedwithintheguidelinesofthestateofOhio Board ofNursing.
• Assists Medical Clinic Office Manager with inventory control in healthcenter.
• Workswithotherhealthcenterstafftomaintainaclean,safe,andorganizedenvironmentforstaff andpatients.
• Assists Medical Clinic Office Manager in maintaining accurate and up to date policies and procedures, protocols, and standing orders as well as compliance issues required by funding, licensure, and certifyingbodies.
• Positively represents the department/agency through appropriate interaction, personal appearance, andattitude.
• Maintains patient confidentiality at all times as required by 42 CFR and HIPAA. Safeguard healthcare consumer privacy and confidentiality with respect to communication, documentation, anddata.
• Use electronic health record to retrieve relevant information and to document careconcisely.
• Consider clinical and cost-effectiveness in decision making about the organization and delivery of services.

SECONDARY FUNCTIONS:

Secondary functions are duties, which are not exclusive of the position, can be performed by other positions; however, secondary duties are to be performed for the efficiency of Compass Community Health.

• Assists with office tasks asneeded.
• Performs any other duties as assigned by the Medical Clinic OfficeManager.
• Develop and sustain positive working relationships with patients, families, and providers. Explaintopatientsandfamilytherolesand responsibilitiesofeachteammemberandhowthey will work together to provide services.
• Remain fluent in terminology pertaining to a healthcaresetting.
• Respectandrespondtoleadershipdisplayedbyprovidersinahealthcaresettingorteam.
• Facilitatecollaborativecarebysharingrelevantinformationwithothersthroughcommunications that are authorized by the patient and are permissible under HIPPA and related laws, regulations, andpolicies.
• Assessthenatureofthepatient'sfamilyandsocialsupportsystemthathaveanimpact on healthcare.
• Ensuretheflowandexchangeofinformationamongthepatient,familymembersandlinked providers.
• Usewellnessandrecoverymodelsinconceptualizingthehealthandhealthcareofconsumers.
• Detect signs of abuse, neglect, domestic violence, and other trauma inpatients.
• Recognizethesigns,symptomsandtreatmentsofthemostcommonhealthconditionsandhealth crisis in a health careenvironment.
• Understand the symptoms and treatments for the most common healthconditions.
• Ensuretheflowandexchangeofinformationamongthehealthcareconsumers,familymembers andproviders.
• Supportpatientsinconsideringandaccessingcomplementaryandalternativeservicesdesignedto support health andwellness.
• Provide information, education, guidance, and support to family and othercaregivers.
• Coordinate with health plans in identifying and addressing patient and populationneeds.
• Promote patient and family adherence to healthcareplan.
• Deliver support in addressing the consequences of illness orinjury.
• Planand deliverserviceswithanunderstandingofthehealthcareneedsofthepopulationbeing served.
• Establish and pursue individual and team-based improvementgoals.
• Screen patients using SBIRT tool. Conduct brief, evidence based and developmentally sensitive screens for risky, harmful, or dependent use of substances, including alcohol, illicit drugs, and prescription medications, and appropriateness for agonist, antagonist, and anti-craving medications.
• Screen patients using PRAPARE tool. Assess social determinants of health identifyingfactors that impact patient's ability to successfully follow a care plan or attend medicalappointments.
• Coordinates all external and internal referrals to the behavioral/mental health providers identifying needs requiring additional support for BH/MH care.
• Participates in Patient Centered Medical Home team meetings and quality improvement activities.
• Participates in data collection, review of respective outcomes reporting, as well as programmatic clinical audits and evaluation related to Patient Centered Medical Home initiatives and other quality programs as appropriate.

COMPETENCIES:

• Knowledge/skillregardingpatient/familyhealthcarepracticesacrossthelifespan.
• Abilityintheareaofeffectivecommunicationandinterpersonalskillswithpublicandco-workers.
• Demonstrates appropriate understanding of working with confidential material andsituations.
• Ability to understand and assimilate new informationquickly.
• Ability to accurately complete reports, gather statistics, transferdata.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS.

INCLUDING

TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE:

• Holds and maintains licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the state of Ohio.
• Prior experience working in patient/family health care environmentpreferred.
• Knowledge about the disease of addictionpreferred.