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Registered Nurse

Lowell Community Health Center

Lowell (MA)

On-site

USD 75,000 - 150,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Lowell Community Health Center seeks a dedicated Registered Nurse to join their team. This role involves providing nursing care and health services in a community-based outpatient environment, managing patient assessments, and ensuring high-quality health care standards. The candidate should possess excellent interpersonal skills, relevant nursing certifications, and a strong commitment to the center's mission.

Qualifications

Registered Nursing License in Massachusetts required.
CPR/BLS Certification is current.
1+ years of experience in ambulatory or outpatient setting desired.

Responsibilities

Provides nursing and health care services in an outpatient setting.
Assesses patients' needs based on evaluations and health plans.
Administers immunizations and performs vital signs assessments.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Bilingual skills

Education

Registered Nursing License in Massachusetts

Current CPR/BLS Certification

1+ years of experience in an ambulatory or outpatient setting

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The Organization:

Lowell Community Health Center (Lowell CHC) is a community-based health care organization. Our programs have been recognized as national models. With a career at Lowell Community Health Center, you will be joining a dynamic team of passionate and talented people.

Brief Description

The Organization:

Lowell Community Health Center (Lowell CHC) is a community-based health care organization. Our programs have been recognized as national models. With a career at Lowell Community Health Center, you will be joining a dynamic team of passionate and talented people.

The Position:

Under general supervision, provides nursing and health care services to individuals and families in an outpatient primary care environment with assignments in adult medicine. Responsible for the management, provision, and evaluation of nursing care in their center area of assignment. Assist with telephone and face-to-face patient communications, physical exams, lab testing, patient education. Responds to patient needs and assures health care services for patients and families are reflective of Lowell Community Health Center mission and values. Incumbent works as part of the nursing team and assists in the continuity of medical/health care for patients.

Essential Duties:

Assists with provision of care that includes treatment, teaching and counseling.
Recognizes and interprets symptoms of patient’s conditions and reports to appropriate health care provider.
Provides direct nursing services to patients and their families. These services include, but are not exclusive to: nursing assessment, nursing intervention/referral, health care education.
Assesses patients’ needs based upon evaluation of current functioning and strengths, review of previous health/medical plan of care, and medications. This includes support system being utilized, vocational status, and identification of any special needs (i.e., physical, emotional, or substance abuse/psychiatric history)
Able to prepare patients for examination: completes history, reviews systems, and current physical health status.
Takes B/P, weight, height, temperature, other measurements and/or vitals as appropriate to complete health assessment
Performs vision and hearing screenings if appropriate
Obtains urine, sputum specimens as appropriate
Complete laboratory /radiology imaging reconciliation
Administers appropriate immunizations and injections
Maintains clinical logs for central area
Develops a system for summarizing clinical and laboratory data for evaluation and planning purposes, and quality assurance
Assists with the planning and implementation of educational programs for patients and families to increase awareness of relevant medical conditions, decrease risk-behaviors, and increase responsibility for self-care.
Attends and participates in in-service education programs for staff, quality assurance programs, and risk-management programs

License/Certifications

1+ years of experience in an ambulatory or outpatient setting is desirable, with a focus on pediatric and/or adult nursing.
Current CPR/BLS Certification
Registered Nursing License in Massachusetts required.

Experience/Other:

Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
Bilingual skills in English and Khmer, Spanish, Portuguese, Kiswahili, Pashto, desired.

Physical Requirements:

Frequent standing and walking for up to 80% of the work day or shift.
Some lifting, pushing or pulling required up to 30 pounds.
Ability to see and distinguish color.
Ability to perform CPR (chest compressions).

Non Essential Functions:

Other duties as assigned
Performs work of equal skill and responsibility as directed. May also perform work of a higher level in preparation for increased responsibility and may be requested to do work of lesser responsibility when the work load so requires.

Work Environment:

Frequent contact with patients, families, visitors, nurses and other department staff. Occasional requests to change work areas to cover another priority area to meet patient needs. May be exposed to various body fluids and/or infectious diseases. Universal precautions and techniques are included in orientation and the availability of protective wear is supported and encouraged when the employee is at risk for exposure.

Seniority level

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Employment type

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