RN Prevention Care for Womens Health

Family Health Center of Worcester, Inc.; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Family Health Center of Worcester, Inc. seeks a Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) nurse to deliver direct and indirect nursing care in a Federally Qualified Health Center in an urban setting.

The SRH nurse will collaborate with Sexual and Reproductive Health, Women’s Health, and HIV/Infectious Disease teams to provide patient-centered, evidence-based care, counseling, and treatment following standing orders.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; RN license required in Massachusetts, BLS required.
• Two years full-time or part-time equivalent nursing experience, with at least one year of telephone triage in ambulatory/family practice.
• Experience working in an EMR environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage reproductive health screenings and outreach to patients.
• Counsel and educate patients on sexual health and STI prevention.
• Provide billable in-person and telehealth visits for pregnancy tests, contraception, etc.
• Perform independent nursing visits for cervical cancer screening follow-up, contraception counseling, and pregnancy testing.
• Document calls and encounters in the EHR per policy.

Skills

Nursing

Telephone triage

Trauma-informed care

Patient education

Education

RN license MA

BSN preferred

Tools

EMR proficiency

Job description

The Sexual Reproductive Health nurse is responsible for providing indirect and direct nursing care via telephone or in person care in a Federally Qualified Health Center in an urban setting. The SRH nurse will work with our Sexual and Reproductive Health, Women's Health, and HIV/Infectious Disease department to provide trauma informed, patient centered, evidence-based nursing, with the goal of providing each patient with the care they need, at the time they need it. The SRH nurse will counsel and educate patients around topics relevant to sexual health, provide treatment (following relevant standing orders) and manage a population of patients requiring management for abnormal test results.

Program Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Actively participates in managing reproductive health screenings, outreaching to patients to discuss pertinent health issues, and supporting primary care teams in delivering evidence-based care to vulnerable populations.
• Utilizes care in communications to foster the caller's trust & confidence.
• Arranges for the use of Interpreter staff as required based on caller's primary language needs.
• Demonstrates competent clinical/professional judgment in addressing sensitive health and social related topics.
• Assesses all calls using three specific criteria: 1.) clinical priority/acuity, 2.) the need for self-care guidance, 3.) the need for anticipatory guidance based upon the patient's health, behavior and developmental level. Assesses presenting signs/symptoms prioritizing urgency based on assessment and use of protocols.
• Follows-up on abnormal labs and other patient requests by communicating with Team Nurses and Providers to facilitate the appropriate care.
• Conducts billable in-person (and telehealth) visits related to pregnancy tests, contraception, STI screening and treatment, pre-exposure prophylaxis and other Sexual Reproductive Health patient needs.
• Follows protocol and documents calls, visits and encounters in the EHR, following the FHCW documentation policy.
• Under the direction and supervision of a provider and utilizing approved standing orders and clinical protocols, performs independent nursing visits for cervical cancer screening follow-up, contraception counseling, pregnancy testing and counseling, STI prevention, education, and treatment, pre- and post-procedure colposcopy counseling, and ongoing management of patients requiring surveillance for abnormal gynecologic findings
• These additions align with the existing duties of abnormal Pap tracking, Breast and Cervical Cancer follow-up, preventive care, patient outreach, and nurse-led patient education described in the job description.

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

One of the following combinations of education and employment experience must be met in order to be considered for the position:

Education

And

Experience

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required; BS in nursing preferred.

Must be licensed as a RN by the Massachusetts State Board of Registration. BLS required.

Two years full time, or part time equivalent of nursing experience, with at least one year of telephone triage experience in an ambulatory health care or family practice setting preferred. Must have experience working in an EMR environment.

Reporting Relationship: Director of Population Health