Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg
Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center
Cornelius, OR

Registered Nurse

The Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center's mission is to provide high quality, culturally appropriate healthcare to low-income residents of Washington and Yamhill Counties with a special emphasis on seasonal and migrant farm-workers and to others with barriers to receiving health-care. Starting Rate: $42.6029/hr + DOE Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:00am-5:00pm. Tuesday & Thursday 10:00am-7:00pm Job Summary: The Registered Nurse (RN) provides holistic patient care service as a member of the primary care team. The RN performs routine clinical tasks necessary for efficient patient care and assists other patient care providers as needed. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: * Assess patient needs through problem-oriented history, including past medical history, current problems and vital signs. * Identify patients with significant health risks, including patients at risk due to hereditary factors, lifestyle, diet, substance abuse, social/cultural/environmental factors, and/or inadequate understanding of their disease process or treatment plan. * Perform patient education involving explanation to the patient of diagnosis, treatment plan (including use of medications and their effects and side effects), infection control (if indicated), and preventative techniques to lower patient risk of future disease or accident. * Assess patient needs through telephone interviews - advise patients over the phone and identify patients with urgent care needs. * Triage patients who arrive without appointments, including assessment and evaluation for need of medical care based on their medical history, present complaint, vital signs, and physical assessment (after physician consult if necessary). * Dispense medication under M.D. supervision and administration of oral, I.M. and I.V. medication as ordered by M.D., FNP, and CNW. * Case manage high-risk patients. * Facilitate patient/family group education sessions. * Coordinate patient flow and triage patients in the absence of the provider when provider is out or unavailable. * Update on-call providers daily on changing needs of complex, high maintenance or high-risk patients. * Maintain infection control within the clinic. * Perform laboratory procedures when necessary. * Perform other duties as assigned. * Handle protected health information (PHI) in a manner consistent with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) HIPAA Requirements: The RN will use PHI to answer patient questions about their medical problems or plan of care, to triage and schedule appointments for urgent medical problems, to relay information from the health care providers to the patient and to provider nursing visits at patients homes. Applying the minimum necessary rules of HIPAA, the designated record sets to which this employee will have access include: scheduling, demographics, and view only patient account information in the practice management system, and the complete medical record, including confidential sections. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: * Proficiency in English and Spanish, both written and spoken language preferred. * Commitment to providing quality health care to all. * Demonstrated commitment to working with patients and staff from a wide range of ethnic, economic, cultural and social backgrounds. Education and Experience Required: * Current Oregon RN License. Behavioral Competencies: Accountability * Role model VG's mission, vision, and shared values Customer-Focus * Listen to the voice of the customer and strive to delight them by exceeding their expectations Teamwork * If someone needs help, help them Initiative * Be innovative, apply fresh ideas, and continuously improve how you do your work Confidentiality * Maintain strict confidentiality and respect the privacy of others Ethical Demonstrate integrity, honesty, and stewardship in all encounters at work Respect * Demonstrate consideration and appreciation for co-workers and patients Communication * Demonstrate the ability to convey thoughts and ideas as well as understand perspective of others Physical Requirements: Percentage of time spent * Standing: 10% * Walking: 25% * Sitting: 60% * Lifting/Carrying: 5% * Physically demanding tasks: Must be able to occasionally lift/carry up to 30 lbs. - supplies Working Environment/Physical Hazards: * Work in well-lighted, ventilated environment * Exposure to blood borne pathogens and to potentially hazardous chemicals Equipment Used: Office Equipment * Computer * Telephone, fax, copier, scanner Medical Equipment * Autoclave * Fetal Monitor * EKG * Pulse Oximeter * Audiometer * Nebulizer * 02 tank * Glucometer Immunization: Staff member must meet immunizations requirements as stated in VGMHC's immunization policy and state and federal guidelines. Job description represent a general outline of the essential and major job duties, functions and qualifications required. They cannot be all-inclusive and comprehensive due to the dynamic nature of work performed to accomplish VGMHC's Mission. VGMHC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No person is unlawfully excluded from consideration for employment because of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, veteran status, marital status or physical challenges. The policy applies not only to recruitment and hiring practices, but also includes affirmative action in the area of placement, promotion, transfer, rate of pay and termination.