Community Health Registered Nurse - Neighborhood Health Center - WNY : Job Details

Description

If you believe healthcare is a right, that everyone deserves high quality care so they can enjoy their highest level of health and wellbeing, and you value each person's individual story – consider joining us at Neighborhood!

We are seeking a Community Health Registered Nurse (CHRN) who is passionate about providing high quality primary healthcare to high risk populations, including those in our Healthcare for the Homeless program. Do you know case/care management principles, do you find joy in working with patients with various backgrounds, and have an understanding of social drivers of health? This Monday-Friday role may be for you.

About the Role:

As the CHRN you'll use your training, critical thinking, and kindness as you consider patient cases, identify solutions or suggest alternate approaches to patient problems. Much of your interaction with patients will be over the phone, although you are open to meeting patients where they are and engaging patients in a variety of settings. You'll be part of a clinical team that collaborates to design and implement individualized patient-centered care. Essential duties include:

• Initiate care plans, and manage/coordinate care; identify and address barriers affecting patients' ability to adhere to healthcare plans

• Build trusting relationships with patients to facilitate access to health care services and meet health needs

• Assist patients and families with navigating Neighborhood's services as well as outside community resources, programs or services

• Attend community events as an RN to provide health education

• Participate in some evening street/shelter outreach, getting to know potential patients, assessing needs, and encouraging them to establish care

You will be primarily based at our Mattina location, 300 Niagara Street in Buffalo, and will also travel to other Neighborhood sites on a regular basis.

What it's Like to Work at Neighborhood:

The top three words employees say describe the work environment are: teamwork, supportive, kind. These are from an anonymous survey of Neighborhood employees for the Buffalo Business First Best Places to Work competition. Neighborhood has earned “finalist” distinction in the competition the last four years. We are a group of flexible and kind individuals who are open to each other's ideas, and see opportunities to innovate and find solutions when challenges arise.

Education and Experience to be a Community Health Registered Nurse:

• Degree from accredited two year nursing school

• Current NYS Professional Registered Nurse license

• 2+ years clinical nursing experience

• CPR certification

• Knowledge of case/care management principles

• Attention to detail, organizational skills, project and time management skills, and ability to follow through

• Kindness: you treat each person with respect and compassion, valuing each person's story

• Resiliency: you see opportunities to innovate and find solutions when challenges arise

• Teamwork: you are open to others' unique perspectives, and will collaborate to meet shared goals

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe, and database management

What We Offer:

Compensation starts at $36.50 per hour.

Benefits: You'll have options for medical, dental, life, and supplemental insurance. We also offer a 403b match, health savings accounts with employer contribution, wellbeing programs, continuing education opportunities, generous paid time off and holidays.

RN Tuition Reimbursement Potential: Our status as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) means registered nurses have an opportunity for tuition reimbursement up to 60% repayment of qualified student loans directly related to a nursing degree. RNs who are granted reimbursement are required to fulfill a two year, full time commitment to maintain eligibility. The reimbursement program requires an application and is not guaranteed.

About Neighborhood: Neighborhood Health Center is the largest and longest serving Federally Qualified Health Center in Western New York, and is the highest ranked health center for quality in the region. We provide primary and integrated healthcare services all under one roof, regardless of a person's ability to pay. Services include internal/family medicine, pediatrics, OB-GYN, dentistry, podiatry, psychiatry, vision care, nutrition and behavioral health counseling, and pharmacy services. We're working toward a Western New York where all enjoy their highest level of health and wellbeing.

Neighborhood Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualifications

Licenses & Certifications

Required

• RN

• CPR

Experience

Required

• Phone Triage

• Case management

Preferred

• Community Health

• EMR/EHR

• Spreadsheets

Equal Opportunity Employer

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