Alert The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently issued an emergency advisory about an elevated threat of cybersecurity attacks targeting hospitals and health care systems in the U.S. These threats can come by phone calls, text messages or emails. ChristianaCare advises that everyone be alert to potential phone, email and text-messaging scams. If you receive a suspicious phone call, text message or email from ChristianaCare that asks you to make a financial transaction or to provide personal information, please visit www.christianacare.org or call 302-327-5555 and ask to speak to someone from the department or service that contacted you. For additional information about how to avoid scams, visit the Federal Trade Commission Consumer Information website . Are you a RN that is looking to help serve our community and to be part of a great team? ChristianaCare is looking for a passionate RN that will provide quality, safe, evidenced-based nursing care to achieve optimum outcomes both independently and as a valued team member of the community practices. The nurse will assume responsibility for the day to day clinical and operational activities of the community practices to ensure delivery of all standards of care. This position will be serving the community members and will be physically located within various community centers/sites including COVID-19 testing stations. Locations for this role will be at the Kingswood Community Center, Latin American Community Center, and the Hope Center. The candidate must able to commute to all of the locations. This is a Monday-Friday position, with dayshift hours. PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: - Demonstrates skills and knowledge necessary to provide care to patients in the community which include pediatrics, adolescent, adult, geriatric and homeless population. Includes knowledge of growth development
- Utilizes experience, knowledge and skills necessary to provide and demonstrate patient centric care delivery as well as identify patient needs
- Assures compliance with regulatory and professional standards through regulatory and tracer methodology
- Collaborates with interdisciplinary team including Virtual Practice, Community Team, Operational Team
- Demonstrates skills and knowledge to meet the needs of underserved populations in community
- Adheres to customer service standards
- Triages patient concerns, ensures appropriate disposition and demonstrates follow through on necessary actions
- Interacts with patients and provides necessary education using teach back method
- Acts as a liaison for patients, families, and health professionals and actively communicates with the patient and team
- Assess patient response to interventions
- Demonstrates knowledge and skill in direct nursing care
- Answers and respond to telephone messages under the direction of the provider
- Assists providers in examinations or procedures
- Fosters, maintains, and strengthens community relationships that will help care for the patients
- Helps coordinate transitions of care.
- Responds effectively to patient crisis situations.
- Supports work of the Medical Assistant and Community Health Worker
- Assists with staff education and evaluation of clinical competencies as necessary
- Assist with orientation of new personnel to ensure that they are properly trained to support Community Practices
- Randomly shadows clinical support staff to ensure appropriate care is provided
- Administration of medications, monitoring of vital signs, and performing routine treatments and procedures prescribed by the provider when needed.
- Keeps current with policies and procedures and participates in quality improvement activities.
- Enhances the professional growth of self by staying current in clinical practice, participating in teams, projects, councils, committees, Magnet and task forces.
- Demonstrates and promotes ChristianaCare Core Values and Behaviors
- Engages staff in adhering to customer service standards
- Performs assigned work safely, adhering to established departmental safety rules and practices; reports to supervisor, in a timely manner, any unsafe activities, conditions, hazards, or safety violations that may cause injury to oneself, other employees, patients and visitors.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: - Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- RN License or eligible for licensure in the state of Delaware
- Three to five years of clinical nursing experience in ambulatory practice, medical-surgical, emergency department, public health nursing or home health nursing experience preferred
- Prior experience in educating and supervising clinical staff or other informal leadership role
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted
- BSN preferred; ADN considered with agreement of completion of BSN in 3 years
- BCLS Certification
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