Position: Registered Nurse - (Primary Care/Harbor Care Health & Wellness Center

Department: Harbor Care Health and Wellness Center

Reports to: Nurse Manager

Pay Status: Full Time/Hourly

Work Schedule:Generally, Monday through Friday; 8:00am – 5:00pm

Location: Nashua

Do you want to make sustainable change in our community? Harbor Care is seeking a talented and committed Registered Nurse to help further our mission.

The Job: The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional employee, trained to provide skilled personal care and health related services. The RN functions under the direction, instruction and supervision of the Nurse Manager/Program Manager designee.

About Harbor Care:

Harbor Care, formerly known as Harbor Homes and the Partnership for Successful Living affiliates, is an innovative health and human services non-profit organization that provides housing, healthcare, home health, behavioral health, addiction treatment, and more in collaboration with many community partners. Harbor Care is the new shared name of Harbor Homes, Keystone Hall, Healthy at Home, the Harbor Care Health and Wellness Center, and the Southern NH HIV/AIDS Task Force. We offer many programs specifically focused on our Military Veteran and homeless populations. Harbor Care integrates stable housing with vital supports such as: primary, dental, and mental health care, substance misuse treatment, employment services, and other wraparound supports proven to end homelessness, help change and save lives.

Benefits:

At Harbor Care, we consider our employees to be our greatest assets. We show this appreciation with our comprehensive benefit packages which include: Medical and Dental with a generous Employer Paid Portion. We also offer Voluntary Benefits such as Vision, Life Insurance, 401(k) with a competitive company paid match, and more. To promote a healthy lifestyle and living a well-balanced life, our employees are further benefited with a considerate time off policy and holiday schedule. In addition, employees can participate in our Employee Assistance Program to help support them and their families to handle life’s challenges.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides anticipatory guidance, screening and health education to patients to promote and maintain
• Initiates treatment for patients with commonly occurring health problems which lie within the nurse specialist’s scope of practice by using a systematic approach to history and physical appraisal of patients and/or families through clinical judgment of evaluated data. Prescribes, coordinates, delegates and evaluates
• Responsible for tracking and outreach of patients in the Hepatitis C program.
• Monitors patients with stabilized long term or chronic illness and aids and supports individuals and their families
• Plans appropriate care utilizing community resources and acts as a liaison by relaying information necessary for continuity of care to other health professionals and agencies.
• Instructs individual and/or families or groups about health or defined health problems.
• Participates in Quality Assurance activities.
• Participates with providers to ensure timely and effective care for patients.
• Participates in education of graduate nursing students, as assigned.
• Promotes community relations; anticipates and responds to the needs of others; provides assistance in a courteous, quick manner; treats others with care and respect maintaining privacy, confidentiality and dignity.
• Maintain a neat, clean and professional appearance and work space.
• Appropriate footwear for all seasons.
• Conduct oneself in a manner that promotes safety.
• Complete all necessary paperwork related to the position and/or yourself in a timely manner.
• Other duties as required by Program Manager and/or designee.

Job Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• Associates Degree in nursing from an accredited school of nursing.
• Two (2) years of Medical/Surgical experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Current registration and licensure in the State of New Hampshire.
• Current CPR certification,

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree is preferred but not required.
• Resourcefulness, flexibility and integrity.
• Experience working in a Federally Qualified Healthcare Center organization is a plus.
• Experience in a community healthcare setting.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Centricity EMR software preferred.

Competencies

• Good oral, written and reading communication skills. Have the ability to understand verbal and written instructions. Read and write documentation in patient record.
• Be aware of and adhere to HIPAA rules and regulations and must be an active participant in safety measures for ensuring confidentiality of information as it relates to clients and this agency.
• Resourcefulness, flexibility and integrity.
• Respectful of people and their cultural, religious and ethnic differences.
• Ability to function in a team-oriented environment.
• Attention to detail.
• Proficient in taking vital signs and basic RN skills.
• Ability to make meaningful observations and document these findings.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work.

Harbor Care’s Commitment:

Model and enforce the “Red Carpet Treatment” among staff and clients comprised of the following:

• Earn our clients' trust.
• Build long-term relationships.
• Give Clients the best possible experience to make them feel like they're coming to a place they belong.
• Provide the best quality of service.
• Treat every Client with dignity and respect with each encounter.
• You will prioritize communication from any Harbor Care employee seeking help for a client.

Harbor Care is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

The Registered Nurse is a Professional employee, trained to provide skilled personal care and health related services. The RN functions under the direction, instruction and supervision of the Nurse Manager r/Program Manager designee.