MarillacHealth is a Federally Qualified Health Center located in Grand Junction Colorado providing integrated primary medical, behavioral health, dental and optical services. MarillacHealth serves over 12,000 patients per year in multiple locations

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Job Summary: Provides direct nursing care to our patients, assists medical providers and integrated pod team members to optimize the patient care experience, works with and on the care coordination team, and is
responsible for triage across clinic sites. Functions as a nurse leader when assigned to a pod team.

Responsibilities:
 Utilize professional nursing clinical skills and assessment to provide primary care nursing.
 Participate as member of health care team planning for and providing optimal patient care including
establishing nursing care plans when needed.
 Manage and lead daily pod patient flow, including nurse visits, medical assistant visit, co-visits and walk-ins.
 Assist and facilitate patients in obtaining medical services, including scheduling patients as appropriate,
triaging patients, and assessing patients who walk-in to the clinic seeking services.
 Provide patient triage and assessment and obtain health information and relevant data.
 Consistently follows telephone triage guidelines, including documentation and notifying provider in a timely
manner.
 Transition care for patients discharged from the hospital within 24-48 hours to prevent readmission and
related complications.
 Evaluation of and appropriate follow-up care for patients seen in the emergency department.
 According to departmental protocol, provide medications and conduct medication reconciliation.
 Provide safe, comfortable, therapeutic environment for patients and families.
 Identify changes in clinical signs and symptoms in life threatening situations and initiate appropriate
measures.
 Evaluate outcome of patient care, consult with other professionals as required, and adjust nursing care
processes as necessary to ensure optimal patient care.
 Assist with OSHA, CLIA, VFC and the Cancer Screening Programs and other organization or site quality
processes.
 Facilitate problem solving as it arises on the pod.
 Provide co-visits in collaboration with providers and medical assistants. Responsibilities include initial
assessment, documentation and patient education.
 Additional job duties and responsibilities may be assigned based on clinic need.

Education / Experience

1. Associate's degree in Nursing (ADN) is required.
2. Bachelor's degree in Nursing is preferred.
3. One year RN experience is preferred.
Knowledge, skills and abilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The
requirements list must be representative of the knowledge, skills, minimum education, training, licensure,
experience, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
License/Certification/Registration:1. Current Registered Nurse (RN) license to practice in the state is required. New graduate nurse with
temporary permit will be considered.
2. Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS-HCP) course completion card from the American
Heart Association is required
3. Nationally Recognized Advanced Certification (i.e. CCRN)

Mandatory Vaccinations:

COVID-19, FLU, TDAP, MMR, Varicella, TB Test,