What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Staff Nurse (LPN, MA) position at Healthy Community Health Centers?
Description
HCHC is a dynamic Community Health Center that offers a health care delivery environment that ensures all members of our community have access to high quality primary care, dental, and behavioral health services. We also provide medication assistance support to ensure our patients have access to the lowest cost for their medications, transportation assistance to and from appointments if needed, community resource connections to close gaps with social determinants of care, integrated care models including targeted chronic disease management support with our Pharmacy team and much more. We assist patients in getting access to Medicaid as well as other insurance options using trained professional staff who serve in these roles.
Essential functions of the job include:
• Auscultating blood pressure• Ability to hear soft voices• Clearly communicating instructions• Providing input on assessments and evaluations of patients• Obtaining and documenting Medical History• Relaying information to multiple personnel, patients and their families• Mathematically calculating drug therapy• Administration of immunizations, therapeutic injections, medications and skin tests• Performance and documentation of vital sign checks• Routine treatments such as inhalation therapy and dressing changes• Providing accurate, complete, legible and timely documentation of all procedures in the medical record• Ability to lift or move up to 25 pounds• Bending, squatting, sitting and standing as necessary• Cultural sensitivity surrounding diverse patient population• Observes the dignity, confidentiality and privacy of patients and is aware of HIPPA guidelines• Travel may be required to any of our locations (Stoneport, Elkton, or Parkview)
Full-time Clinical Staff Nurses at HCHC enjoy:
- Daylight schedule 5x8's or 4x10's schedule options depending on availability - occasional Saturday mornings
- Paid Maternity and Parental bonding leave for full time employees
- Work-life balance achieved through generous paid-time-off (PTO)- PTO includes paid vacation, personal days and sick leave
Benefits
- Health, Dental, Vision
- 403B with company match
- Company paid life insurance.
- Short-Term & Long-Term disability
Requirements
Required:
• Current state licensure for Medical Assistant (MA) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
• Current CPR (BLS) certificate is required
Preferred:
• Previous experience in a medical office setting
• Experience with electronic medical records
• Bilingual Language Skills
