Outreach, RN (Arlington)

Welcome to Jane Pauley Community Health Center! Thank you for your interest in our Outreach, RN position.

Our competitive employment offerings include:

Have Balance: Investing in YOU

• Medical, vision, and dental plans
• Generous vacation time: 216 hours annually (or pro-rated)
• Extensive loan repayment through NHSC
• 401K plan and match at 6%
• Paid life insurance plans
• Work anniversary recognition

Be Supported: A Team-Based Approach

• A support structure to care for diverse patient populations
• Opportunities to grow your skills, while improving our organization
• Direct access to and communication with executive leadership

Change Lives: Caring for Our Communities

• Federal and grant funding to help those who need it most
• Key partnerships with major health systems and local groups
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in meeting needs of our patients and employees

Job Summary: Outreach, RN

The outreach RN works closely with the quality team and JPCHC service locations to provide assessment, care coordination, education, and support services to individuals at risk for or living with preventable illnesses, infections, or chronic conditions. The RN will assist people with connection to and retention in specialty care, primary care, and other services as needed

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Work collaboratively with the different departments of the JPCHC organization to help identify clients vulnerable to preventable illnesses and infections.
• Provide clinical assessments for individuals at risk of illness, referred for services, or identified through outreach.
• Work in collaboration with medical doctors, advanced practice providers, behavioral health providers, and clinical pharmacy to provide harm reduction interventions, adherence support, health education, and clinical monitoring and follow up.
• Conduct point of care screenings for illnesses and infections of public health significance and provide kits for home testing and instruction on use as appropriate.
• Collect specimens for laboratory-based testing and prepare for sending to lab.
• Conduct nursing assessment and triage for patients.
• Assist patients through healthcare system by acting as patient advocate.
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality while interacting with patients and clients with empathy and respect.
• Complete necessary forms and reporting.
• Participate in outreach and education programs for the community, such as health fairs, screenings, classes, and other events during traditional and non-traditional hours.
• Participate and lead quality improvement initiatives.
• Document patient encounters timely, consistently, and thoroughly in EMR.
• In conjunction with the quality and clinical education teams, provide training and serve as a resource to JPCHC care team members.
• Assist with special projects and other duties as necessary.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• N/A

Education and/or Experience Required:

• Graduation from an accredited nursing program
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse
• BLS Certification
• Experience with community outreach in vulnerable populations
• Knowledge of the Indianapolis area neighborhoods and community resources
• Point of care lab testing certifications required. May be obtained within 3 months of hire
• Must be willing to travel to different locations
• Valid Indiana Driver’s License and proof of auto insurance required

Experience – Preferred

• Bi-Lingual/Multi-Lingual in Spanish or Haitian Creole.
• Experience with community outreach in vulnerable populations.
• Experience working with adolescents and young adults.
• Two years of previous experience in primary care, public health, or sexual health/family planning settings preferred.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, and walk, as well as reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.

More about Jane Pauley Community Health Center:

Join a rewarding place to make a difference.

Working at Jane Pauley Community Health Center (JPCHC) is more than a job. It is a place to achieve work-life balance and join a collaborative team that makes a direct impact on our local communities in Central Indiana.

Our mission as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) is to promote a healthy community through the provision of accessible, respectful, and integrated healthcare with local partners to any and all individuals and families, regardless of insurance status. It is for this reason Indy’s own Emmy-winning TV news personality Jane Pauley lends her name to our organization. Today, we are experiencing exciting growth to which you can lend your talents!

Invest your skills in changing lives and let us invest in you! Thank you for considering being part of our passionate team.