POSITION SUMMARY:

The Registered Nurse is responsible to serve in the areas of triage in the clinic, nursing assessments, nursing care and health-related teaching to patients on an as needed basis. The Registered Nurse is also responsible for prenatal and coumadin case management.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide triage care for NARA clinic: telephone calls, walk-ins and appointment consultations.
• Responsible for case management of Coumadin patients including tracking, data entry and follow up for Coumadin registry.
• Responsible for case management of prenatal patients including tracking, data entry and follow up for prenatal registry.
• Responsible for tracking data and data entry for HIV database.
• Chart and maintain medical records as needed and required by regulations.
• Communicate with medical provider team on medical/ pharmaceutical needs of clients.
• Participate in the ordering of supplies and pharmaceuticals as needed.
• Participate in development and implementation of Quality Assurance procedures as needed.
• Participate in meetings with local, state, county, and tribal organizations
• Provide coverage and additional services based on needs of clinic and agency and individual skills and interests
• Ensure all services delivered are culturally appropriate.
• Prepare necessary reports.
• Perform other duties as assigned in order to fulfill NARA’s mission.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to adjust accordingly to each patient’s unique needs.
• Ability to determine own practices and procedures and contribute to the development of new concepts.
• Ability to operate independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to communicate effectively and confidentially with external and internal contacts.
• Ability to use basic nursing equipment, i.e., sphygmomanometer, stethoscope, various testing strips/test machines, scales.
• Ability to make medically sound, accurate, fast, independent decisions.
• Ability to work cooperatively with other departments within the organization and with outside agencies.
• Ability to lift/carry a minimum of 10 1lbs.

TO QUALIFY:

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse with the State of Oregon, Associates degree or equivalent specializing in nursing.
• Two years experience, preferably in ambulatory care setting with phone triage.
• Ability for all potential hires are required to have background investigation to determine any past history of sexual and child abuse.
• Ability for all potential hires to pass pre-employment drug screen.
• NARA NW is fully committed to supporting sobriety. All employees must agree to model sobriety, both on and off the job, including no alcohol drinking, no illicit drug use, no marijuana use, and no prescription drug abuse behavior. If in recovery, must have been sober/clean for a length of time sufficient to demonstrate that will be able to model sobriety.