DescriptionTemporary, Full-Time PositionDepartment: Pediatric & Adolescent MedicineCommunity Health Services participates in the NHSC Loan Repayment ProgramCompensation: $34.30 - $51.10 an hourCommunity Health Services, Inc. is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for its Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine Department. The RN provides professional nursing care to our pediatric and adolescent patient population in accordance with health center established standards and practices.
The Clinical Director of the department is Dr. Zeev Harel, former Brown University Medical School Professor of Pediatrics. Levels of employees' engagement and satisfaction in this department are above national average.
The successful candidate will:- Possess a current active and valid licensure as a Registered Nurse from the State of Connecticut; at least one year of professional nursing experience is preferred
- Have a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (preferred)
- Have CPR Certification or the ability to complete certification upon employment
- Have a solid knowledge of professional nursing theory and practice and the ability to provide high-level patient care up to the highest levels of the RN scope of practice
- Excel at working as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs and provide education as appropriate
- Demonstrate competence in all basic routine nursing activities, including compliance with infection prevention standards, patient education, medication administration and management,
- Have effective communication skills and be able to work with individuals of all ages
- Possess the ability to provide culturally competent care to a diverse patient population in a collaborative environment.
- Have demonstrated success and a high degree of comfort exercising sound clinical judgment during all aspects of patient care, including triage of patients who present for care on a walk-in, urgent care or telephonic basis
- Have a high degree of comfort with computers, including the ability to use electronic health records systems
- Be willing to be held accountable and to hold others accountable for providing superior clinical care.
- Have demonstrated success in maintaining the highest level of confidentiality as required by company policy, HIPAA and another state, federal and local laws and regulations
Primary responsibilities include:- Triage patients that walk-in and call-in
- Supporting Providers in their encounters, assisting with procedures including, but not limited to, nebulizer treatments, ear lavages, medication refills, injections, and vaccines - especially coming into flu season
- Conducting Nurse Visits for vaccine administration.
- Taking vitals when necessary.
All candidates for employment at CHS must successfully pass a pre-employment background check and drug screen.
