Bilingual Primary Care RN *Point Reyes*
Description
Petaluma Health Center's mission is to provide high quality health care with access for all in Southern Sonoma County & West Marin. We pride ourselves on our Patient-Centered care while maintaining an engaging environment for our staff. The Center accomplishes this mission through collaborative, innovative programs, services and referral resources that meet the economic needs of the entire community.
FULL TIME EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:
- 21 Days of Paid Time Off
- 10 Observed Holidays
- Reimbursement for RN re-licensure Fee
- Reimbursement of 20 Continuing Education Units for RN re-licensure
- Medical Insurance (Entire deductible paid by us!)
- 30 Chiropractor and Acupuncture visits per year included with enrollment in our health insurance plans (Kaiser and WHA)
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Gym Membership Discounts at Active Wellness Center and 24-Hour Fitness!
- 401K Matching after 1 year of employment
- Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care FSA
- Life Insurance (included at no cost to the employee)
- Long Term Disability (included at no cost to the employee)
- Employee Assistance Program (included at no cost to the employee)
Summary: The Bilingual Primary Care RN is responsible for providing primary care nursing at all Petaluma Health Center sites. The Bilingual Primary Care RN will implement plans of care, advise patients on health maintenance and prevention, maintain clinical documentation, mentor other staff, and/or provide case management per protocol under the direction of the Provider.
- Performs nurse visits in person and telehealth under the direction of Provider and per protocol (includes, but not limited to): Patient education in the management of hypertension and diabetes including insulin, glucometer teaching, basic follow up wound care including suture removal, specialty Injections including hormone injections, manages follow up LTBI treatment, memory evaluations using MOCA or SLUMS test, medication reviews.
- Performs comprehensive triage and advice (phone and walk-in) for adult/geriatric, young adult, pediatric, infant under the direction of licensed clinical staff
- Informs and educates patients on the significance of abnormal lab results relative to chronic disease and/or Public Health tracked illnesses in accordance with PHC approved educational materials as per protocol
- Provides immediate response for urgent triage (includes phone) and rapid responses within the facility
- Collaborates with provider to identify patient priorities to increase patient chronic disease understanding
- Processes medication refills in accordance with protocol
- Performs annual competencies to demonstrate proficiency in patient care and also evaluates colleagues to validate proficiency
- Performs medication reviews and adjustments per protocol and with support of Provider
- Effectively utilizes PHC approved educational materials to provide patient education for medications, wellness, disease management, procedures and processes under the direction of licensed clinical staff
- Manages inventory and waste of controlled medications
- Provides evaluation of employee injuries and assesses risk level to determine appropriate action per protocol
- Provides oversight of flu clinics staffed with Medical Assistants
- Documents patient care provided in visit in a timely manner in the electronic medical record
- Documents triage assessments appropriately in the electronic medical record
- Documents and reports malfunction of PHC equipment
- Maintains a clean, orderly and functional work environment
- Promotes continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices
- Performs indirect case management (includes, but not limited to): population health, missed follow up care, and new patient intakes
- Provides direct case management for uncontrolled chronic disease with Provider direction
- Assists in staff trainings
- Provides guidance to MA’s doing non-appointment work
- Mentors and orients new staff, students and other team members
- Active State of California Registered Nurse (RN) License in good standing required
- Valid State of California Driver’ s License (DL) in good standing required
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate required
- Candidate must be able to successfully meet PHC’s credentialing and privileging requirements
Petaluma health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Petaluma health Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.