Registered Nurse

Description: Position Title: Registered Nurse Health Service Position Reports To: Program Supervisor and Medical Director Duties and Tasks: - Prepares patients for visits with providers by performing and recording vital signs including blood pressure, temperatures, pulse, weight, and other procedures as needed. - Collect record and maintain patient information such as medical history, reports and examination results. - Reviews patients' medical records for completeness and updates prior to patients' visit. - Assists in routine medical examinations by preparing the patient, the equipment, and supplies and assisting the provider as needed. - Assist in preparing routine diagnostic request forms. - Occasional lifting of patients with assistance, reaching, handling, and fingering of instruments and caring of patient needs. - Books patients for tests and appointments with outside facilities and/or specialist. - Provides guidance to non-clinical staff regarding clinical issues (i.e. phone triage). - Prescribe or administer treatment, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness to patients including children and infants. - Refer patient to medical specialist or other practitioner when necessary. - Understand and follow VIP's "Mission Statement", Organizational Policies and Structure. - Performs other job related duties as required or assigned. - Supervision and support to the medical assistants. - Responsible for meaningful use and PCMH requirements and staff training. - Infectious Control training - Lead support to the medical director in the continue quality assurance (CQI) monthly meetings. - Produce CQI monthly report a quality measures to present to the board. - Support the quality assurance director with review of patient charts and reports. - Assist with the annual UDS report and assure all quality measures are being ?followed. - Maintain logs; Refrigerate temperature logs, VFC orders and logs, consent forms. Qualifications: - Current NYS Registered Nurse - Current Infection Control Certificate - Current BCLS - Minimum 2 years similar work, internship, or volunteer experience required - Bilingual in Spanish - Proficiency with computers technology - Demonstrate interpersonal relationship skills - Demonstrates written and verbal communication skills - Ability to interact effectively with all populations served. PM20 Requirements: PI17f34c498216-29400-30540058