Women’s Health – Registered Nurse

Community Health Services, Inc. is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for its Women’s Health department. The RN provides professional nursing care to our adult patient population in accordance with health center established standards and practices. 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 solid knowledge of professional nursing theory and practice and the ability to provide high level patient care up to 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
• Have CPR Certification or the ability to complete certification upon employment
• Be willing to be held accountable and to hold others accountable for providing superior clinical care.
• Have demonstrated success maintaining the highest level of confidentiality as required by company policy, HIPAA and other state, federal and local laws and regulations

Responsibilities:

• Provides culturally competent care to a diverse patient population in a collaborative environment
• Provides comprehensive care including health promotion and disease prevention activities for Women at CHS
• Assists with scheduling tests and treatments
• Coordinates referrals
• Obtains prior authorizations
• Administers medications and treatments as ordered
• Collaborates with Providers in managing acute and long-term medical needs of patients while maintaining patient dignity and confidentiality
• Promotes and reinforces Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) concepts with patients and staff
• Works collaboratively with Provider(s) and other staff to ensure the delivery of quality care to patients to ensure best patient outcome
• Maintains strict standards in accord with CHS and Departmental Protocols, Procedures, Policies, Department of Public Health, Universal Precautions, OSHA, CLIA standards and other regulatory agencies.
• Attends meetings as required, participate in professional development activities.

If you are interested, please apply of the Community Health Services website at: chshartford.org

Job Type: Full-time

Required experience:

• Nursing- Ambulatory Preferred: 2 years

Required license or certification:

• Registered Nurse (RN)

Pre-employment of physical, criminal background check, and drug testing required