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We are seeking to hire a registered nurse for a full-time position to join our multidisciplinary team in the UAB Family Clinic. UAB Family Clinic is a Ryan White funded clinic providing care for women, infants, children, adolescents and young adults with HIV. We are one of two clinics providing HIV care for children under the age of 18 years in the State of Alabama. We physically see patients at 2 clinic locations based at Children's of Alabama approximately one and a half to 2 days a week. The remaining days are mostly administrative. Our patient ages range from infancy to older adults. We care for patients with both perinatal acquired HIV as well as later acquisition. Our focus is to provide holistic care for women with HIV and their affected children, support them throughout pregnancy, children born in the US with HIV as well as international adoptees with HIV and adolescents and young adults with acquired HIV, including many who identify with the LGBTQ community. We are actively engaged in community outreach and advocacy activities to raise awareness regarding HIV, encourage testing and linkage to care. We are actively engaged in both research and quality improvement projects to improve the medical care and lives of people living with HIV, and collaborate with many organizations and researchers. The ideal candidate is someone comfortable caring for patients from a widely diverse background, understands trauma informed care (or is willing to learn), is passionate to deliver the highest standard of care with compassion to a patient population that is marginalized, have a stigmatizing diagnosis and frequently struggle with many of the social determinants of health.
Duties and Responsibilities:
•Provides direct patient care in a clinic environment, documentation in Children's of Alabama EMR - Epic
•Clinical care includes: reviewing immunizations, ensuring up to date and administration, reviewing lab work and notifying provider of abnormalities, communicating with health department regarding sexual transmitted infection results requiring treatment, administering IM antibiotics, calling in prescriptions and discussing treatment and results with patients.
•Administrative duties includes: assist in maintaining an inventory of necessary lab and vaccine supplies for Family Clinic Patients, entering clinical data into CareWare, a database maintained by HRSA, participate in quality improvement metrics.
•Research duties: Assist in recruitment, education and implementation of various HIV related research projects
Salary Range: $55,180 - $89,670
Qualifications
Graduate of a school of nursing program approved and accredited by the Alabama State Board of Nursing and three (3) years of related experience required. Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement. Currently licensed or eligible to be licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) by the Alabama Board of Nursing required. If job is in TKC, Current adult/child CPR certification required or must be obtained within the first 30 days of employment and current ACLS certification required or must be obtained within 6 months of employment.
