Registered Nurse (Rn) - Mobile Clinic

$50 / hour

The Registered Nurse - Clinic Site works in a remote clinic location to serve a specific population's nursing needs. The Registered Nurse - Clinic Site demonstrates ability to make clinical judgments in an effective and efficient manner with supervision. The Registered Nurse - Clinic Site demonstrates critical thinking and performance ability in the coordination of patient care. Consistently performs according to nursing standards and is accountable in managing patient care and assisting others in the management of patient care.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care
• Performs focused interview to identify specific patients' needs
• Assess signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in the patient's condition
• Identifies and prioritizes actions based upon patient care requirements
• Performs interventions according to identified priorities, plan of care, and the clinic policies
• Provides a safe, comfortable and therapeutic patient environment
• Initiates patient and family education
• Documents patient's response to nursing and other interventions
• Monitors the safety and effectiveness of the environment and equipment
• Administer vaccines or any necessary medications
• Make follow up phone calls to patients
• Inputs information into the computer for tracking per policy/protocol
• Helps stock and maintain cleanliness of Clinic

Minimum Requirements:

• Current Registered Nurse License for the state in which the nurse practices
• One year experience as a nurse preferred
• One year experience in a clinic or immunization setting preferred.
• Complies with all relevant professional standards of practice
• Participation and completion of Maxim's Competency program when applicable
• Current CPR if applicable
• TB Questionnaire, PPD or chest x-ray if applicable
• Current Health certificate (per contract or state regulation)
• Must meet all federal, state and local requirements
• Successful completion of new hire training as applicable to job site
• Understand patient confidentiality and HIPAA requirements
• Ability to effectively elicit/provide information to and from appropriate individuals (including, but not limited to, supervisors, co-workers, clients) via strong communication skills; proficiency in the English language is required
• Computer proficiency required
• Must be at least 18 years of age