Clinical RN Support

Description

Washington, DC | On-Site | Temporary | $77.5K – $85.5K | Washington Post Top Workplace (8x Winner)

Community of Hope is seeking a Clinical RN Support to provide temporary, flexible RN support and high-quality, team-based patient care while ensuring that COH clinical protocols are followed. This position is located at our Conway Health and Resource Center in SW, Washington, DC.

Our Approach and Values:

We celebrate people’s strengths and acknowledge the impact of trauma on people’s lives.

We embrace diversity, welcome all voices, and treat everyone with respect and compassion.

We lead and advocate for changes to make systems more equitable.

We strive for excellence and value integrity in all that we do.

What You'll Do

• Prepares patients for examination and treatment including, but not limited to, taking the patient’s history, obtaining accurate vital signs, and verifying the chief complaint as needed. 
• Instructs patients in basic testing requirements (i.e. Pulmonary Function Tests, clean catch urines, and finger sticks) as needed. 
• Supplies the provider with necessary forms, information, and educational tools to accomplish visit when needed. 
• Prepares exam and treatment room with necessary instruments according to policy and/or procedure manual as instructed.  
• Performs all in-house labs and procedures as indicated by the clinical protocol.  
• Observes, records, and reports patient’s condition and reaction to drugs and treatments ordered by the provider in the Electronic Medical Record upon administration. 
• Performs vaccine and medication administration on patients of all ages when ordered by the provider as needed. 
• Assists with clinical procedures done by the providers in the office as needed. 
• Answers triage phone calls by assessing the patient’s medical condition and formulating plan based on the level of care required as needed. 
• Ensures lab results are reported to the patient daily after being reviewed and requested by the provider 
• Assists with Chronic Care Management, including but not limited to, conducting Pre-visit Chart Reviews as necessary. 
• Performs patient education and participates in care planning process for chronic conditions both newly and previously diagnosed. 
• Documents all patient encounters, including face to face, telephone, and electronic communications, in the medical record in a timely fashion. Documents all materials given to the patient in the electronic record. 

Requirements

Must-Haves

• Certified as a Registered Nurse and graduate of an accredited college.
• A current, unencumbered DC Registered Nurse license.
• BLS Certificate. 
• Knowledge of primary care office.
• Knowledge of medical terminology, examination, diagnostic, and treatment procedures.
• Ability and flexibility to travel and rotate to multiple clinical sites.
• Proof of vaccinations. COH will consider requests for reasonable accommodations for anyone who cannot be vaccinated for a religious or medical reason, subject to applicable law.

Nice-to-Haves

• At least 1 year of experience in a medical office practice or hospital.
• Ability to speak a second language.
• Skills in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with patients, medical staff, and the public.

About Us

Community of Hope is a mission-driven, innovative, rapidly growing nonprofit, and Federally Qualified Health Center. For over 45 years, we have provided health and housing services, perinatal care coordination, and community support services to make Washington, DC more equitable. Community of Hope also strongly emphasizes maternal and child health, with midwifery practice and the only free-standing birth center in DC. We are honored to be one of DC’s largest providers of housing and homelessness prevention services for families and individuals throughout DC. Through our Family Success Center, our WIC nutrition centers, and our various partnerships, we have reached hundreds and believe that everyone in DC deserves to be healthy, housed, and hopeful. With the help of our amazing staff, we have successfully provided:

• 50,000+ medical visits
• 6,300+ dental visits
• 17,000+ emotional wellness visits
• 1,384 families and 220 individuals with housing/homelessness prevention services

Ready to bring hope and health to our DC community? Apply today! To request a reasonable accommodation to complete an employment application or for general questions about employment with Community of Hope, contact a Recruiting Coordinator. Email: hr@cohdc.org Phone: 202-407-7747. Community of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.