Community Programs RN

Job Title: Community Programs Registered Nurse

Reports To: Director of Community Programs

Job Summary: Assists Infectious Disease Program Manager and Director of Community Programs in county-wide infection control, immunization, and testing efforts as well as managing and providing leadership to Community Programs including the Community Health Worker Program.

Qualifications and Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties to be performed and may be modified, interpreted and/or applied in any way, as necessary. Maintaining regular and punctual attendance is required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Essential Job Duties:

• Supports Community Efforts to Immunize and Test for Infectious Diseases
• Assists Infectious Disease Program Manager in Community Infection Testing, Control, Reporting, Surveillance, and Immunizations
• Assist in submission of required reports.
• Ensure operation of medical equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements, following manufacturers instructions, reporting malfunctions, requesting repairs, maintaining equipment inventory, and evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• When needed, performs lab draws and maintain laboratory documents.
• Proficient in laboratory point of care testing.
• Comply with FIT testing requirements to assure proper fit of N95 masks.
• Travel to any location as needed.

• Provides Program Oversight to the Community Health Program

• Focuses on the growth and the development of the Community Health Program.
• Collects and reports data on program adherence, from NextGen and other sources, as needed to meet CCHCI leadership and grant requirements.
• Conducts and participates in regular staff meetings with all Community Programs staff as well as regional, state, and local meetings.

• Performs Program Development

• Assists the Community Health Workers in completing the CHW Training syllabus developed for certification.
• Facilitates program growth and expansion by working closely with members of our special populations (homeless, low-income housing residents, migrant and seasonal farmworkers, vets).
• Participates in community outreach events and identifies services needed in distant communities and special needs populations.
• Reviews effectiveness of services and seeks to strengthen and improve on services.

Required Education, Experience, Certificates & Licenses:

• Degree from an accredited RN, BSN, or MSN program.
• Current Unrestricted Arizona State Nursing (RN, BSN, or MSN) license.
• At least one years experience working as LPN, RN, BSN, or MSN
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification required.
• Fingerprint clearance card required.
• Driver's License and Proof of Insurance may be required if requesting mileage reimbursement. For Float positions, mileage may not be paid.

Required Language Skills:

• Ability to comprehend and compose instructions, correspondence, and communications in English in both oral and written format.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish may be preferred based on current staffing patterns, patient population, and/or duty assignment.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to occasionally exert enough force to move objects weighing up to 10 pounds.
• Ability to continuously remain in a stationary position.
• Ability to constantly move about inside the workplace to assist patients, operate office or medical equipment, etc.
• Ability to traverse short distances indoors and outdoors between work sites.
• Possesses hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to constantly operate computer, telephone, and other office machinery.
• Possesses close visual acuity necessary to accurately record and view information on a computer monitor, handwritten and typed documents.
• Ability to discern the nature of sounds at a normal spoken volume.
• Possesses hand-eye coordination and visual acuity necessary to frequently operate a motor vehicle in normal and adverse weather conditions.

Other Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to employ statistical / mathematical methods to collect and analyze data and develop solutions.
• Ability to perform a variety of assignments and make decisions requiring considerable independent judgment.
• Displays high level of critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Displays sound and accurate judgment and ability to make timely decisions.
• Knowledge of health plans and community health centers preferred.
• Knowledge of HIPAA and Corporate Compliance rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of Human Resources policies and procedures and Employee Handbook.
• Computer literacy required with proficiency in use of all Microsoft Office programs.
• Knowledge of Electronic Health Records preferred.
• Must be detail oriented and possess strong organizational skills.
• Ability to prioritize and plan work activities, use time efficiently and develop realistic action plans.
• Ability to employ motivational techniques to train, mentor, and lead staff.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with ability to build effective teams.

Work Environment & Conditions:

• Work environment is typical of an administrative office setting with no substantial exposure to adverse environmental conditions.
• Work is frequently performed both indoors and outdoors with exposure to outside weather conditions to include heat and cold, and humid, windy, and dry conditions.
• Work includes frequent driving in normal and adverse weather conditions over improved and rough road surfaces.
• Work requires reliable transportation as position requires frequent travel and extended hours to include early mornings, evenings, holidays, and weekends.
• Work requires ability to be contacted by cell phone during or outside of regular work hours.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to frequently exert enough force to move objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to continuously remain in a stationary position.
• Ability to constantly move about inside the workplace to assist patients, operate office or medical equipment, etc.
• Possesses hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to constantly operate computer, telephone, other office machinery, and medical equipment.
• Possesses close visual acuity necessary to accurately record and view information on a computer monitor, handwritten and typed documents.
• Ability to discern the nature of sounds at a normal spoken volume.
• Possesses range of body motion and ability to exert enough force to lift and move adult and pediatric patients.

Other Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to perform basic medical math that may include the use of ratio/proportion, dosage calculation, metric and household equivalents, roman numerals, abbreviations, and general math including percentages, etc.
• Ability to gather data in an organized fashion from varied sources.
• Ability to perform variety of assignments requiring independent judgment.
• Ability to resolve challenges and work under pressure.
• Knowledge of health plans and community health centers preferred.
• Knowledge of HIPAA rules and regulations.
• Computer literacy required.