Job Posting: Registered Nurse
Job Description
The Cow Creek Health & Wellness Center is excited to announce the open position for a Registered Nurse. This role is designed for a dedicated healthcare professional who desires to serve and engage with our community at our established health clinics. The selected candidate will be crucial in delivering high-quality care tailored to the unique needs of our patients, integrating comprehensive health services with a deep understanding of indigenous cultures.
This full-time position is not remote, requiring the successful candidate to operate within our health facilities. It combines a blend of clinical skills and a passion for community health, offering an enriching environment to grow both personally and professionally in the field of nursing within an indigenous context.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Obtain preliminary health history and physical assessment of patients. Make appropriate referrals to other team members or provide necessary service.
- Screen and assess patients who are not physically present following telephone triage protocols. Determine the need to be seen and/or the urgency of the condition.
- Function under the established routines and medical protocols of the clinic. Promote continuity of care by establishing follow-up care or referrals to other healthcare providers.
- Provide education to patients and families regarding the management of medications, treatments, home care or discharge instructions, etc.
- Assists the provider in performing diagnostic and therapeutic measures including disbursement of medications, casting, suturing, wound debridement, dressing changes, etc.
- Knowledge and skill in operation of specialized medical equipment, such as AED, resuscitators, EKG machine, monitors, pulmonary function, etc.
- Provides and/or assists in the provision of emergency care. Implement first aid in an emergency according to emergency preparedness policies.
- Knowledge of pharmaceuticals, their desired effects, and complications of their use.
- Utilize Electronic Health Record (EHR) medical records system through RPMS patient management system, in a competent manner, and provide team support for efficient functionality.
- Comply with all established policies and procedures including HIPAA.
Requirements
- Ability to commute to all clinic locations.
- Knowledge of professional nursing standards, theories, abilities, procedures and techniques used in acute and chronic disease care and education and ability to implement these within a clinical setting.
- Candidate must have at least one year of clinical nursing experience. Experience working with Tribes and/or Indian Health Service is preferred.
- Current and unencumbered Oregon State Licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
