Staff RN Primary Care, Norwalk Primary Care Medical Group

Stamford Health • Norwalk, CT

6h • Onsite

About The Position

Stamford Health is hiring a Staff RN Primary Care for the Norwalk Primary Care
location at 637 West Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06850

This is a full-time Monday through Friday position, with following hours:

Monday 8:15am to 5:15pm
Tuesday 8:15am to 4:15pm
Wednesday 8:15am to 6pm
Thursday 8:15am to 5:15pm
Friday 8:15am to 3:00pm

As a Certified Great Place to Work organization, Stamford Health understands
what it takes to attract talent to improve our workforce and support our
mission, to that end we offer:

Competitive salary
Comprehensive, low-cost health insurance plans (including GLP-1 coverage
options) available day one
Wellness programs
Paid Time Off accruals
Tax deferred annuity and (403b) pension plan
Tuition reimbursement
Free on-site parking and train station shuttle
Childcare partnership with Children’s Learning Center

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Valid license as Registered Nurse in CT
• BLS Certification
• Excellent customer service / communication skills.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Minimum of 2 years previous experience in a similar position.
• Must be able to read, write and speak the English language.

Responsibilities

• The Registered Nurse coordinates and develops patient care utilizing the Nursing Process and follows all established standards of practice within the State and Federal guidelines. Provides supervision and mentorship of non-RN personnel. Serves as a resource to both staff and management in problem identification and resolution.
• Reviews schedules and organizes patient flow; greet patients, documents patients concern, questions etc…accompanies patient to exam/procedure room and prepares patients for physical exam. Initial patient interview; reviewing patient medical profile, H&P and document in EMR/manual charting as appropriate
• Obtains and accurately documents patient vital signs, weight: reports any abnormalities to physician. Assists with specimen collection and testing as necessary. Documents pertinent information in EMR
• Assists patients as necessary i.e. walking, transferring, dressing etc…
• Provides minor treatment as directed by physician, assists physicians with minor procedures
• Provides education as indicated after assessing the learning needs of the patient and or family
• Documents all patient related activities
• As necessary, Schedules patient testing and pre certifies if insurances requires
• Responds to all telephone messages (patient, physician offices etc…)
• End of month checks for expired supplies and medication
• Stocks rooms/maintains inventory or exam/procedure rooms
• Orders supplies as needed
• Cleans the exam/procedure room & equipment after each patient
• Prepares exam /procedure room for next patient & physician needs
• Notifies patients of test results (per physician instruction) and follow up
• Attends scheduled staff meetings, in service education opportunities and participates in continuing education programs. Formulates and maintains effective working relationships with employees and other managers of the health care team.
• Respects and protects the patient’s rights to confidentiality and privacy and discloses information only for the professional purposes which are in the patient’s best interests with full consideration of their legal rights. Displays a positive attitude when interacting with physician’s office staff, physicians and fellow employees of the office.
• Participates in and supports performance improvement and risk management activities
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested in order to maintain a high level of service. Completes required continuous training and education, including practice specific requirements. Demonstrates professional work behavior by following Service Standards. Complies with departmental organizational policies and procedures and adheres to external agency requirements

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive, low-cost health insurance plans (including GLP-1 coverage options) available day one
• Wellness programs
• Paid Time Off accruals
• Tax deferred annuity and (403b) pension plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free on-site parking and train station shuttle
• Childcare partnership with Children’s Learning Center

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed