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Nurse / Compounder
Registered Nurse- ***ual Health
Nurse / Compounder
#56913
Remote / WFH
Seattle Roots Community Health
Job Description
Seattle Roots Community Health is a not-for-profit organization that operates two primary care clinics, an After-Hours Clinic, two School-Based Health Centers, a low barrier Medication-assisted treatment clinic and a Dental Clinic. Our Carolyn Downs Family Medical Center was founded in 1970 in Seattle's Central District. Our Country Doctor Community Clinic was established in 1971 by residents of the Capitol Hill neighborhood.
Seattle Roots is passionate about serving patients of all backgrounds and employing individuals who are equally committed to this mission. To ensure our organization is best serving our populations, we strive to promote policies that enable us to work effectively in all situations, with patients, with coworkers, and with the community.
Our Mission
To improve the health of our community by providing high-quality and caring primary health care that addresses the needs of people, regardless of their ability to pay. At Carolyn Downs and Country Doctor, health care is a right.
Job Summary
The ****** Health Nurse provides HIV specific and ****** Health Services at Seattle Roots Community Health. This mission-drive RN is responsible for supporting patients living with HIV and patients receiving ****** health services throughout the organization. The nurse will work closely with healthcare providers, program directors, supervisors, and community partners to ensure services are accessible, inclusive, and culturally competent. This position requires on-site presence and familiarity with this patient population is required.
Job Responsibilities
Specific for Patients Living with HIV:
Develop and track individual treatment plans.
Coordinate with PCP when changes in treatment plans are necessary and educate patients to understand these changes.
Provide upstream chart reviews to PCP to ensure HIV-specific primary care needs for patients are being addressed.
Engage in medical consult meetings with the HIV team for medically challenging cases
Facilitate consultation with specialists for challenging medical cases
Facilitate patient involvement in clinical trials
Develop and provide clinically relevant HIV education to providers and support staff to ensure delivery of excellent HIV care at all CDCHC sites
Support HIV Program Directors in programmatic planning
For all ****** Health Patients:
Utilize the nursing process to provide ongoing support to patients that encourage adherence to medication and engagement in care
Ensure timely and accurate charting in electronic health care records
Coordinate with interdisciplinary care team members to ensure that patient needs are being met.
Liaise with CBOs to ensure service accountability to marginalized demographics
Perform patient education and coordination of care
Maintain scheduled patient/nurse appointments
Triage patient calls, appointments, and walk-ins
Evaluate messages, faxes, or calls, patient paperwork/forms, prioritize patient needs and coordinate with patient appointments
Assess patient needs and arrange for education, problem-solving, care management, and/or follow-up care
Perform nurse-to-provider conversion visits or provider consultations as appropriat
Appropriately assist in resolving medication problems, such as calls about medication side effects, requests for medications not currently prescribed, and management and clarification of refills
Program Support:
Work closely with other members of the ****** health team to ensure grant requirements are met
In conjunction with other team members, ensure that ****** health programs are aligned with evidence-based practices and public health guidelines
Support quality improvement activities and attend regular quality meetings
Seattle Roots is passionate about serving patients of all backgrounds and employing individuals who are equally committed to this mission. To ensure our organization is best serving our populations, we strive to promote policies that enable us to work effectively in all situations, with patients, with coworkers, and with the community.
Our Mission
To improve the health of our community by providing high-quality and caring primary health care that addresses the needs of people, regardless of their ability to pay. At Carolyn Downs and Country Doctor, health care is a right.
Job Summary
The ****** Health Nurse provides HIV specific and ****** Health Services at Seattle Roots Community Health. This mission-drive RN is responsible for supporting patients living with HIV and patients receiving ****** health services throughout the organization. The nurse will work closely with healthcare providers, program directors, supervisors, and community partners to ensure services are accessible, inclusive, and culturally competent. This position requires on-site presence and familiarity with this patient population is required.
Job Responsibilities
Specific for Patients Living with HIV:
Develop and track individual treatment plans.
Coordinate with PCP when changes in treatment plans are necessary and educate patients to understand these changes.
Provide upstream chart reviews to PCP to ensure HIV-specific primary care needs for patients are being addressed.
Engage in medical consult meetings with the HIV team for medically challenging cases
Facilitate consultation with specialists for challenging medical cases
Facilitate patient involvement in clinical trials
Develop and provide clinically relevant HIV education to providers and support staff to ensure delivery of excellent HIV care at all CDCHC sites
Support HIV Program Directors in programmatic planning
For all ****** Health Patients:
Utilize the nursing process to provide ongoing support to patients that encourage adherence to medication and engagement in care
Ensure timely and accurate charting in electronic health care records
Coordinate with interdisciplinary care team members to ensure that patient needs are being met.
Liaise with CBOs to ensure service accountability to marginalized demographics
Perform patient education and coordination of care
Maintain scheduled patient/nurse appointments
Triage patient calls, appointments, and walk-ins
Evaluate messages, faxes, or calls, patient paperwork/forms, prioritize patient needs and coordinate with patient appointments
Assess patient needs and arrange for education, problem-solving, care management, and/or follow-up care
Perform nurse-to-provider conversion visits or provider consultations as appropriat
Appropriately assist in resolving medication problems, such as calls about medication side effects, requests for medications not currently prescribed, and management and clarification of refills
Program Support:
Work closely with other members of the ****** health team to ensure grant requirements are met
In conjunction with other team members, ensure that ****** health programs are aligned with evidence-based practices and public health guidelines
Support quality improvement activities and attend regular quality meetings
