Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center
Location
Mcminnville, Oregon
Salary
$45 / HOUR
The Registered Nurse provides holistic patient care, performs clinical tasks, and assists the primary care team. Responsibilities include patient triage, medication administration, case management, and patient education.
Candidates must hold a current Oregon RN license and possess a commitment to serving diverse, underserved populations. Proficiency in both English and Spanish is preferred, along with a valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
At virginia garcia memorial health center, we welcome diversity; we encourage, uplift, and are honored to serve people who have been historically underrepresented and underserved. Our mission is to provide high-Quality, culturally appropriate healthcare to low-Income residents of washington and yamhill counties, with a special emphasis on seasonal and migrant farm workers and others with barriers to receiving healthcare. We strive to provide an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the diversity of the people we employ and serve.
The Registered Nurse (RN) provides holistic patient care service as a member of the primary care team. The RN performs routine clinical tasks necessary for efficient patient care and assists other patient care providers as needed.
· Handle protected health information (PHI) in a manner consistent with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
· Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, safe driving record and insurance coverage required.
· Perform other duties as assigned.
The RN will use PHI to answer patient questions about their medical problems or plan of care, to triage and schedule appointments for urgent medical problems, to relay information from the health care providers to the patient and to provider nursing visits at patients homes. Applying the minimum necessary rules of HIPAA, the designated record sets to which this employee will have access include: scheduling, demographics, and view only patient account information in the practice management system, and the complete medical record, including confidential sections.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Required:
· Proficiency in English and Spanish, both written and spoken language preferred.
· Commitment to providing quality health care to all.
· Demonstrated commitment to working with patients and staff from a wide range of ethnic, economic, cultural and social backgrounds.
· Current Oregon RN License.
Accountability: Role model VG's mission, vision, and shared values
Customer-Focus: Listen to the voice of the customer and strive to delight them by exceeding their expectations
Teamwork: If someone needs help, help them
Initiative: Be innovative, apply fresh ideas, and continuously improve how you do your work
Confidentiality: Maintain strict confidentiality and respect the privacy of others
Ethical: Demonstrate integrity, honesty, and stewardship in all encounters at work
Respect: Demonstrate consideration and appreciation for co-workers and patients
Communication: Demonstrate the ability to convey thoughts and ideas as well as understand perspective of others
Physical Requirements: Percentage of time spent
· Standing: 10%
· Walking: 25%
· Sitting: 60%
· Lifting/Carrying: 5%
Must be able to occasionally lift/carry up to 30 lbs. · supplies
Staff members must meet immunization requirements as stated in VGMHC's immunization policy and state and federal guidelines.
Job descriptions represent a general outline of the essential and major job duties, functions and qualifications required. They cannot be all-inclusive and comprehensive due to the dynamic nature of work performed to accomplish VGMHC's Mission.
VGMHC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No person is unlawfully excluded from consideration for employment because of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, veteran status, marital status, or physical challenges. The policy applies not only to recruitment and hiring practices, but also includes affirmative action in placement, promotion, transfer, rate of pay, and termination.
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