(Archived) Field Clinic Registered Nurse

Our community health organization is searching for a full time Field/Clinic Registered Nurse to join our team serving the county of Kaua’i, HI.

Requirements:

• RN degree.
• Strong supervisory skills in a health care setting- preferably clinic setting.
• Current certification in Basic Life Support.
• Tuberculosis clearance.
• Good understanding of medical terminology and experience in the healthcare field.
• Flexible, organized, mature, impartial, and ethical.
• Able to communicate clearly and tactfully with others.
• Legible, complete and timely documentation and charting.
• Ability to problem-solve, set priorities, and work with multiple distractions and interruptions.
• Self-motivated, honest, energetic, and committed.
• Strong clinical competence skills, professionalism and patient confidentiality.
• Excellent computer skills: Microsoft Office Suite required. EMR eClinicalWorks experience a PLUS!
• Ability to work with a wide variety of providers, patients, and staff.
• Cultural sensitivity to our many Hawai'i cultures is very important

Salary starting at $95000 Plus Benefits: PPO Health Plan, Flexible Spending, Temporary Disability Insurance, Workers Compensation, Paid Holidays, PTO, Paid Bereavement Leave, 402(k) Plan, Incentive Plan, License Reimbursement, Employee Discount.

Responsibilities:

• School-based testing from Koloa to Kekaha: COVID testing, On-site vaccinations.
• General Clinical RN duties: Coverage when needed, Triage patients, Vaccination duties, Working out of Waimea clinic.
• Give SQ, IM medications.
• Recognize and triage patients based on patients’ complaints, vital signs and clinical presentation.
• Continually looks for ways and offers positive input to improve patient flow or other operational matters.
• Maintains a safe and therapeutic environment for patient care.
• Familiar with OSHA and Infectious Disease protocol.
• Receives physician’s order (as requested and appropriate) to address care needs of an established patient in an office or non-office visit that may not require the presence of a physician but will need sign-off by physician.
• Able to provide education and training for patient self-management using a standardized curriculum in a one-to-one setting.
• Supervises the Clinical Specialist I/II, receptionist/front desk personnel and medical records when required to do so by the Director of Nursing.