Health Center RN

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We do not discriminate for any reason.  We welcome talented individuals who believe in our mission, drive the organization forward, and recognize the positive impact they can bring to our communities.

Position Summary

The Health Center Nurse is a Registered Nurse who provides trauma informed care with a goal of ensuring and improving the patient health care experience. This position provides clinical support to patient care activities utilizing nursing education, nursing assessment, and application of clinical/procedural skills.

Core Job Responsibilities:       

• Provide health maintenance support and education for chronic diseases i.e. hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and screenings including colorectal, mammogram, and cervical cancer screenings
• Conduct Social Determinants of Health screenings to identify barriers to care and care gaps, maintain up to date knowledge of HEDIS and UDS measures, and utilize quality metrics to drive patient outreach and provide optimal care
• Collaborate with Quality, Population Health, Operations, Medical Services, health center managers, and support staff to ensure standardization of workflows, processes, distribution of patient equipment, proper documentation, and essential follow up
• Promote patient centered care model by collaborating with the patient, family, and ACCESS health care team members such as behavioral health, benefits specialist, utilization management, referral coordinators, and care coordinators
• Perform nursing assessment within scope of practice
• Triage patient calls and inquiries
• Complete initial history and physical for new and existing patients as needed
• Navigate medication prior authorizations and refill medication requests
• Administer prescribed medications and treatment as directed by the provider per ACCESS policies
• At the direction of Clinical Support Services, provide clinical training and clinical skills assessment verification of staff
• Perform patient outreach (appointment follow-ups, abnormal labs, medication adjustments)
• Provide patient care support when needed including, but not limited to, rooming, labs, vaccinations, procedures, EKGs
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements/Preferences

• Current, unrestricted RN license in the State of Illinois required
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred 
• Minimum of  one (1) year of experience in community or ambulatory care preferred
• Current BLS for Healthcare Provider CPR certification
• Strong technical skills including:
  • Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite required 
  • Intermediate proficiency with EHR required, Epic preferred
  • Experience using Microsoft Teams and SharePoint preferred

• Bilingual (Spanish/English) and/or ability to utilize available translation services to communicate with non-English speaking patients and/or guests required

ACCESS is a Network of Federally Qualified Health Centers treating patients on the frontlines of community-based health care. Depending on position applied/being recruited for, candidates may be required to be vaccinated against communicable diseases, and provide supporting documentation proving that they are properly vaccinated, or apply for religious and/or medical vaccination exemption as a part of the application process.