• The RN will be responsible for providing patient referrals and treatment including coordinating and providing clinical care for patients, promoting and restoring patient’s health while prescribing, providing, delegating, evaluating, and

• coordinating comprehensive professional nursing care.

• The RN will also provide physical and psycho-social support to patients and collaborate with the HIV/HEP service team including Licensed Practical Nurse, Case Managers, Community Health Workers, and Providers.

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Care Coordination:

• Serve on a care coordination team (i.e., clinicians, therapists, community health workers, pharmacists, case managers, etc.) for the provision of comprehensive care for PWH and those vulnerable for acquiring HIV and other chronic conditions.

• Supervision of the LPN, particularly in the provision of various services.

• In collaboration with the care coordination team, assist in the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of patients individualized care plans.

 

Direct Primary Care

• Conduct comprehensive health screenings and other procedures such as immunizations.

• Perform laboratory testing (i.e. urine dip, pregnancy test, rapid strep screen), including quality controls, and maintain all laboratory/diagnostic test logs.

• Develop intervention plans for groups, families and individuals.

• Educate communities about nutrition, hygiene and disease prevention.

• Disseminate information about STDs, drug abuse, cigarette smoking or disease outbreaks.

• Administer vaccinations.

• Treat wounds and injuries.

• Assess blood sugar levels and blood pressure and provide the appropriate treatment and referrals.

• Provide care for people who present with various symptoms and people with injuries.

• Identify barriers to optimal health.

• Assessing the needs of the community.

• Providing care for groups and individuals in remote locations.

• Coordinating and managing scheduled nurse visits.

• Conducting comprehensive assessments of patients’ physical, mental, and psychosocial needs.

• Performing medical procedures, according to privileges issued.

• Providing health maintenance visits, evaluating for immunizations, and providing anticipatory guidance and referrals; performing STD (sexually transmitted disease) and family planning screening and education.

• Developing and managing individualized care plans; including processed therapies, administration of vaccines and treatments, testing and evaluation of care plan’s effectiveness.

• Performing assessment data collection and documenting subjective data (chief complaint and allergies) and objective data (vital signs/weight/etc).

• Administering medications and intravenous solutions skillfully and correctly, and performing lab/diagnostic testing as ordered by provider and reporting all critical lab values immediately.

• Perform other position-related duties as assigned.