Registered Nurse (RN) - Gardner Float
Community Health Connections
Summary
The Primary Care Nurse provides comprehensive, patient-centered nursing care in an outpatient primary care setting. This role supports health promotion, disease prevention, chronic disease management, and care coordination for patients across the lifespan. The nurse works collaboratively with providers and the interdisciplinary team to ensure high-quality, safe, and efficient care.
Job description
Essential Duties and Major Responsibilities
Clinical Care
- Perform patient intake activities including obtaining vital signs, chief complaints, health histories, and medication reconciliation.
- Assist providers during examinations and procedures.
- Administer medications and immunizations per provider order and evidence-based guidelines.
- Perform nursing procedures such as wound care, injections, point-of-care testing, and specimen collection.
- Monitor and assess patients for acute and chronic physical and mental health conditions.
Care Coordination & Population Health
- Support management of chronic diseases (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, asthma, heart disease).
- Coordinate referrals, diagnostic testing, and follow-up care.
- Participate in care management activities and preventive health initiatives.
- Assist with transitions of care and post-discharge follow-up when applicable.
Patient Education & Engagement
- Provide patient and family education related to diagnoses, medications, lifestyle changes, and preventive care.
- Promote adherence to treatment plans and encourage patient participation in their care.
- Support health literacy and culturally competent communication.
- Facilitate groups focused on disease prevention, disease management and other health topics.
Documentation & Compliance
- Accurately document assessments, interventions, and patient education in the electronic health record (EHR).
- Maintain compliance with organizational policies, regulatory requirements, and quality measures.
- Participate in quality improvement activities and performance initiatives.
Collaboration & Communication
- Work collaboratively with physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, medical assistants, and administrative staff.
- Communicate effectively with patients, families, and healthcare team members.
- Escalate patient concerns, abnormal findings, or safety issues appropriately.
Professional Practice
- Maintain required licensure, certifications, and continuing education.
- Uphold standards of professional nursing practice and ethical conduct.
- Participate in staff meetings, trainings, and team initiatives as assigned.
Requirements
- Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse License
- Currently registered as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its Board of Registration in Nursing
- AHA BLS Health Care Provider certification or equivalent
- Computer skills for accurate data entry
- Demonstrated interpersonal relationship skills
- Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills in English
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced medical office environment
- Required to work at least one evening per week
- Work experience equivalent to one year as an RN/LPN in an ambulatory medical office environment preferred
- Bilingual in Spanish and/or Portuguese is a plus
Company overview
Community Health Connections is a comprehensive healthcare provider organization focused on delivering accessible medical services to underserved communities. As a community health center network, it offers integrated primary care, dental services, behavioral health support, and preventive care programs. The organization operates with a mission to provide high-quality, affordable healthcare regardless of patients' ability to pay, emphasizing culturally competent care and addressing health disparities. Community Health Connections typically serves diverse populations including low-income families, uninsured individuals, and medically underserved communities through multiple clinic locations. Their services often include family medicine, pediatrics, women's health, chronic disease management, and community outreach programs. By adopting a patient-centered approach and collaborating with local social service agencies, the organization plays a vital role in improving community health outcomes and reducing healthcare access barriers in the regions it serves.