Registered Nurse (RN) General in Norwalk, CT

The Registered Nurse is part of the team concept in Norwalk Community Health Center’s health delivery system. S/he delivers primary care to patients utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation; and effectively interacts with patients, significant others, and other health team members while maintaining standards of professional nursing. Essential Duties/Responsibilities: • Improve patient outcomes, and deliver quality care within practice areas as assigned. Ensure all clinical care is delivered in a manner that meets or exceeds goals and expectations for clinical outcomes, quality assurance standards, and patient satisfaction • Perform an assessment based on the patient’s diagnosis, the reason for entry into system and care needs. Utilize the nursing process to plan, perform, delegate and evaluate the delivery of nursing care. • Provide counsel, support, advice, and support to patients and their families. • Conducts nursing triage per NCHC policy, collaborating with the nursing team and providers as needed. • Administers medications/ vaccines and performs clinical procedures per standing order or as ordered, and performs medication reconciliation. • Participate in quality strategies to evaluate compliance with standards and to identify opportunities to improve patient outcomes. • Ensure all patient charts and related documentation are maintained current and relevant at all time.. • Provides goal-oriented coaching, counseling, mentoring, or other forms of support to clinical support staff. Registered Nurse (RN) Core Competencies: • Demonstrate a high level of skill at building relationships and customer service. • Demonstrate interpersonal savvy and influence skills in managing difficult clients and patients. • Demonstrate a high degree of knowledge and competency in the practice of medicine and associated charting requirements. • Demonstrate a high level of problem-solving skill to better serve patients and staff. • Ability to utilize computers for data entry and information retrieval. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. • Ability to implement, and evaluate operational and administrative processes. Registered Nurse (RN) Position Requirements: • Graduation from an accredited nursing program • Bachelor's degree preferred • Bi-Lingual (Spanish) preferred Job Type: Full-time Benefits: • 401(k) • Dental insurance • Health insurance • Vision insurance Experience: • Management: 2 years (Preferred) Language: • Spanish (Preferred) License/Certification: • RN License (Preferred) Work Location: In person