Nurse, Registered

Job description

Description LOCATION: Wayne County Healthy Communities - Hamtramck, MI 48212 POSITION SUMMARY: The Registered Nurse would be a key to providing support for our providers, safe care for our patients, strengthening operational quality, and ultimately improving clinical patient outcomes. This RN assists in the care coordination our patient’s healthcare needs, and serves as a teacher, advocate, and navigator for these patients within the context of the care team. This RN will be responsible for providing direct nursing care, performing nursing assessments, participating in the continuity of patient care, being a servant-leader, and helping improve patient outcomes. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: - Provides clinical and administrative support for providers within the care team model. This includes: - Communicating abnormal lab results and treatment plan to patients as outlined by the provider and/or protocols - Providing patient education in areas such as chronic disease, medications, pregnancy - Completing medication reconciliation and new patient intakes. - Working with other members of the care team to coordinate patient care, referrals, DME orders, care management and hospital/ER follow-up -...