SUMMARY:

Under the general supervision of the Director, Community Health Institute, provides nursing services consistent with community outreach, education and screening programs.
Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.

In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include:

Instill Trust and Value Differences
Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Brown University Health employees are expected to embrace Brown University Health's mission of Delivering health with care and successfully role model Brown University Health's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.Consistently applies the corporate values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence in improving the health status of the people of the region, through the provision of customer-friendly, geographically accessible and high-value services within the environment of a comprehensive, integrated, academic health system. Is responsible for knowing and acting in accordance with the principles of the Brown University Health Corporate Compliance Program and Code of Conduct.

Provides health education programs consistent with ability, education, and training. Provides required nursing support for health screenings. Assists with follow up for all screening participants with abnormal test results and/or no primary care provider. Assures contact with such individuals until appropriate care provided.Represents the department at community events to provide outreach, education and screening services.Acts as resource to staff in the referral service for callers experiencing barriers to accessing care.Improves quality of results by studying, evaluating, and recommending changes in processes; and implementing approved changes.All essential functions performed in this position respect the age, gender, language, and other cultural and social needs of the patients.Maintains quality assurance, safety, environmental and infection control in accordance with established policies, procedures, and objectives.Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Licensure as Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island by the Rhode Island Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.

BASIC KNOWLEDGE:

Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process. Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island. Must have current American Heart Association Basic Life-Support for Healthcare Providers certification. Bilingual preferred

EXPERIENCE:

Three years’ related and progressively responsible clinical and community experience, and basic computer skills. Teaching and community health experience preferred.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Prolonged standing and walking. May be required to lift, push or pull equipment up to 35 pounds. Repeated bending, squatting, stooping.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

None

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EEO Statement:

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

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