Job description

Summary:
Under the general supervision of the Director Community Health Institute provides nursing services consistent with community outreach education and screening programs.

Responsibilities:
Lifespan employees are expected to embrace Lifespan's mission of "Delivering health with care" and successfully role model Lifespan'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 Lifespan 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.

Other information:
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

Lifespan is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age ethnicity sexual orientation ancestry genetics gender identity or expression disability protected veteran or marital status. Lifespan is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Location: The Miriam Hospital USA: RI: Providence

Work Type: Per Diem

Shift: Shift 1

Union: Non-Union

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