Clinic Nurse

• PACE Pittsboro - PACE Pittsboro Nursing
• Full Time

About Piedmont Health Services

Piedmont Health Services, Inc. (PHS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in North Carolina. Dedicated to delivering top-tier, accessible, and inclusive primary healthcare, PHS has proudly served for 54 years and remains the largest community health center in central NC. Operating 10 Community Health Centers, two PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) Senior Care facilities, and 2 Mobile Health Units, PHS extends its services to residents across five counties, including Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Orange, and Lee.

What is PACE?

At Piedmont Health Senior Care, we are dedicated to enhancing the lives of seniors in our community through our Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). We help seniors maintain their independence and continue living at home homes for as long as possible. We achieve this by offering comprehensive, personalized healthcare and related services, all tailored to the unique needs and aspirations of each senior we serve.

Our approach is unlike any other healthcare plan! PACE emphasizes a participant-centered strategy, focusing on providing the right care and services that best support each participant's unique needs and goals. We integrate and coordinate all aspects of care, leveraging a team of dedicated doctors, nurses, therapists, dieticians, and other specialized professionals who work together as a care team to manage and address the complete health needs of each participant.

Job Title – Clinic Nurse

Department - PACE 

Reports to – PACE Nurse Manager

Benefits - 

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance (Short & Long Term Disability)
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• 11 Paid Holidays
• CME (Continuing Medical Education)

About Position: The Clinic Nurse is responsible for providing direct and indirect care to patients and utilizes the nursing process including: assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation and recording of patient care and patient education. Will be working with potentially hazardous chemicals, exposure to patient body fluids. Requires frequent lifting and carrying items weighing up to 40 pounds unassisted. Requires frequent bending, reaching, and repetitive hand movements, standing, walking, squatting and sitting, with some heavy lifting, pushing and pulling exerted regularly throughout a regular work shift. Requires exposure to communicable diseases and/or bodily fluids.

• Work Location: PACE Senior Care at Pittsboro Community Health Center

163 Chatham Business Drive, Pittsboro, NC 27312

• Schedule: Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

(No Remote Option)

• PATIENT POPULATION SERVED -

Adult, Geriatric

• Required Travel: None

Duties/ Responsibilities – 

• Coordinates support to providers by anticipating the needs and aiding in the provision of care. Coordinates services with other members of the health-care team, internal and external, to provide complex patient care, including the administration of intravenous infusions and wound care.
• Assists in maintaining an inventory of supplies and medications and orders as needed.
• Ensures all quality assurance measures are achieved.  Completes all other duties as assigned.
• Demonstrates an understanding and the ability to provide appropriate care according to the patients age.
• Identifies the impact of cultural diversity and lifestyle choices on patient condition and makes accommodations for such differences.
• Verifies and safely administers medications as ordered by provider and documents medication given.

Qualifications – 

• Must possess strong interpersonal, organizational, group facilitation and consensus-building skills.
• Must possess skills necessary to provide care for geriatric patients.
• Must have proven clinical leadership and management skills, to include the ability to learn, teach, research, develop and implement policies and procedures and/or projects as needed independently.
• Must possess the ability to prioritize, multi-task duties within the role as well as problem solve and think analytically/critically.
• Must have the ability to effectively handle difficult and unusual interpersonal situations.
• Must possess broad knowledge base of nursing clinical practice.
• Ability to work within a team environment and foster team cohesiveness.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Must meet a standardized set of competencies established by Piedmont Health Senior Care and approved by CMS before working independently.
• Must only act within the scope of his/her authority to practice.

Education: Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing required. Master's Degree in Nursing preferred.

Required: At least 2 years supervisory experience.

Preferred: At least 5 years clinical nursing experience. Preferred experience in home care long term care setting and ideally, PACE experience. One year of experience with the frail or elderly preferred.

Current/valid License: RN currently licensed in NC; Presents credentials which demonstrate ability to meet performance criteria for the RN position; Valid NC driver's license.

Pay Range - $61,889- $83,173

EEO Statement

Piedmont Health Services, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, disability status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, protected military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

DEI Statement

Piedmont Health Services, Inc. (PHS) endeavors to maintain an inclusive workplace, one that is reflective of the patient population that we serve and the individuals whom we employ. We strive to incorporate inclusiveness throughout our work culture, including the way that we recruit, support, and retain employees. We believe that having employees from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences is an asset. It helps us to view the world through different lenses embodying the perspectives, opinions, approaches, and values that our employees bring to work daily. In fact, inclusion is woven into the very fabric of our work life, which allows our employees to perform at their highest possible potential.