RN, Physician Practice – Part Time

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Provides direct patient care in NYS Article 28 Clinic:

• Perform a health history, including sexual history and behavioral risk assessment
• Targeted physical examination
• Administer treatment of sexually transmitted infections
• Perform venipuncture
• Provide individualized patient education
• Seek consultation with nurse practitioners when indicated
• Identifies other health problems and provides referrals to appropriate health providers for evaluation and management

Provides STI risk reduction strategies:

• Provide HIV pre-test and risk reduction counseling
• Provides  HIV post- test counseling
• Utilizes a client-centered approach to provide culturally responsive HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) services, HIV PEP, Doxy-PEP for STI prevention.

Provides clinical case management:

• Manages laboratory test results, medical follow-up, and calls from patients.
• Assesses the need for further intervention. 

Participate in Quality Assurance/Quality improvement projects:

• Performs clinical audits for QA/QI

Professional development:

• Participates in training and education required by NYSPHL Article 28 regulations
• Fulfills requirements to maintain licensure as a registered professional nurse from the NYS Department of Education
• Maintains current knowledge of clinical management of STIs
• Participates in STI education sessions, including CEI web based training, attending conferences

Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Associate Degree in Nursing required
• Bachelor Degree in Nursing preferred
• 6 months experience as a Registered Nurse working in an Acute Care setting required. 
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience required
• Experience working with Black/African American, Latinx communities, same sex partners, and transgender communities a plus, preferred. 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Successful completion of orientation at the unit level.
• Strong clinical and phlebotomy skills.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred
• Commitment to community health

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• NYS Licensure as a Registered Nurse required

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