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University of Virginia Registered Nurse (RN) - Mobile Care Clinic - Population Health and Community Engagement in Charlottesville, Virginia
We are seeking a passionate and dedicated nurse to join our team in a groundbreaking initiative aimed at bringing essential healthcare services directly to underserved communities. As part of our mobile clinic van program, you will play a pivotal role in providing vital primary care services and fostering community health and wellness.
Responsibilities:
Deliver high-quality healthcare services directly to patients. This includes performing health assessments, administering treatments, and providing patient education to promote health literacy and self-care. Some care coordination may be needed.
Engage with community members to build trust, rapport, and awareness of available healthcare services. Foster partnerships with local organizations, leaders, and stakeholders to maximize outreach and impact within target communities.
Encourage health promotion and disease prevention initiatives to empower individuals and communities to adopt healthy behaviors and lifestyles. Provide educational materials on topics such as nutrition, hygiene, chronic disease management, and preventive screenings.
Join us in making a difference in the lives of individuals and families who lack access to essential healthcare services. Together, we can build healthier and stronger communities from the ground up. Apply now to be part of this impactful journey!
Capable clinician, focused on expanding knowledge and skills. Consistently provides effective direct care, as part of the interdisciplinary team, to a variety of complex patients. Manages care and implements treatment plans at a refined skill level in collaboration with patients, their families, physicians, and other members of the health care team. Seeks as well as provides feedback for improved clinical practice. Assumes a beginning leadership role but seeks mentoring in this process.
This job description integrates the AAACN Scope and Standards of Practice for Professional Ambulatory Care Nursing, the ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements, with the UVA Nursing Professional Practice Model.
ANA Scope and Standards of Practice definition of nursing: Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities and populations.
Relationship Based Care - Self and Colleagues: reflects the influence of the nurse's relationship with self, colleagues, and patient/family on the patient's experience.
Relationship Based Care - Patients and Families: reflects the influence of the nurse's relationship with self, colleagues, and patient/family on the patient's experience.
Expert Caring: encompasses clinical assessment, planning, prioritizing, coordinating, and implementation of care.
Empowered Leaders: demonstrate knowledge of and actively participate in shared governance.
Lifelong Learners: encompasses professional development through formal education, professional certification, and internal and external learning opportunities and recognizes the value of external professional organizations. Supports onboarding of new team members and precepts as applicable.
Quality Achievement : includes adherence to clinical documentation guidelines, comprehension of outcomes data, engagement in performance improvement activities, and commitment to standard work.
Innovation: is demonstrated by the application of technologies that support patient care, actively seeking to implement evidence-based practice and new knowledge generated by nursing research.
In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.
Position Compensation Range: $37.51 - $49.82 Hourly
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Education: Graduate of an accredited nursing program required. Bachelor of Science in Nursing required within 5 years of hire.
Experience: 1 year of relevant experience.
Licensure: Licensed to Practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia. American Heart Association (AHA) Healthcare Provider BLS certification required.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Job requires standing for prolonged periods, frequently traveling, bending/stooping. Proficient communicative, auditory and visual skills; Attention to detail and ability to write legibly; Ability to lift/push/pull 20 - 50lbs. May be exposed to chemicals, blood/body fluids and infectious disease
Preferred Requirements:
3 years of nursing experience. Experience in community health nursing, primary care, or public health is a plus!
Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively
Commitment to health equity, social justice, and serving vulnerable populations.
Willingness to travel to various locations within the community served by the mobile clinic van.
The University of Virginia, i ncluding the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.