Rn Staff Nurse Jobs

Employment status: Full-Time, Hourly, Non-exempt

Hours per week: 40

Reports to: Director of Nursing

Location: Antioch, TN

Our Mission

Siloam Health’s mission is to share the love of Christ by serving those in need through health care. Our patients come from more than 80 countries and speak over 70 languages. Siloam’s approach to medical care provides a unique, interdisciplinary model of whole-person health care that addresses the physical, social, emotional, and spiritual determinants of health. Our staff is anchored by a multicultural primary care team that serves alongside roughly 300 volunteer interpreters, doctors, nurses, and other licensed medical specialists each year to provide comprehensive health care to Nashville’s most vulnerable.

What We Offer

Siloam Health is committed to caring for staff in the same excellent manner as we care for patients by providing the following benefits to our full-time staff:

• HSA with up to $1,300 match by employer or FSA
• Simple IRA with employer match up to 3%
• 100% Employer paid medical and dental insurance
• 100% Employer paid life and disability
• Flexible schedule
• Limited weekends
• 3 weeks of PTO in the first year
• Extended Illness Benefit
• Part-time and full-time shifts available
• Low-cost vision insurance
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Mission leave
• Consistent schedule
• Diverse team and patient population

What You'll Do

The primary objective of the RN Staff Nurse is to collaborate with the larger team to provide patient care through intake, basic triage, onsite diagnostics and treatments, and patient education at the satellite office. Everything is done in the context of whole-person care with a team model.

• Delivers care in the manner that preserves patient autonomy, dignity and rights.
• Provides nursing support directly for one specific provider but also for the entire team of providers along with the other nurses.
• Participates in on-going quality improvement (QI) activities within the roles defined above.
• Performs other clinical duties as assigned such as ordering clinic supplies, reporting to the Health Department, and providing EMR support.
• Provides basic triage on a rotating basis, both by phone and in-person to walk-in patients.
• Provides patient assessment and follow-up through phone calls
• Performs phlebotomy for in-office laboratory as needed.
• Provides PO, IM and nebulized medications as needed. Provides IV access on occasion.
• Provides patient education according to nurse assessment or direction by provider.
• Collaborates with other members of the Care Team by making phone calls on behalf of the provider to the patient, pharmacy or another physician’s office.
• May provide health education to Community Health Workers within the Community Health program if designated.
• Performs in-office procedures as needed including HbA1c, blood glucose, strep screen, U/A, pregnancy test, EKGs and audiometry.
• Serves as leader for the nursing team when Director of Nursing is not available in the satellite office.

Who We Are Looking For

We value having an experienced team of nurses to provide whole-person care for our patients. We are looking for someone who:

Education and Experience

• Experience with an EMR (electronic medical record) system as well as MS Office
• Bilingual (English/Spanish or English/Arabic) is preferred, but not required
• CPR certification is required
• 1 year of experience preferred
• Current RN licensure

Qualifications

• Capable of thinking critically and make decisions with confidence
• Able to work independently, think creatively, and troubleshoot problems with little oversight
• Adherence to OSHA and confidentiality requirements
• Familiarity with medical terminology is preferred
• Computer literacy and familiarity with MS Office products as well as electronic medical records preferred
• Ability to work independently and problem solve as needed
• Passionate about Christian ministry to the underserved and in full agreement with Siloam’s mission and core values
• Ability to work well in a team setting
• Willingness to serve persons with limited access to healthcare and who are from different cultures and faith beliefs
• Exhibits compassion and respect to patients as well as being personable and outgoing
• Flexible and able to adapt to changing circumstances

Special Conditions of Employment

• Willingness to receive the Hepatitis B vaccination or provide proof of previous immunization
• Initial TB screening upon hire