Team Nurse (RN)

About the role

Petaluma Health Center provides high-quality health care in Southern Sonoma County and West Marin, with a patient-centered approach and an engaging environment for its staff. The Team Nurse, RN, assesses patient problems and needs, implements plans of care, advises patients on health maintenance and prevention, maintains clinical documentation, mentors other staff and provides case management per protocol under the direction of the provider.

Key responsibilities

• Patient care and education: perform assigned patient care activities, triage and advice (phone and walk-in) for adults, geriatrics, children, infants and pregnant or nursing mothers, process medication refills, respond to urgent triage and codes, and carry out nurse visits such as wound care, insulin teaching, Depo injections, BP checks, suture removal and medication reconciliation.
• Inform and educate patients about abnormal lab results and provide education on medications, wellness, disease management and procedures using approved materials.
• Documentation: keep the workplace clean and orderly, help the team manager implement policies, participate in problem solving, maintain equipment and supplies, and perform other assigned duties.
• Case management: indirect work such as patient recalls, missed breast care follow-ups and new patient intakes, and direct case management for uncontrolled chronic disease with provider direction.
• Training: assist and lead staff trainings, guide medical assistants on non-appointment work, and mentor and orient new staff, students and team members.

Required profile

• Two-year nursing degree required; bachelor's or master's degree preferred.
• Valid California Registered Nurse license; equivalent accredited RN or higher degree.
• One to two years of increasingly responsible nursing experience, including community nursing, preferred.
• Valid California driver's license and BLS certification, and ability to meet the center's credentialing and privileging requirements.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish, written and verbal, preferred.

What we offer

• 21 days of paid time off and 10 observed holidays.
• Medical, dental and vision insurance, with the entire medical deductible covered; 30 chiropractor and acupuncture visits per year included with Kaiser and WHA plans.
• Gym membership discounts, 401K matching after one year, flexible spending accounts and dependent care FSA.
• Life insurance, long-term disability and employee assistance program included at no cost to the employee.