Registered Nurse

About the Organization

Community Health Programs is a network of health centers and caring professionals that provide outstanding primary and preventive care for patients of all ages. Community Health Programs extends beyond medical and dental issues to strengthen families and improve children’s well‑being. The region is a federally designated rural community and a Medically Underserved Population Area. As a nonprofit health‑care provider and community partner, we offer high quality health services, dental care, wellness education, family support services, free health screenings, insurance enrollment assistance, and community health education.

Salary Range: $32.00 - $37.00 / hour

• Facilitate comprehensive care for all patients.
• Provide relevant patient education, both written and verbal, including education during the initial pregnancy visit, post‑operative and post‑partum periods.
• Make patient appointments as necessary and coordinate timely scheduling of ancillary services and specialty referrals.
• Respond to patient emergencies within the scope of RN license.
• Screen, triage, and respond to patient inquiries via telephone, EMR messages, or walk‑in; approve same‑day visits when appropriate; assist with referrals to area specialists; PT‑1 forms; patient education; supervise medical assistants as needed.
• Assist physicians in all procedures requiring nursing‑level support; administer immunizations and allergy shots; manage prescription medication requests; process laboratory results, pull charts, review and hold partials, flag abnormal results for provider review, and file normal results; contact patients with results as directed; chart all procedures performed.
• Assist with running daily controls on equipment; assist in charting for quality assurance (HCG, strep, sickle cell, urinalysis dipstick, etc.); ensure billing codes are correct; perform other routine office duties as requested.
• Assist with rooming patients as necessary to maintain patient flow.
• Answer staff questions within scope of practice.
• Provide staff training as assigned by the Practice Manager.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Excellent multi‑tasking, communication and organization skills.
• Detail oriented.
• Ability to understand people and situations.
• Ability to provide people‑centered care.
• Ability to improve nursing quality.

• RN and/or BSN from an accredited school of nursing are required.
• Current BLS certification.
• A minimum of three years’ experience in an ambulatory setting is preferred; recent experience in the medical office/outpatient is preferred.
• Electronic medical records experience is required; experience with Athena is a plus.
• Licensed as a RN by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

See ADA requirements for clinical support.

Full‑Time

Registered Nurse

Non‑Exempt

MA, Adams, CHP Adams Family Medicine

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.