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First Choice Health Centers is looking for a full-time Nurse Manager to join our team. In this role, you will oversee and coordinate the nursing staff (RN, LPN), ensuring that patient care is delivered effectively and meets established quality standards. You will be responsible for directing, organizing, and supervising daily nursing operations to support excellent patient outcomes.

Why First Choice?

We are committed to you! We offer great training, great benefits, career growth and employee well-being!

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance for employees working 30 hours or more
• 20 days of Vacation, 8 Paid Holidays, and 2 Floating Holidays per year
• Retirement savings program, including a safe harbor 401k with up to a 4% company match after 6 months of employment
• Company paid reimbursement for annual RN License renewal
• Company paid Life insurance
• Voluntary Term, Whole Life, Accident and Critical Care Insurance
• Complimentary premium Calm membership (#1 mental health app)
• Paid Basic Life Support certification with renewal every 2 years.

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``` - Primarily Monday through Friday schedule working 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. There may be one late night until 6 pm but staff get out on Friday at 3 pm. Mandatory supervisory nursing meetings and occasional weekend training as required

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``` - The hourly range for this position is $95,000-115,000/Annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to work experience certifications, etc.

For more than 25 years First Choice Health Centers has been a leading nonprofit human services organization that breaks down barriers to care helping individuals and communities live healthier lives. To learn more about First Choice Health Centers, visit us at firstchc.org.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Experience with an electronic health record system
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent leadership skills including the ability to motivate and supervise others
• A positive attitude and willingness to learn
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Knowledge and experience with primary care setting

Experience and Training:

• A minimum of 5 years of ambulatory care
• 3 years of supervisory experience
• Bi-lingual in Spanish is preferred
• RN (BSN or MSN preferred)
• Current CPR certification from the American Heart Association required.

Standard Job Duties:

• Provides leadership and clinical support to department including day-to-day supervision of staff, including daily scheduling [Triage, PTO coverage, Saturday coverage] and providing initial orientation and ongoing education and training to nursing team.
• Provides primary clinical operation oversight, including scheduling, and patient care; and supervision of staff consistent with department goals, personnel policies, and individual job descriptions.
• Assist with planning, implementation and evaluation of continuing education programs.
• Assists the Director of Clinical Services with developing, monitoring, and evaluating and completing employee performance reviews.
• Work collaboratively in the hiring process of new nursing staff and makes recommendations for employment.
• Support competency assessment process with nursing and clinical support staff, including completing orientation of new staff members as required.
• Manage and execute the medical orientation process to all new hires who will be working in a clinical workspace.
• Serves as a clinical leader in various projects and forums
• Ensures integration of nursing services with other patient care services in the facility and ensures nursing staff patterns are implemented
• Work collaboratively with the Practice Administrator team to maintain good patient/provider relations including handling patient complaints.
• Responsible for managing employee health process including coordinating and tracking pre-hire occupational health requirements and annual employee health requirements such as the influenza vaccine.
• Ensures smooth and efficient processing of patients in the department; ensures established quality assurance, Joint Commission, UDS standards and infection control activities are performed according to policy
• Attends mandatory supervisory nursing meetings and occasional weekend trainings as required
• Support The Director of Clinical Services with conducting Infection Control rounds and Construction Rounds as needed
• Assists the Director of Clinical Services with triage and management of employees with COVID symptoms per current CDC Guidelines
• Support the Vaccines for Children Program (CTWIZ) program over seen and run by the Director of Clinical Services. Support of nursing staff with education and trainings of program to ensure adherence and fidelity of the CT DPH Immunization Program.
• Ensure safety of vaccine inventory during inclement weather, refrigerator/freezer issues, and building challenges.
• Provides nursing care services as needed, including but not limited to administering medications, assessment, planning, treatment and evaluation of patient care. Documentation of patient responses to treatment and care provided in the medical record, per First Choice CHC guidelines

COVID-19 considerations: Employees of First Choice Health Centers must be vaccinated against COVID-19. Certain exemptions may apply.

First Choice is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test, including THC testing, before beginning employment.

First Choice is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.