Company Overview
Since the 1970s, Chicago Family Health Center (CFHC) has become the primary care medical home for thousands of Chicagoans, including some of the city's most vulnerable populations. As an award winning, nationally recognized leading voice for community health centers, CFHC has played a vital role in providing access to affordable, comprehensive healthcare services to underserved communities throughout Chicago. We are a federally qualified community health center that has six locations: South Chicago, East Side, Roseland, Pullman, Chicago Lawn and Chicago Vocational Career Academy (CVCA).

Our highly skilled doctors and medical staff are dedicated to providing the best possible care to our patients. We recognize the vital role CFHC plays not only in our patient’s health, but also as an essential resource that strengthens the communities we serve, which has established CFHC as a premier provider of choice and we welcome you to join our team. We are recruiting for our Clinical Nurse role, apply today and discover the many benefits of sharing your expertise with our valued patients.

Position Summary
Under the general guidance of the acting Clinical Manager, the Clinical Nurse will interdependently coordinate day-to-day patient care activities, ensuring adherence of Chicago Family Health clinical policies, protocols, regulations, and standards. Coordinates services with patient care units such as the interdisciplinary team including, but not limited to, Dental, Nutrition, Behavioral Health, WIC, Healthy Start and any other programs providing care services. As part of the interdisciplinary team, the clinical nurse establishes goals and strategies for meeting care coordination needs across settings with the patient, family, and/or other care providers.

Essential Functions

Patient Care Responsibilities:

• Initiates the development of a care plan for each patient, which includes performing a risk assessment and assigning risk to 100% of caseload on assigned panel.
• Engages the interdisciplinary care team (MA, PFC, PSR, Provider, MFM, Referral) to manage quality care and services.
• Promotes referrals to support services to include, but not limited to, Dental, Nutrition, Behavioral Health, WIC, Healthy Start, and any program providing care services.
• Tracks appointments and monitors no shows or non-compliance to re-establish patients for continuity of care.
• Oversees care for management of multiple disease processes for diagnosed patients.

Organizational Responsibilities:

• Exhibits high levels of customer service and follows the Customer Service Performance Standards.
• Maintains patients’ confidentiality through patient contact as indicated by Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
• Participates in the disease management or performance improvement process through either task force participation or implementation of approved protocols and operational improvement.
• Adheres fully to CFHC Policies and Work Procedures, Protocol, Universal Precautions, OSHA Standards, HIPAA, and Rules of Conduct.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Nursing required. Master’s degree in Nursing preferred.
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and current license in the State of Illinois as a LPN or RN.
• A minimum of two (2) to five (5) years of acute nursing experience preferred
• Previous experience in case management of obstetrical patients highly desirable.
• Bilingual preferred but not required.
• CPR/BLS Certification required.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision (Employee/Employer Contribution)
• Company Paid Life Insurance and Short-term & Long-term Disability
• Plus Supplemental Life Insurance
• 401 (k)
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Developmental Support
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Professional Development

Equal Opportunity:

Chicago Family Health Center is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer who is committed to cultivating diversity, equity, and inclusion within all aspects of our organizations. We stand against and prohibit discrimination in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.