RN / REGISTERED NURSE - COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Why Beebe?

Become part of the Beebe team - an inclusive team positioned in a vibrant, coastal community. Enjoy a fulfilling career as you support the health of our patients and a team focused on excellence.

 

Join our Nursing Team and Cultivate your Career:
At Beebe, we care about your professional nursing path and want to foster the growth and development of your career.  Whether you decide to further your education, gain professional certifications, learn a new specialty area, educate or lead – we support it all.  We do so by offering a nursing graduate residency program, clinical ladder, professional certification reimbursement, certification preparation curriculums, generous tuition assistance, flexible scheduling and shared governance where you can help guide nursing professional practice and have a voice as a bedside nurse. 

Benefits

In addition to competitive compensation and wellness benefits (medical, dental, vision and prescription) Beebe Healthcare also offers:

• Sign-on and Referral Bonuses for select positions
• Tuition Assistance up to $5,000
• Paid Time Off
• Long Term Sick accrual
• Employer Contribution Plan
• Free Short and Long-Term Disability for Full Time employees
• Zero copay for drugs on prescription plan for certain conditions
• College Bound 529 Savings Plan
• Life Insurance
• Beebe Perks via WorkAdvantage
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pet Insurance

Overview

The Community Outreach Nurse is a licensed professional, who is part of a community-based outreach team that responds to community needs. The role will focus on needs related to health fairs, health screenings, vaccination events, health promotion initiatives and educational programming throughout Sussex County and southern Kent County. The role�s focus and specific job duties will change based on needs identified. This position will work closely with the Community Health Coordinator, Community Outreach Manager, and the Director of Community Outreach as community events are planned, implemented, and staffed. The Community Outreach Nurse will assist with day-to-day operations of community events, such as but not limited to: high quality clinical care and customer service, adherence to Beebe values as a community-based representative of the organization, transport of supplies and equipment to event locations, safe and expeditious set-up and break-down of each event, ongoing compliance with equipment competencies, and interest in outreach growth opportunities. Excellent clinical and communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a strong knowledge of nursing practices and procedures and adherence to established patient screening procedures.  Support community-based event operations including staffing needs, supporting fellow team members, addressing participant/patient concerns, and problem solving if complications arise. 
• Maintain knowledge of current guidelines and recommendations, including vaccination information, for influenza, COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. Provide vaccinations and document as required. 
• Participates in providing professional healthcare services to diverse populations in order to complement the delivery of high quality care at Beebe Healthcare.
• Provides patient education, screenings, and other healthcare needs as appropriate for role both inside and outside of Beebe Healthcare facilities. 
• Demonstrates intrinsic ability to be flexible, adaptable, and collaborative in varied environments to collectively assess and implement best approaches to care as a team. 
• Ability to work independently, organize, monitor, and adjust work as necessary to ensure accuracy and timeliness. Provides age appropriate and culturally competent health education to all populations. Travels to designated locations as required to administer vaccines, conduct health screenings, and other projects as assigned.

Qualifications

RN, BLS Certification, Professional nurse: 2 years (Preferred).  Prior outreach experience (Preferred) Minimum of two (2) years recent experience as a professional nurse in a clinical setting.

Competencies Skills

"Essential:
* Experience In Hospital Or Acute Care Setting
* Clear Communication Skills Both Written And Verbal
* Able To Keep Confidential Information Regarding Patients, Team Members
* Able To Withstand Crisis Situations
* Has Skills To Provides Customer Service To Patients, Team Members And Visitors
* Knowledge And Experience With Electronic Health Records

Credentials

Essential:
* RN - Registered Nurse
* BLS - Basic Life Saving certification


Education

Essential:
* RN Diploma/RN Graduate Program


Salaries starting at

USD $36.20/Hr.