Location: San Jose, CA
Pay: $60/hour
Schedule: Monday through Friday Day Shift | Full-Time
Setting: Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)

We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) with a strong background in primary care to join a mission-driven community health organization serving Santa Clara’s most vulnerable populations. This contract-to-hire role is ideal for an RN who thrives in an outpatient setting, providing hands-on clinical care while supporting integrated, team-based healthcare.

In this role, you’ll combine your primary care expertise with leadership responsibilities—supervising ancillary staff, mentoring nursing students, and ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care.

Key Responsibilities

• Primary Care Triage: Assess walk-in patients and phone calls; provide safe, accurate clinical advice.

• Clinical Procedures in Outpatient Care: Administer vaccines, perform venipuncture, wound care, and point-of-care testing.

• Care Coordination: Review labs and imaging; coordinate timely follow-up with providers to support continuity of care.

• Team Leadership: Supervise medical assistants and mentor nursing students in a primary care environment.

• Patient Education & Quality: Deliver education that empowers patients to manage chronic and preventive care needs; contribute to quality initiatives.

• Documentation: Ensure accurate, timely records in the EHR (EPIC preferred).

Qualifications

• Active California RN license (required)

• 2+ years of RN experience in primary care or outpatient clinic settings (required)

• CPR certification (required); ACLS/PALS (preferred)

• Demonstrated ability to manage a busy primary care patient panel

• Strong clinical judgment, communication skills, and cultural sensitivity

• Bilingual skills (Spanish, Mandarin, or Vietnamese) highly valued

Why Join Us?

• Deliver care that directly impacts patients in an inclusive, community-focused primary care setting

• Work with a collaborative, mission-driven care team dedicated to health equity

• Grow professionally with leadership and mentoring opportunities

• Contribute to initiatives that bridge gaps in preventive and chronic care

• Explore a contract-to-hire pathway with a long-standing, trusted community health organization

If you’re a primary care RN who’s passionate about advancing health equity and ready to grow in both clinical practice and leadership, we invite you to apply today.