Location: San Jose, CA
Pay Rate: $61–$64 per hour
Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM, with a rotating Thursday shift of 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Position Type: Direct Hire
Setting: Community Health Center

About the Role

Join a dedicated and compassionate team at a nationally recognized Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving the diverse communities of Santa Clara County. With over 50 years of providing accessible, high-quality healthcare to marginalized and underserved populations, this organization offers a meaningful opportunity to make a lasting impact on the lives of patients and families.

We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) with a strong background in outpatient primary care to provide high-quality, patient-centered nursing care in a collaborative healthcare environment. The ideal candidate has experience in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine and thrives in a fast-paced outpatient setting serving a culturally diverse patient population.

This role combines hands-on clinical care with leadership responsibilities, including supervising ancillary clinical staff, mentoring nursing students, supporting quality improvement initiatives, and contributing to integrated, team-based care.

Key Responsibilities

Primary Care Nursing: Perform patient assessments, triage walk-in patients and telephone calls, administer medications and immunizations, perform venipuncture, wound care, point-of-care testing, and other nursing procedures within an outpatient primary care setting.

Care Coordination: Review laboratory and diagnostic results, coordinate timely follow-up care with providers, support chronic disease management, manage referrals, and ensure continuity of care across the interdisciplinary team.

Patient Education & Health Promotion: Educate patients and families on preventive care, chronic disease management, medications, treatment plans, and healthy lifestyle practices to improve long-term health outcomes.

Team Leadership & Collaboration: Collaborate with physicians, nurse practitioners, medical assistants, and other healthcare professionals while supervising ancillary clinical staff and mentoring nursing students. Foster a collaborative, patient-centered environment focused on delivering exceptional care.

Quality Improvement & Documentation: Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the EPIC Electronic Health Record (EHR), participate in quality improvement initiatives, and support organizational goals related to patient safety, preventive care, and clinical excellence.

Qualifications & Requirements

Licensure & Education

• Active California Registered Nurse (RN) license required
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) highly preferred
• Current CPR certification required
• ACLS and/or PALS certification preferred

Experience

• Minimum of two years of recent Registered Nurse experience in a primary care outpatient clinic required, preferably in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine
• Experience with EPIC Electronic Health Record (EHR) is required
• Experience working in a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) or community health center is highly preferred

Skills & Knowledge

• Strong clinical assessment, triage, patient education, and care coordination skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage a busy outpatient primary care patient population
• EPIC Electronic Health Record (EHR) proficiency
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Excellent communication, critical thinking, organizational, and time management skills
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary healthcare team
• Bilingual abilities (Spanish, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Tagalog/Filipino, Hindi, or other languages commonly spoken within the community) are highly valued

Attributes

• Compassionate, dependable, and patient-centered
• Strong commitment to health equity and culturally responsive care
• Adaptable and able to thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced outpatient environment

What We Offer

• Meaningful work serving diverse and underserved communities
• Collaborative, mission-driven healthcare team committed to health equity
• Leadership and mentorship opportunities within a supportive clinical environment
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
• Opportunity to build a long-term career with a respected community healthcare organization

This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Registered Nurse who is passionate about primary care, values collaborative teamwork, and is committed to improving health outcomes for underserved communities.

Ready to make a difference? Apply today and help deliver compassionate, equitable healthcare to the communities that need it most.

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