Jamestown Healing Clinic (JHC) is accepting applications for a full-time Registered Nurse to join our growing team!

The JHC Registered Nurse (RN) provides outpatient nursing care for all patients at the JHC. This position will work as part of a team for an integrated care clinic that combines primary care, dental, behavioral health, and opiate use disorder treatment. The RN will provide clinical and general supervision and consultative services for medical assistants and urinalysis technicians.

Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe has implemented COVID-19 safety measures to ensure the health and well-being of our employees, patients, Tribe, and vulnerable citizens of our community, which includes required masking regardless of vaccination status. All healthcare staff are required to be fully vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination prior to starting their first day of employment.

About Jamestown Healing Clinic

The Jamestown Healing Clinic (JHC) is a new integrated care clinic that will be opening Spring 2022. JHC will provide comprehensive patient care including an opioid treatment program, primary care, dental, substance abuse disorder counseling, and behavioral health. We believe a holistic service delivery approach is most effective at providing sustained recovery for those struggling with addiction. That's why in addition to offering substance abuse disorder treatment, we will also be offering a robust group of wrap-around services to best address the total needs of our patient population, such as child-watch, transportation and individualized care coordination. Learn more about our healing clinic at: https://jamestownhealingcampus.org/

Medication-Assisted Treatment

Most clinic patients will receive a daily dose of medication for their Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) that will consist of either Methadone, Buprenorphine (Suboxone), or monthly Vivitrol.

Primary Care

All JHC patients will have access to comprehensive primary care services that may include episodic/acute visits, chronic disease management, and preventative care services.

Dental Care

Patients will also be able to utilize a variety of on-site evidence-based dental services to address acute dental concerns as well as preventative dental care.

Individual & Group Mental/Behavioral Health & Substance Abuse Disorder Counseling

Each patient will receive an individualized behavioral health and substance use disorder counseling care plan to help best support their unique recover needs. This may include 1:1 or group behavioral health counseling, psychiatric evaluation and medication management, as well as a wide variety of 1:1 or group SUD counseling offerings.

On-Site Child Watch Services

Our patients will be provided free childcare services for up to two (2) hours per day while the patient is receiving treatment on-site.

Shuttle Transportation Services

JHC will provide shuttle service transportation to patients residing in Jefferson or Clallam Counties who have no other transportation options.

Why work for Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe?

As a committed and collaborative partner in our community for over four decades, the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe (JST) has continued to grow the areas of economic development, healthcare, natural resources, hospitality, cultural preservation, and the arts. Through our Resort Enterprises and Tribal Government, we are now the second largest employer in Clallam County, and provide a wide range of employment opportunities to our Tribal Citizens and community.

Our employees are like extended family, and we believe in providing employee benefit programs and incentives that cultivate a positive and enriching work environment, and healthy lifestyle. We hope that each of our employees continue to honor our commitment to our community and to treat our patients and co-workers like family as well.

As a RN, you will:

• Provide general nursing care to patients including administration of medications, CLIA waived testing, EKG and treatments in accordance with nursing license and JHC clinic standards


• Assist providers with clinical procedures


• Promote a safety-conscious work force


• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual nursing care as clinically appropriate


• Responsible for prioritizing and ensuring prompt care for all patient encounters in the order of face-to-face visits, telephone messages and written requests


• Responsible for working with the medical staff and medical assistants to ensure efficient patient flow and complete patient care in a timely manner


• Responsible for ensuring smooth coordination of care and continuum of care for JHC patients


• Responsible for chronic care management of patients who have depression, diabetes, CHF and chronic pain per clinic and practice team policies, procedures, and processes


• Prepare patients for examinations, screen patients for appropriate information, and instruct patients in collections of samples, specimens, and tests; provide IV therapies


• Educate and inform patient/family regarding results of laboratory orders and clinical tests, health maintenance, wellness, nutrition, medications, diagnostic procedures and treatments


• Observe, record and report patients condition including reactions to drugs and treatments to the provider


• Responsible for ensuring accurate medical and health information is entered in patients electronic health record


• Respond to/refer incoming patient treatment related phone calls. Instruct patient and family regarding medications and treatment instructions.


• Ability to cross-train for Dispensing Nurse essential functions and responsibilities


• Maintain and ensure patient confidentiality

What are the Required Qualifications for this position?

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing


• Valid Washington State license to practice as a Registered Nurse


• CPR/First Aid Certification or ability to complete employer provided training upon hire


• Knowledge of professional nursing theory, regulations, and practices to evaluate and provide patient care


• Understanding of substance use disorders, treatment theories, and medications commonly used to treat substance use disorders such as methadone and buprenorphine


• Understanding of common health conditions such as diabetes, asthma, COPD, HTN, HLD, and CAD as well as the medications used to treat these conditions


• Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; and the assessment and treatment of substance use, behavioral, and affective disorders


• Ability to work in a cross-culture environment, understands the social and cultural context of the patients at JHC; understands the role of trauma, historical, community, family, and personal experience in wellness and recovery


• Exceptional interpersonal skills including effective verbal and written communication


• Ability to effectively work with patients who may exhibit angry and/or threatening behaviors


• Understands and adheres to state (RCW, WAC) and federal confidentiality regulations (42 CFR part 2)


• Experience working with Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) and use of appropriate medical documentation principles


• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint


• Uphold all current vaccine requirements for employment


• Must be able to successfully pass criminal background check investigation


• Valid Washington State Drivers License: ability to travel locally and regionally as assigned

What are the Preferred Qualifications for this position?

• Clinic experience preferred


• Experience and knowledge of EPIC


• Excellent organization skills and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks


• Effective time management, decision-making, and problem-solving skills


• American Indian/Alaska Native preferences apply