Position Title: Registered Nurse - Healthcare for the Homeless

Location: Carolyn Downs Family Medical Clinic in Seattle and various locations in Seattle Area, WA (On-site)

Employment Type: 24 hours per week

Union: Yes

Salary Range: $41.22-61.54 per hour, Non-Exempt, payable bi-weekly. The salary scale for this position is between steps 0 and 19, depending on experience. We use the resume submitted on your application to determine your hourly wage, so please ensure that all relevant work experience is listed in your resume. This position is grant-funded, and its continuation is contingent upon the ongoing availability of funding.

About Us

Seattle Roots Community Health is a not-for-profit organization that operates two primary care clinics, an After-Hours Clinic, two School-Based Health Centers, a low barrier Medication-assisted treatment clinic and a Dental Clinic. Our Carolyn Downs Family Medical Center was founded in 1970 in Seattle's Central District. Our Country Doctor Community Clinic was established in 1971 by residents of the Capitol Hill neighborhood.

Seattle Roots is passionate about serving patients of all backgrounds and employing individuals who are equally committed to this mission. To ensure our organization is best serving our populations, we strive to promote policies that enable us to work effectively in all situations, with patients, with coworkers, and with the community.

Our Mission
To improve the health of our community by providing high-quality and caring primary health care that addresses the needs of people, regardless of their ability to pay. At Carolyn Downs and Country Doctor, health care is a right.

Job Summary

The Healthcare for the Homeless program is hiring a mission-driven outreach nurse to cover the Tiny House Villages and Shelter sites. This nurse will continue our work in promoting health equity.

Job Responsibilities

Treats patients in accordance with the mission and philosophy of Seattle Roots Community Health
Treats clients with respect and dignity. Display sensitivity to clients enduring homelessness, mental health issues or substance use disorder
Establish supportive therapeutic relationships with clients
Maintain confidentiality according to Seattle Roots policy. Obtain signed consent when possible
Comfortable working with patients experiencing substance use disorders, mental health conditions and homelessness
Embracing of harm reduction, motivational interviewing, and trauma-informed philosophies of patient-centered care
Strong interpersonal skills and effective problem-solving skills
Function in stressful situations and prioritize effectively with numerous competing priorities
Effective conflict resolution
Excellent verbal, non-verbal, and written communication skills, interpersonal skills, computer skills
Completes documentation in a timely manner
Independent work style with the ability to also work collaboratively
Accepts feedback/gives feedback as indicated
Participating in staff meetings, staff evaluation process, and quality/patient safety improvement activities as indicated
Demonstrates cultural competence and respect and appreciation for diversity Provides nursing interventions

Provides Nursing Interventions

Triage clients with acute medical issues, provides health education, problem-solving, treatment (as needed), referral and follow-up care as needed
Facilitates care for medically complex or chronically ill clients as needed
Providing blood pressure checks and wound care/dressing changes as indicated
Assists clients with chronic disease management
Provide accurate and appropriate health education as needed
Provides referrals to community resources as needed
Assist clients in establishing a medical and dental home
Assists client with referrals for mental health and substance abuse issues
Parenting education and support (as needed)
Provides health education to site staff (as needed)
Collaborate with community partners
Participating in and complete necessary continuing nursing education

Qualifications

You hold a current RN license from WA state
You have experience providing care to medically underserved populations
You interact and work well with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds
You’re comfortable working with Microsoft Office, Google products, and on personal computers
Preferably, you have at least two (2) years of clinic nursing and triage experience and have case management experience
Preferably, you bring experience with Epic electronic medical records (EMR) software
Preferably, you can read, write, and speak Spanish to provide interpretation for our patients
This position is based at our Country Doctor Community Clinic; however, the selected candidate will be expected to travel between care sites. Reliable transportation is required.

Benefits

We provide a robust suite of benefits, including the choice of three medical plans, two dental plans, long-term disability, life, and other insurance programs. You’ll have access to flexible spending accounts, a subsidy of up to 80 % of the cost of an ORCA pass, and a generous safe harbor 401K plan with a 3 % base employer contribution plus an additional 2% discretionary match. We’ve got you covered!