Title: Registered Nurse

Salary / Salary Range: $36k - $39k 

Employment Status: Part-time (20 hours per week)

Department: Clinical Services 

Supervisor: Assistant Director of Clinical Services 

Office: Clinic (3100 Red River, Austin, TX 78705) 

Part time, exempt 

Target start date: June 24, 2024 

About the Organization:

ASHwell is a sexual health and wellness center established in Austin, TX in the late 1980s. We are passionately committed to diversity, equity, and belonging. We strive to provide a safe discrimination-free space for all and predominantly serve LGBTQIA and BIPOC communities. Our approach to sexual health and wellness is rooted in being proudly sex and kink positive, pro-sex worker, pro-harm reduction and anti-stigma. We are a growing organization looking for values-aligned, pro-sexual health and wellness people to join our team! 

Position Overview: 

Part-time Registered Nurse at ASHwell will play a pivotal role in providing exceptional clinical care to our patients. Responsibilities encompass conducting thorough assessments, administering treatments, and offering compassionate support to empower patients in managing their sexual health. Additionally, the ASHwell RN will coordinate clinic operations, ensuring smooth flow and efficiency in daily operations. Collaboration with pharmacy services is integral to this role, involving coordination of prescriptions and medication management. Administrative duties include maintaining accurate records, scheduling appointments, and facilitating communication within the clinic. With a focus on clinical excellence, efficient clinic coordination, seamless pharmacy integration, and diligent administrative support, this role will contribute significantly to the overall success of our healthcare mission at ASHwell. 

Core Responsibilities 

• Patient Care, Communication, & Coordination - 40% 

• • Routine clinical care for appointments to include completion of patient intake, vital sign measurement, treatments as ordered by the provider and assistance with laboratory collection and processing

• • Patient communication including triage of patients, reporting of results, patient education and scheduling 

  • Coordination of patient flow through their clinical appointments

  • Assistance with coordination of referrals to primary care, specialists, laboratory draw stations, imaging centers, urgent care and emergency departments as directed by providers 

  • Documenting appropriately and maintaining patient records in the electronic health record system according to HIPAA standards 

  • Off-site and after-hours clinical service provision on an occasional basis 

• Clinic Coordination- 20% 

• • Preparation of daily huddle with pertinent information for the daily schedule and distributing this information to all clinic staff 

  • Coordination with patient advocates, social wellness and administration to ensure patients can obtain appropriate services and remain in care 

  • Assisting with resolution of patient requests and complaints 

• Pharmacy Coordination - 20% 

• • Dispensing of medication and samples to patients as directed by the provider or as approved in standing orders 

  • Monthly pharmacy inventory and reconciliation with summary sent to clinical leadership team and pharmacist in charge 

  • Ordering of medications 

• Administrative – 10% 

• • Monitoring and ordering of needed clinical supplies 

  • Reporting of communicable diseases to local health authorities

  • Assistance with compliance needs for clinical services 

• • Development and revision of policies and standing orders as assigned 

  • Additional tasks as assigned by clinical leadership 

• Baseline - 10% 

• • Participate in all required staff meetings and retreats 

  • Maintain up-to-date calendar and work plan 

  • Utilize org - wide systems and protocols for all agency business 

  • Offer at least 24 hours' notice for internal meeting cancellations/rescheduling 

  • Maintain chain of command for internal communications

About You 

The ASHwell Registered Nurse embodies a positive demeanor and a genuine passion for healthcare who thrives in a culturally sex positive and kink loving space. They are excited to be part of the movement to End the HIV Epidemic. They are enthusiastic about empowering patients to take control of their sexual health and are committed to continuous learning and listening, irrespective of their prior experience in similar settings. They demonstrate a proactive approach to clinic management, fearlessly orchestrating clinic flow to ensure patients' experiences at ASHwell are consistently pleasant and fulfilling. They can connect their role and its responsibilities to the bigger picture of ASHwell’s mission.

Required Qualifications:

• Valid Texas RN License 

• BLS Certification 

• Ability to work well as part of a clinical team 

• Lives in Austin, TX or within the greater Austin Metro Area or willing to relocate 

• Baseline understanding of gender pronouns, pro sex culture and HIV de-stigmatization and/or willingness to learn 

• Aligned with ASHwell’s values 

•  Baseline understanding of language around gender and race and willingness to learn 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with AthenaHealth Electronic Health Record 

• Basic understanding of HIPAA 

•  Experience in sexual health setting or community health setting 

•  Bilingual in English and Spanish 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite 

• Fluent in the language and culture of the public sexual health sector (already knows our jargon) 

• Knowledge of the health disparities spectrum of HIV/STIs, health literacy, harm reduction theory, behavior modification theory, human sexuality, substance use and addiction, outreach strategies, health and social concerns of individuals most impacted by HIV/STI transmission

Our Hiring Process 

The start date for this position is June 24, 2024. Applications are due no later than midnight CT on April 5, 2024. We are committed to offering the support, time and resources necessary to on-board and orient to the role.

Timeline 

• Applications Due April 5, 2024

• Invitations to interview: April 26, 2024 

• Round 1 Interviews: week of April 29-May 10

• Round 2 interviews: May 13-24

• Final interviews: May 28-31

• Goal date for offers: June 3-7

• Position start date June 24, 2024

ASHwell uses a cohort onboarding model. The start date is a group orientation day for hires across the organization. 

EOE STATEMENT 

As an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, ASHWell is committed to creating an inclusive environment that values the diversity of its employees and does not discriminate against any employee or candidate. Women, minorities, veterans, people from the LGBTQ2SAI communities and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply to join our teams. Reasonable accommodation to access job openings or to apply for a job is available.