Overview 

The Registered Nurse works in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to improve the health of clients through health education, medication administration and care coordination.

Key Role Responsibilities 

• Perform clinical tasks including client education, medication administration, vaccine administration, medication adherence, review of preventive health needs and nursing assessments.

• Accurately assess client’s needs and coordinates access to appropriate services for clients and assists with navigating the health care setting.

• Deliver health education and counseling, drawing upon the individual’s strengths, resiliency and motivation. This may include delivering interventions that demonstrate an appreciation for the impact of trauma and, when warranted, utilizing clinical approaches such as harm reduction and motivational interviewing, etc. to support the individual’s wellbeing, improve health care utilization, and reduce risk behaviors.

• Actively participate on an integrated, multidisciplinary team to develop and implement an integrated treatment plan, within the context of an individual or family’s unique social needs, as well as contribute to interdisciplinary case conferences on an ongoing basis

• Accurately complete documentation of services in the electronic medical record in a timely manner

• Use good judgment in the use of one’s time and the time of others

• Actively seeks information from appropriate sources and incorporates evidenced based guidelines in clinical decision making.

Key Agency Responsibilities 

In addition to role responsibilities, every staff member has the following responsibilities as a part of their employment:

• Models and reinforces the core values of dignity, authenticity, hope, justice, passion and balance

• Actively participates in performance improvement and advocacy activities that support the mission 

• Protects clients’ personal health information by maintaining compliance with HIPAA and other relevant health care-related IT security regulations

• Performs other duties on an as-needed basis

Knowledge, Experience, and Skills 

Formal Education and Training 

• Possess current licensure as a Registered Nurse in Maryland

• BSN required

• BLS CPR certification

Experience 

• Two years of clinical experience as a Registered Nurse 

• Experience in community health or primary care setting as an RN is preferred

• Comfortable working with individuals and families experiencing homelessness and poverty

Skills 

• Strong interpersonal skills necessary to work with vulnerable populations and to collaborate with other medical team members, other staff members, and personnel of other agencies

• Possess ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action

• Able to cope with interruptions, be flexible and be a team player

• Able to work with ill, disabled, emotionally upset and sometimes hostile individuals

Health Care forthe Homeless is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to racial equityand inclusion. We make a particular effort to recruit and promote Black,Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) for open positions. BIPOC, LGBTQIA individuals, people with disabilities, and people with other marginalizedidentities are encouraged to apply.

Thisis an essential onsite position primarily based at an agency location.