The HHOME/Clinic Nurse (RN) will help plan, coordinate, and oversee nursing services for the HHOME team and for the clinic. The RN would be overseeing adherence and nursing care for the Homeless HIV Outreach and Mobile Engagement (HHOME) program. This includes performing duties such as blood draw and wound care on the street, in rooms, and in clinic. They will also support our primary care providers in patient adherence to treatment goals through coordination of care. In addition to clinical support, the RN will help us achieve our administrative goals. Opportunities will be available for professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, review of current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops. 

Essential Duties: 

• Performs timely client/patient telephone advice and triage assessment with clinical competence and judgment for urgent/drop in care;
• Draws lab samples during outreach, in the street, on the spot as needed.
• Attends once per week client case conference for HHOME
• Runs HHOME drop-in clinic including triage, rooming, flow, and nursing needs
• Does client assessments in the field and updates client treatment plan weekly.
• Documents appropriately in electronic medical record;
• Uses multiple EMR platforms to gather patient information;
• Responds to emergencies as they occur in a timely fashion with clear delegation to clinic staff;
• Performs nursing assessment, implements plan of care, and arranges for follow up care for primary care patients;
• Performs immunizations and TB screening based on established protocols;
• Provides culturally and racially competent client care in a manner that is both non-discriminatory and non-judgmental;
• Communicates effectively with client/patient, clinic staff, the public at large and departmental staff in a non-discriminatory manner;
• Works with other members of the health care team to provide comprehensive primary care services;
• Participates in pre-clinic daily huddle with clinic and HHOME Team, identifies high-needs patients for the clinic session;
• Covers clinical job duties of non-licensed staff when required by clinic management;
• Links patient to appropriate in-house and outside medical, behavioral, and social services;
• Participates in care coordination (eg. prior authorizations, specialty referrals, post-hospitalization discharge);
• Evaluates and executes routine refills in a timely manner;
• Coordinates treatment plans/procedures for routine services such as STI treatment;
• Coordinates follow-up care in accordance with treatment plan outlined by Primary Care Provider and interdisciplinary team;
• Evaluates patients for medication adherence per Primary Care Provider’s treatment plan. Conducts accurate and thorough medication reconciliation;
• Provides N95 FIT testing for staff as needed;
• Supervises/oversees staff COVID self-collection testing program;
• Serves as integral member of the clinical and interdisciplinary team to provide wrap-around services/ care for clients in a team-based care model;
• Other special projects as assigned by the Medical Director and/or CMO.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing; at least 1 year of experience that can be demonstrated to be applicable to the duties listed in the job description. OR Associate's degree in Nursing; at least 3 years of experience that can be demonstrated to be applicable to the duties listed in the job description. 
• State of California Licensed Registered Nurse or licensure pending as documented by temporary licensure.
• Maintains current BLS certification.
• Experience and knowledge of HIV/AIDS
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Must have a philosophy that is consistent with the Mission, Vision, and Core Values of the organization.
• Ability to organize, plan, and effectively work on an interdisciplinary team.
• Fully vaccinated against COVID-19 Booster and able to show proof of vaccination 
• Up to date with vaccinations, especially seasonal flu shot vaccine
• Proof of TB clearance (issued within the past 12 months or less)

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience working with people of diverse backgrounds (gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, immigration status).
• Experience working with clients affected by significant challenges with behavioral and/or mental health.
• Experience applying harm reduction principles in clinical care.
• Experience working with highly traumatized populations, using trauma-informed principles of care.
• Fluency in English and an additional language (e.g., Spanish, Thai, Laotian, Vietnamese or Chinese).

Location:

• San Francisco, CA