Community Health Nurse (RN)
About The Position
The Community Health Nurse is part of a mobile response and outreach team that coordinates and delivers health services in the community setting. Community Health Nurses respond to patients in conjunction with the Community Health Social Workers in patient’s homes and in the field. The Community Health Nurse’s primary focus is to respond to urgent care requests, triage / assess, and connect patients to acute care services. The RN also works to identify, engage, and connect high-need individuals to the right medical, behavioral, and social services in the community. The RN works in a team with a Social Worker, in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team that includes Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technicians, law enforcement, and community organizations.
Requirements
- Unencumbered RN license in the State of Washington.
- Certified in first aid and CPR (Health Care Provider).
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience as an RN required.
- 5 plus years of experience in clinical healthcare setting, home health, chronic care, or other related acute care healthcare delivery setting.
- Driver’s License
- Unencumbered RN license in the State of Washington.
Nice To Haves
- BSN/BA in nursing.
- Experience working with elderly or a Public Health background.
- Experience in a community/outpatient setting providing care management/coordination.
- Spanish or other second language ability.
- Experience working with underserved or vulnerable populations.
- Knowledge and experience working closely with emergency services (ride-alongs, etc.).
Responsibilities
- Respond in the field (i.e. patient’s homes, encampments, etc.) with the Community Health Social Worker to examine, screen, treat, and coordinate delivery of health to individuals with behavioral health needs either referred to the program or identified through the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
- Co-response to 911 callers with low-acuity medical, behavioral, and social needs.
- Triage and assess patient needs.
- Coordinate and deliver appropriate on-scene acute care services.
- Providing clinical nursing functions within scope of practice.
- Identify high-risk patients with complex needs.
- Make whole person assessments.
- Connect high-risk patients to whole-person care services.
- Moving, lifting, or transferring of patients.
- Provide and promote excellence in customer service for community members and partnering providers.
- Pilot test new workflows and digital tools to improve tracking and communication between health and social service agencies.
- Employee may support Public Relations and/or Public Education events at offsite locations.
- Employee may be required to attend program related conferences/training.
- Other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
