Registered Nurse- Homeless Outreach Stabilization Team (HOST)

Frontier Behavioral Health•Spokane, WA

2d•Remote

About The Position

The multi-disciplinary Homeless Outreach Stabilization Team (HOST) will work in the community to provide services which includes substance abuse treatment, medical services, rehabilitative support, case management and peer support services. The purpose of this program is to serve homeless individuals with behavioral health challenges who have demonstrated a combination of continuous service needs and functional impairments who have not shown to benefit from traditional outpatient programs currently available. The Registered Nurse is a member of a multidisciplinary team responsible for providing on-going services to homeless individuals. The Registered Nurse works primarily with clients in need of psychiatric and other medical attention. This position will share case load responsibilities for coordinating medication services for the team. Service locations include emergency homeless shelters, transitional homeless shelters, homeless encampments, transportation hubs, train stations, and other pertinent community location where people may gather. Clinical skills, competence and evaluation for this position is provided by a nurse manager.

Requirements

RN licensed in the State of Washington
One year experience in the direct treatment of individuals with mental illness.
Active BLS within 90 days of hire and must maintain active BLS
Must have an unrestricted and valid driver’s license, be able to pass a motor vehicle screening and driving test, have active car insurance, and be willing to use their personal vehicle in the course of work.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with the co-occurring disorder population

Responsibilities

Coordinate medical aspects of care, including monitoring and administration of medications in a manner that meets the unique needs of clients.
Access the assigned nurse manager for nursing related consultation as needed.
Provide education to clients regarding their treatment, medical and mental health condition.
Develop and engage clients in health promotion activities such as health and wellness clinics, smoking cessation efforts, and client education programs for disease prevention.
On-going assessment of mental status and the positive impact and side effects of current treatment.
Provide specialized training and consultation to other staff members on medical/mental health issues relating to clients and their care.
Participate in psychiatric consultation, supervision, program meetings and in-service trainings; participate in clinical reviews and case conferences for team clients.
Comply with the agency’s clinical accountability policies and procedures; maintain current and complete clinical records; participate in quality assurance reviews.
Comply with applicable program research and evaluation process.
Participate as a member of a multi-disciplinary team providing some components of on-going case management services to homeless and formerly homeless adults.
Assess clients for range of health care needs and facilitate linkage and on-going connection to relevant urgent, primary and specialty health services.
Advocate for client’s access to community resources and services, especially primary health care services, ensuring that clients’ needs are met and rights maintained; consult and collaborate with community providers to ensure continuity of care.
Requires travel to see clients in the community and travel between work sites either via FBH owned Vehicles and/or personal vehicle.
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Paid Time Off – Employees accrue up to 26 days of PTO in the first year of employment!
9 Paid Federal Holidays!
Sick Leave – Extended Sick Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Time.
Some positions qualify for a Compressed Workweek option resulting in up to additional 26 days off per year.
Medical, Dental and Vision
Retirement – We offer an impressive 403b plan including standard 3% employer contribution plus an additional 3% employer match.
Flexible Spending Accounts
Life Insurance – Company paid coverage that starts the first of the month following 6 months from your date of hire.
Signing Bonus!
No-cost licensure supervision for those pursuing clinical licensure.
Federal and State Loan Forgiveness Program for qualifying Programs.
Reimbursement of License/Certification application fee that is required for the position.
Free Employee Assistance Program
Staff Discounts at various FBH partners throughout Spokane!