Registered Nurse

Howard Brown Health is a nationally recognized leader in LGBTQ+ health and wellness. Our commitment to inclusive and affirming care has made us a cornerstone of the Chicago community. At Howard Brown, we believe in providing holistic, patient-centered care that empowers individuals and enriches lives.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a mission-driven organization dedicated to health equity and social justice.
• Work in a supportive, inclusive, and culturally competent environment.
• Access to continuous learning opportunities and professional development.
• Contribute to groundbreaking health initiatives and research.
• Employer-sponsored health, dental, and vision insurance with two PPO plans and an HMO plan.
• Paid Time Off:
  • 3-weeks paid vacation and 1-week of personal time
  • 12 accrued sick days per year
  • 10 paid holidays, including Juneteenth
  • PTO Exchange allows employees to turn unused PTO into liquid assets
• 401k program with up to 5% employer match after 90 days
• Employer-paid basic life insurance valued at one times the annual salary
• Voluntary Life and AD&D, and Short-term and Long-term disability
• Pre-tax commuter and parking benefit account
• Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care
• Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Forgiveness Programs; NHSC & PSLF
• Employee Assistance Program with 5 employer-paid counseling sessions
• 50% off at Brown Elephant Resale Shops and discounts at local businesses

What you can expect:
Under Nursing Administrative supervision, perform nursing duties and telephone triage for designated Providers of Howard Brown Health. Serve as a team member in Medical Services, sharing duties with LPNs, MAs/Phlebotomy staff, patient services staff, medical records, and/or other personnel as assigned.

How you will make an impact:

• Act as liaison between patient/client and Providers. Answer all patient/client inquiries for assigned Providers regarding health issues. Serve as advocate for patient/client for both internal and external referrals.
• Provide education, screening and treatment, following standing orders, to clients presenting through the STD, syphilis and hepatitis walk-in clinics.
• Coordinate medical care with other providers as required, schedule patient follow-up internal and external appointments as instructed by Providers.
• Initiate, execute and maintain necessary insurance, disability forms, AIDS case reporting, reportable disease morbidity forms and other forms as required.
• Will follow role assignments that are in alignment with the Patient Centered Medical Home Standards, and participate in all Patient Centered Medical Home efforts.
• Evaluate all patients/clients ability to understand health plans, perform health education as needed, and notify appropriate Provider as necessary.
• Provide nursing care and education to patients/clients, their significant others, and staff in a compassionate manner.
• Perform lab procedures as assigned. Collect, label, and process all specimens including but not limited to urine, stool, semen, sputum, and blood. Ensure that specimens are processed and shipped in accordance with established Howard Brown laboratory policies and procedures along with research protocol. Notify providers of alarm values found in lab reports. Provide patient/client with appropriate requisition, information and instruction for ancillary tests and procedures ordered by Providers.
• Perform routine clinical functions, execute nursing skills and treatments. Maintain accurate and necessary patient documentation in accordance with all regulatory bodies.
• Apply human relation skills and customer service skills in providing patient care and in establishing good rapport.
• Execute Phone Triage responsibilities: performs a systematic, comprehensive interview of the caller/patient/client to determine the urgency of the patients problem. Accurately documents data for all calls including, but not limited to, patient/client demographic information, chief complaint, recommendations for home treatment, and referrals to primary care provider, alternative health care provider or emergency services. Performs and documents follow-up calls with patients as necessary to help ensure positive outcomes.
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