Registered Nurse; RN; SAGE

Days Off: Saturday, Sunday

Shift: Day(9am - 5pm)

Insurance Benefits: Dental, Life, Long-term Disability, Medical (no premiums/payroll deductions for employee coverage)

Other Benefits: Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), ORCA card subsidy, Paid Time Off (34 days per year), Retirement Plan

Union Representation:This position is a part of a union and is represented by SEIU Healthcare 1199NW.

Recognized nationally as an innovator and leader in developing solutions to homelessness, DESC is a social services organization, supportive housing operator, and licensed behavioral health treatment provider focused onmeeting the needs ofpeople experiencing long-term homelessness andliving with complex behavioral health and other medical conditions. Approximately 3,000 people are actively receiving services from DESC at any given point in time. Our vision is a community where all people are shown compassion,treated with dignity, and everyone has a safe, stable, and affordable place to call home.

DESC operates five shelter/emergency housing programs,19 permanent supportive housing facilities with over 1,750 units, several hundred additional scattered site apartments, and a range of behavioral health services including outpatient mental health and substance use disorder treatment, residential crisis stabilization, street outreach, mobile crisis response, and treatment for opioid use disorder.

The RN is a member of the SAGE (Support, Advocacy, Growth and Employment) multidisciplinary team consisting of nurses, psychiatric providers, case managers, substance use counselors, employment specialists and peer specialists responsible for providing the full range of case management services to homeless and formerly homeless, mentally ill adults. The Registered Nurse works primarily with clients in need of psychiatric and other medical attention, providing medication coordination/management, client education, health assessment and related services.

Work is done under the supervision of the Clinic Nursing Supervisor.

• Provide direct nursing services, including clinical assessments, medication administration, wound care, foot care, and other treatments.
• Triage, assess, and support clients to acquire primary care, urgent care, prenatal care, mental health care, and reproductive, sexual health, dental, vision and specialty care, as appropriate. Coordinate care within DESC and with external health care providers as needed.
• Provide life‑saving efforts in the case of a client medical emergency in the building, until higher level of care arrives.
• Educate clients about acute and chronic conditions, self-care, medications and their effects, and other relevant health topics.
• Lead therapeutic, educational, and support groups focused on client health, medication, behavior management, and other relevant topics.
• Coordinate care transitions with internal DESC and external partner health care providers.
• Be able to use critical thinking, clinical judgment, patience, and flexibility in frequent contacts with clients. Have strong communication and customer service skills.
• Build trusting relationships with clients who may be wary and difficult to engage by employing a warm and accepting approach that includes trauma informed care, harm reduction and motivational interviewing. Demonstrate a commitment to this approach through language and behavior.
• Participate in supervision, program meetings and in-service trainings.
• Comply with the agency’s clinical accountability policies and procedures; maintain current and complete clinical records; participate in quality assurance activities.
• Participate in verbal de-escalation and be willing and able to assist…