JHC RN

Enjoy a rewarding nursing role supporting patients with substance use disorders while exercising a wide range of clinical skills, including wound care, EKGs, lab draws, patient education, and full primary care services.

The Jamestown Healing Clinic (JHC) Registered Nurse (RN) provides outpatient nursing care for all patients s position works as part of an integrated care team that combines primary care, dental, behavioral health, and opiate use disorder treatment.

The RN provides clinical and general supervision and consultative services for medical assistants and urinalysis technicians and plays an important role in coordinating comprehensive, timely, and patient-centered care.

Schedule Monday–Friday | 5:30 AM–2:00 PMNo weekends or holidays!

Essential Functions Provide general nursing care to patients including administration of medications, CLIA waived testing, EKG and treatments in accordance with nursing license and JHC clinic standards

Assist providers with clinical procedures

Promote a safety-conscious work force

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual nursing care as clinically appropriate

Responsible for prioritizing and ensuring prompt care for all patient encounters in the order of face-to-face visits, telephone messages and written requests

Responsible for working with the medical staff and medical assistants to ensure efficient patient flow and complete patient care in a timely manner

Responsible for ensuring smooth coordination of care and continuum of care for JHC patients

Responsible for chronic care management of patients who have depression, diabetes, CHF and chronic pain per clinic and practice team policies, procedures, and processes

Prepare patients for examinations, screen patients for appropriate information, and instruct patients in collections of samples, specimens, and tests; provide IV therapies

Educate and inform patient/family regarding results of laboratory orders and clinical tests, health maintenance, wellness, nutrition, medications, diagnostic procedures and treatments

Observe, record and report patient’s condition including reactions to drugs and treatments to the provider

Responsible for ensuring accurate medical and health information is entered in patient’s electronic health record

Respond to/refer incoming patient treatment related phone calls. Instruct patient and family regarding medications and treatment instructions.

Adhere to all JHC policies and procedures, including but not limited to standards for safety, and work practices as described in the JFHC Occupational Exposure Control Plan and HIPAAAbility to cross-train for Dispensing Nurse essential functions and responsibilities

Maintain and ensure patient confidentiality

Other duties as assigned by supervisor in support of the program

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing

Valid Washington State license to practice as a Registered NurseCPR/First Aid Certification or ability to complete employer provided training upon hire Knowledge of professional nursing theory, regulations, and practices to evaluate and provide patient care Understanding of substance use disorders, treatment theories, and medications commonly used to treat substance use disorders such as methadone and buprenorphine

Understanding of common health conditions such as diabetes, asthma, COPD, HTN, HLD, and CAD as well as the medications used to treat these conditions

Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; and the assessment and treatment of substance use, behavioral, and affective disorders

Ability to work in a cross-culture environment, understands the social and cultural context of the patients at JHC; understands the role of trauma, historical, community, family, and personal experience in wellness and recovery

Exceptional interpersonal skills including effective verbal and written communication

Ability to effectively work with patients who may exhibit angry and/or threatening behaviors

Understands and adheres to state (RCW, WAC) and federal confidentiality regulations (42 CFR part
2)
Experience working with Electronic Medical Records…