Street Medicine Nurse Practitioner

Street Medicine Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner

We are excited to continue providing care to people experiencing homelessness through our growing Street Medicine team. We are recruiting for a Street Medicine Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP). You'll work as part of an interdisciplinary outreach team that includes a nurse and a community health worker, with a physician available for consultation. This role provides the opportunity to care for people in our community who have a great need for compassionate, respectful, and coordinated medical care.

From a clinical standpoint, you will provide a broad scope of primary care services in the field, with a substantial focus on substance use care. This is a Project, Full-Time (1.0 FTE) position currently funded through 9/30/2027.

This is an advanced professional classification that works in collaboration with other health care team members to deliver patient-centered, trauma-informed care for people experiencing homelessness. This position involves supervision of other nurses and clinical staff to ensure the delivery of quality health care and health education to those seeking services. In addition, the Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) provides hands-on care, develops evidence-based treatment plans, performs a variety of diagnostic workups, and prescribes medications.

This is a single-level classification within the nursing services field that is supported by clinic physicians and/or a Medical Director. This role works independently, under the general supervision of a physician. Employees in this classification work with sensitive and confidential information requiring a high level of discretion.

The Street Medicine Nurse Practitioner serves as the primary care provider within the Street Medicine team, and as the day-to-day clinical lead. Our Street Medicine team provides primary and urgent care for people experiencing homelessness in Pierce County. The Street Medicine NP works as part of an interdisciplinary outreach team that includes a nurse and a certified peer navigator to provide compassionate and culturally appropriate medical care for people in our community.

From a clinical standpoint, the Street Medicine NP provides a broad scope of primary care services in the field, with a substantial focus on substance use care and mental health.

• Provide respectful, culturally appropriate outreach and patient care in the field (e.g., at encampments, streetside for people living in cars). Services include a broad range of primary care and urgent care issues, such as wound care, chronic disease management, mental health care, and substance use care.

• Coordinate with local healthcare organizations, including opioid treatment programs, to help people transition into traditional facility-based care, if they are able to do so.

• Work with certified peer navigator and RN to coordinate patient care.

• Build collaborations with community partners and organizations involved in homeless services.

• Develop and review Street Medicine policies and procedures, including standing orders if needed.

• Develop training materials and sessions for other Street Medicine staff and volunteers.

• This work might require you to participate in the Title XIX Medicaid Claiming Program.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Emergencies:
When public health responds to an emergency you may be assigned duties and responsibilities that are outside your regular job description. This may involve responding at any time and reporting to a location other than the department with different working conditions and physical requirements. You are expected to participate in emergency preparedness activities including our emergency notification system, WA SECURES.

Drills and real-world events may take place at any time.

Knowledge and skills:

• Knowledge of the patient population and approaches to effective engagement and care for people experiencing homelessness and people with limited access to healthcare services.
• Knowledge of principles, laws, regulations, policies, practices, and guidelines applicable to the body of work, including those governing…