Registered Nurse- Mental Health /Primary Care

Shift: Day (6:30am - 7:00pm) Insurance Benefits: Dental, Life, Long-term Disability, Medical (no premiums/payroll deductions for employee coverage) 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 on meeting the needs of people experiencing long-term homelessness and living with complex behavioral health and other medical conditions. 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 Registered Nurse (RN) works primarily with clients in need of psychiatric and other medical attention. Work is done under the supervision of the Medical Director and ARNP Supervisor and in full cooperation with other clinical supervisors. Coordinate client care with a multidisciplinary team of social workers/case managers, chemical dependency professionals, peer support specialists, psychiatric nurses and other mental health staff. Under the guidance and direction of the ARNP Supervisor, coordinate medical aspects of care, including monitoring and administration of medications in a manner that meets the unique needs of clients. Provide education to clients regarding their treatment, medical and mental health condition. 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; Comply with the agency’s clinical accountability policies and procedures; maintain current and complete clinical records; participate in quality assurance reviews. 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 clients’ 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. Participate in the planning, organizing and facilitating of group treatment services for consumers served by the CSC. Coordinate services closely with CDF, CDIS and MCT supervisors and case management staff. Participate in psychiatric consultation, supervision, program meetings and in-service trainings; Registered Nurse, licensed in the State of Washington, in good standing. If licensed under the Nurse Licensure Compact Multistate License (NLC MSL), compliance with RCW 71.12.740 and NLC MSL Rule 402.2 is a condition of employment. Knowledge of psychiatric medications, side effects and methods of administration. Interest or experience in working with clients who are difficult to engage and maintain in traditional mental health programs. Ability to work flexible hours as required by program and staffing needs. Ability to relate to a wide range of people, demonstration of highly developed communication skills, and a desire to serve homeless, mentally ill clients. Knowledge and skill in working with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders; with homeless or formerly homeless individuals; Familiarity with Recovery Principles, Crisis Intervention and Stabilization, Integrated Treatment of Co-occurring Disorders, Intensive Case Management, Illness Management, and relevant Evidenced based/Emerging best practices. Bachelor of Nursing degree. Bilingual in Spanish/English. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required sit for long periods of time, communicate with other persons by talking and hearing, required to lift and carry items weighing up to 25 pounds and to operate computer hardware systems. DESC is committed to diversity in the workplace and promotes equal employment opportunities for all staff members and applicants. The Agency will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, caste, marital status, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability in any employment practice, unless based on a bona fide occupational qualification. Minorities and veterans are encouraged to apply.