Primary Care, Clinic Registered Nurse (RN)

Central City Concern is an innovative nonprofit agency providing comprehensive services to single adults and families in the Portland metro area who are impacted by homelessness, poverty and addictions. We hire people that are skilled and passionate to meet our mission to end homelessness through outcome-based strategies which support personal and community transformation.

The Nurse at Old Town Clinic role works collaboratively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team providing medical, behavioral, and substance use treatment services and care coordination for complex, medically vulnerable adults. This role will float between primary care clinic RN duties, on site triage, and phone triage.

Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, (7:30am - 5:00pm)

Location: Old Town Clinic (727 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR 97209)

Compensation: $44.05 - $57.27 per hour, compensation will be decided based on candidate's experience and internal equity.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Successful completion of a course of accredited study that leads to the ADN, or BSN degree in Nursing from OSBN or State Board approved course.
• Current RN license in the State of Oregon.
• BSN or QMHP preferred.
• Must meet CCC privileging requirements as required by FTCA.
• Experience working with populations experiencing significant gaps in social determinants of health preferred.
• Current BLS certification prior to start.
• Must generally have the ability to walk, bend, stoop, kneel, squat, twist, reach, pull and lift heavy objects, and climb stairs with reasonable or no accommodation.
• Ability to adhere to Central City Concern's drug-free workplace which encourages a safe, healthy and productive work environment and strictly complies with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988. An employee shall not, in the workplace, unlawfully manufacture, distribute, dispense, possess or use a controlled substance or alcohol.
• Must pass a pre-employment drug screen, TB test, and background check. For work at the Blackburn Center this includes clearance by the DHS Background Check Unit.
• Must adhere to agency's non-discrimination policies.
• Ability to effectively interact with co-workers and clients with diverse ethnic backgrounds, religious views, political affiliation, cultural backgrounds, life-styles and sexual orientations, and treat individuals with respect and dignity.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinic Duties

• Provide nursing assessment, intervention, education and follow up in a primary care setting that integrates substance use and mental health treatment.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to provide integrated patient care.
• Primary care duties include wound care and administration of medications safely and per organizational protocols.
• Respond to urgent in-person and telephone triage needs and client follow up.
• Provide clinical consultation to medical assistants and other clinical and support staff.
• Collaborate with team members across Central City Concern and care providers outside of the organization.
• Participate in compliance, quality assurance and quality improvement activities as directed.
• Adhere to all state and federal privacy regulations, including HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2, and to CCC policies and agreements regarding confidentiality, privacy, and security. Support compliance with all privacy and security requirements pursuant to community partners' and outside providers' patient confidentiality agreements, including privacy and security requirements for EMR access. This includes immediately reporting any breach of protected health information or personal identification information of any person receiving CCC services by CCC or an outside provider to the CCC Compliance Department, as well as to your supervisor or their designee.
• Other patient care duties as assigned and within scope.

Triage Duties

• Assess and triage patients in-person primarily and on the phone as needed.
• Provide nursing assessment and service matching according to client's health goals, presenting needs while balancing clinic schedule and services available.
• Closely communicate with team members about client's needs and in consideration with clinician capacity.
• Requires flexibility with assignments as clinic needs arise.

Phone Triage and Desktop Duties

• Telephone based role providing triage and problem solving for clients calling into clinic with symptoms or health concerns .
• Responsible for follow up and care coordination as requested by care team via phone or electronic health record.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to consider the impacts and outcomes for underserved communities during decision-making processes.
• Experience with care for individuals with complex substance use and mental health backgrounds using trauma informed care principles and de-escalation techniques.
• Ability to be flexible and to coordinate and relate effectively with members of several interdisciplinary teams, participants, supervisors and co-workers.
• Ability to multi-task and remain calm in a busy and stressful environment.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize the workload, problem-solve, and complete tasks in a timely fashion.
• Ability to maintain composure and work objectively with participants who may be verbally aggressive and/or substance affected.
• Working knowledge of principles, practices and procedures of ambulatory care.

BENEFITS: Central City Concern offers an incredible benefits package to our Regular/FT employees

• Generous paid time off plan which provides up to 4 weeks of PTO accrual in the first year. Accrual increases with longevity.
• Amazing 403(b) Retirement Savings plan with competitive employer match with 4.25% in the first year, 6% in the second year, and 8% in the 3rd year.
• Up to 11 recognized Holidays and 2 personal holidays (dependent on work shift schedule).
• Comprehensive Medical, Vision, and Dental insurance coverage.
• Employer Paid Life, Short Term Disability, AND Long Term Disability Insurance!

This description is intended to provide a snapshot of the work performed and is not designed to contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of the position.

As an agency deeply rooted in recovery, part of our policy and commitment to a drug and alcohol-free workplace includes post-offer, pre-employment drug screens. Please note we follow Federal Guidelines regarding prohibited substances, even for those legal at the state level.

Central City Concern is a second chance employer and complies with applicable laws regarding consideration of criminal background for employment purposes. Government regulations, contractual requirements, or the duties of this job may require CCC to conduct a background check and take appropriate action to address prior criminal convictions.