Community Health RN — Education, Care & Impact

Health Care for the Homeless; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 68,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Health Care for the Homeless in Baltimore seeks a Registered Nurse to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to improve client health through education, medication administration, and care coordination. You will assess needs, navigate services, provide counseling including trauma-informed approaches, document timely in EMR, and participate in care planning with the team.

The role emphasizes serving homeless populations with compassion and adherence to the organization's equity and recovery

Qualifications

• Possess current licensure as a Registered Nurse in Maryland
• Bachelor’s in Nursing preferred; Associates in Nursing required plus 5 years of relevant work experience may be substituted
• BLS CPR certification

Responsibilities

• Perform clinical tasks including client education, medication administration, vaccine administration, medication adherence, review of preventive health needs and nursing assessments.
• Accurately assess client’s needs and coordinates access to appropriate services for clients and assists with navigating the health care setting.
• Deliver health education and counseling, drawing upon the individual’s strengths, resiliency and motivation. This may include delivering interventions that demonstrate an appreciation for the impact of trauma and, when warranted, utilizing clinical approaches such as harm reduction and motivational interviewing, etc. to support the individual’s wellbeing, improve health care utilization, and reduce risk behaviors.
• Actively participate on an integrated, multidisciplinary team to develop and implement an integrated treatment plan, within the context of an individual or family’s unique social needs, as well as contribute to interdisciplinary case conferences on an ongoing basis
• Accurately complete documentation of services in the electronic medical record in a timely manner
• Use good judgment in the use of one’s time and the time of others
• Actively seeks information from appropriate sources and incorporates evidenced based guidelines in clinical decision making.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Independent decision-making

Team player

Coping with interruptions

Education

RN licensure in Maryland

Bachelor's in Nursing (preferred)

Associates in Nursing (required; substitution for experience)

BLS CPR certification

Job description

Health Care for the Homeless in Baltimore seeks a Registered Nurse to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to improve client health through education, medication administration, and care coordination. You will assess needs, navigate services, provide counseling including trauma-informed approaches, document timely in EMR, and participate in care planning with the team.

The role emphasizes serving homeless populations with compassion and adherence to the organization's equity and recovery