Part-Time Street Medicine Nurse Navigator

WMU Homer Stryker, M.D. School of Medicine; Portage (MI); On-site; USD 50,000 - 58,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuing education & tuition Reimb.

Employer-funded retirement plan

Flexible work solutions

Up to 4 weeks PTO accrual

Paid holidays

Paid preferred holiday

Job summary

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) is hiring a Part-Time Street Medicine Nurse Navigator to support street medicine Kalamazoo.

The role involves coordinating clinical operations, staff, inventory, and CLIA compliance, in a collaborative care model with the physician Director. The Nurse Navigator will help track care tasks, ensure timely follow-up, and work with partners to connect unhoused individuals to needed services.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in nursing required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• At least 1 year working with unhoused population preferred.
• At least 3 years as a Registered Nurse, care management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist clinicians in patient flow, treatment, testing, and orders.
• Participate in orientation of rotating staff and learners.
• Coordinate care with SMKzoo team and community partners to support continuity of care.
• Use the EHR to gather patient information, document, and schedule appointments.

Skills

EHR systems

Communication

Microsoft Office

Grammar & spelling

Attendance & reliability

Education

Associate’s degree in nursing

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Epic

Cerner

Job description

Contact information

• Location 1000 OAKLAND DR,KALAMAZOO, MI, 49008-1282,United States
• Base Pay $36.20 - $42.20 / Hour
• Job Category Staff
• Employee Type Non-Exempt < .80 fte

Description

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker, MD, School of Medicine is hiring a Part-Time Street Medicine Nurse Navigator. The Nurse Navigator will work with the Street Medicine Kalamazoo to provide primary care to unhoused and precariously housed individuals living in the city of Kalamazoo. This individual will work closely with the physician Director to coordinate clinical operations, site logistics , staffing, inventory, and applicable CLIA compliance. Within the team’s collaborative care model, the Nurse Navigator will help track care management tasks and to work with team members to ensure timely completion and patient follow-up.

• Continuing education and tuition reimbursement.
• Employer-funded retirement plan.
• Two medical plan options: PPO and High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with employer HSA contribution.
• Flexible work solutions based on position and department.
• Up to four weeks of PTO accrual beginning in year one.
• Paid holidays.
• Paid preferred holiday.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists clinicians in patient flow, treatment, testing, and orders at the Ministry with Community, including administering medications, injections, performing phlebotomy as prescribed by clinicians.
• Participates in orientation of rotating staff and learners.
  
• Participates in outreach and collaborates with patients, the SMKzoo team, and community partners to support continuity of care.
• Assists with clinical operations as capacity allows including clinic preparation, patient flow, supplies and inventory, and support for established CLIA procedures.
• Uses the electronic health record to gather patient information; documents appropriately and maintains medical records; schedules patient appointments.
• Provides patient care in a manner that is both non-discriminatory and non-judgmental.
• Works cooperatively with other clinical personnel and exhibits excellent working relations with patients, visitors, and staff, effectively communicating SMKzoo’s mission.
• Availability to work occasional overtime on weekends or evenings to complete time sensitive projects.
• Acquires knowledge for new technology and policy/procedure revisions.
• All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Associate’s degree in nursing, Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• At least one year of experience working with the unhoused population preferred.
• At least three years’ experience working as a Registered Nurse, preferably with care management experience.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS

• Active RN license in the State of Michigan.
• Current BLS certification.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge and proficiency in working with the Electronic Health Record system (Epic and Cerner)
• Knowledge and proficiency in word processing and file management using Microsoft Office, Outlook and other software as required by the department
• Knowledge and proficiency in grammar and spelling skills
• Ability to effectively communicate with others verbally and in writing
• Ability to interpret, comprehend, and transmit complicated and detailed instructions accurately
• Ability to accept and apply feedback.
• Regular and predictable attendance is expected.
• Demonstrates the ability to recognize priorities in organization of work flow.
• Able to perform duties independently, with a minimal need for direct supervision.

Summary

About Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed)

We are committed to excellence and health equity through transformative medical education, high-quality, patient- and family-centered care, innovative research, and community partnerships within a welcoming, supportive, and engaging culture. Our vision is health equity for all in Southwest Michigan through innovation in the practice and study of medicine.

The medical school is a collaboration of Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo's two teaching health systems, Beacon and Bronson Healthcare. The medical school is a private nonprofit corporation supported by private gifts, clinical revenues, research activities, tuition, and endowment income. WMed is the recipient of a $100 million foundational gift and the Empowering Futures Gift, a philanthropic commitment of $300 million to support the mission of the medical school. WMed contributes to the economic vitality of Southwest Michigan through the services we provide, as well as the creation of 1,600 new jobs, with an estimated annual economic impact of $353 million in Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties.

WMed is fully accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and the Higher Learning Commission. The medical school offers a comprehensive, innovative four-year Doctor of Medicine degree program as well as a Master of Science degree program in Biomedical Sciences. We train physicians in 10 residencies and four fellowships accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. To support our educational mission, we have Joint Accreditation for interprofessional continuing education, which incorporates accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.

WMed Health is the clinical practice of the medical school with more than 300 providers offering comprehensive primary care and specialty services in several locations throughout the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek areas. Faculty in the Department of Pathology serve as the Office of the Medical Examiner for counties throughout Michigan and northern Indiana.

The W.E. Upjohn M.D. Campus located in downtown Kalamazoo serves as the primary educational facility with student study and social spaces, team-based learning halls, faculty and administrative offices, a state-of-the-art Simulation Center accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, basic science research labs, as well as toxicology and forensic pathology labs.

WMed builds upon Kalamazoo’s century-long foundation of drug discovery and medical device development with a strategic investment in clinical, laboratory, community, and educational research. The Center for Immunobiology, Center for Clinical Research, Research Histology Lab, Innovation Center, and Human Research Protection Program contribute to the medical school’s advancement of knowledge through innovation and discovery.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer in compliance with applicable State and Federal law.

Additional Information

• Company Name: Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine