Yakima Neighborhood Health Services Job Title: Outreach RN

Minimum Qualifications:

Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Washington. Skills in applying and modifying the principles, methods and techniques of professional nursing to apply ongoing patient care. Knowledge of medical equipment and instruments to administer patient care. Experience in ambulatory care, patient assessment and triage, and working with homeless or other disadvantaged populations. Bilingual Spanish/English desirable.

Supervised By: Homeless Health Care Coordinator

Position(s) Supervised: None

Typical Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

Requires prolonged walking and standing, frequent bending, stooping or stretching. May involve lifting or positioning of patients. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range. Requires full range of body motion including manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination. Required to work under stressful conditions and with patients who are often in discomfort and/or pain. May be exposed to communicable diseases and bodily fluids. Requires ability to sustain concentration in noisy and fast-paced environment.

Examples of Duties (this list may not include all the duties assigned):

• Provide holistic nursing assessments, preventive medicine counseling, risk factor reduction intervention, and education to homeless persons residing on the streets, in shelters, missions, or other temporary housing through direct contact.
• Coordination of patient care through the clinics, assessments, treatments and procedures.
• Observes, records, and reports patient's condition and reaction to drugs and treatment to physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and midwives. Dispense medication as directed.
• Assist in the development and implementation of YNHS policies, protocols, standing orders and quality assurance standards.
• Develop and maintain working relationships with healthcare and social service professionals in the community serving YNHS patients.
• Participate actively in staff in-service trainings and nurse meetings.
• Work in coordination with other YNHS staff to develop education programs for YNHS homeless patients and staff.
• Maintain organized, clean, efficient and confidential work area.
• Represent YNHS in local meetings as requested.
• Perform related work and other tasks as requested.

Working Relationships:

All YNHS employees are expected to develop and maintain professional and courteous working relationships with all other YNHS employees, patients, visitors, health profession students, vendors, and volunteers of the organization. In addition, YNHS employees are expected to provide courteous and efficient service to health and social service agencies working with YNHS patients.

Salary Range:

Salary Level D