COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE Job at SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH BOARD, Seattle, WA

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  • SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH BOARD
  • Seattle, WA

Job Description

Job Details

Job Location
Lake City - Seattle, WA

Position Type
Full-Time

Salary Range
$70,000.00 - $80,000.00 Salary/year

Job Shift
Day

Description

SIHB Core Competencies

Core Competencies are foundational commitments and skills that all SIHB staff are expected to develop. These competencies define common measures for performance that are applied to every role in the organization.
  • Commitment to Indigenous and Organizational Values: Everything we do at SIHB is centered on Traditional Indian Medicine. It is our responsibility to maintain cultural integrity in all that we do.
  • Accountability: All employees of SIHB effectively manage their own work and the work of their teams. We take ownership of our actions and decisions. We all strive to deliver the highest quality work and care, while respecting our teammates and relatives.
  • Collaboration: SIHB is a team-oriented organization. As team members, we share the responsibility of working toward a common purpose. We collaborate with our colleagues across the organization to deliver the highest quality of care and results in alignment with our mission, vision, values and Theory of Change.
  • Communication: We practice effective and clear communication with staff, relatives, teams and community. We demonstrate empathy among each other and with those we serve, and transparency in our decision making.
  • Customer Service Orientation: All employees of SIHB recognize the needs of the diverse community we serve. We put the needs of our relatives first by delivering the highest quality, professional, responsive, and innovative care. Our relatives come first and deserve the best.

Position Summary:

$5,000 sign-on bonus (conditions apply)

Organizational Structure/Reporting Relationships: T his position reports directly to the Nurse Supervisor and is a member of the Medical team. This position has no direct reports

Organizational Responsibilities
  • Hold Indigenous values and practices with respect and integrity
  • Hold yourself accountable to the highest standard by being resourceful, innovative, creative and solutions-oriented
  • Actively participate in organizational activities with the understanding that success is achieved through teamwork.
  • Recognize that communication is central to the organization's success and actively champion your words and actions to maintain respect for others, encourage constructive feedback, be open to share laughter and acknowledge differences in skills and opinions, all while keeping others' best intentions in mind.
  • At SIHB, we refer to our customers as Relatives. Our Relatives come first and deserve the best. Serve the needs of our Relatives first by delivering the highest quality, professional, responsive and innovative care.

Job Responsibilities
  • Provide on-site nursing services for the members of the Chief Seattle Club Day Center and housing units as assigned.
  • Build and maintain trust via professional relationships with members, staff and collaborating agencies.
  • Promote and model healthy behaviors, goal setting, self-care, and appropriate access to medical care.
  • Nursing care may include basic wound care, patient assessment, connection with resources, scheduling appointments, counseling, responding to medical emergencies, etc.
  • Consult with patients' preferred providers, case managers, family, and other supports as needed. Ensure release of information disclosure consent is collected as required.
  • Refer members to facilities that can provide the appropriate level of care. e.g., medical clinic, treatment, case management, dental, emergency room.
  • Maintain sanitary, well-stocked, safe, and secure environment in and around the nurse unit.
  • Order and arrange for transport of nursing supplies for the nurse unit. Monitor medical supplies for expiration dates and replace as needed.
  • Attend SIHB and community partner meetings as needed.
  • Organize and present or coordinate outside experts to provide regular health topics for members and/or staff. Topics should be pertinent to the population.
  • Actively participate in internal quality improvement teams and work with members proactively to drive quality improvement initiatives in accordance with the mission and strategic goals of the SIHB organization, partner organizations, federal and state laws and regulations, and accreditation standards, when assigned.
  • Other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Background Qualifications

Required:
  • State of Washington License as an RN or LPN
  • Driver's license and use of an insured vehicle.
Preferred: Experience or interest in working with the American Indian/Alaska Native population; knowledge of the health and social issues facing this demographic is preferred.

Work Environment: SIHB operates on a 4x10 (4 days per week, 10 hours per day) work schedule with occasional extra hours for events Saturday clinic to meet deadlines.

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Job Tags

Full time, Relocation bonus, Shift work, Saturday,

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