Registered Nurse - Community Health Services, Float Pool

Full Job Description

Public Health Seattle & King County’s Community Health Services (CHS) division is looking for a Register Nurse (RN) to join the float pool team. This position will serve patients at various programs in the CHS division, mainly primary care, refugee screenings, pathways clinic. The responsibilities include nursing assessments and interventions, patient care planning, evaluation and medical care coordination. The RN facilitates and assures daily clinic activities and operations. The RN maintains the clinic environment, coordinates the patient care team efforts, and directs efficient clinic flow. The RN delegates tasks to the health care team within the scope of practice to achieve desirable patient outcomes and efficient clinic functioning. The RN also carries out prescribed treatments, administers medications, and coordinates activities with other health care staff to ensure the orderly and safe provision of health care services.

Commitment To Equity and Social Justice:
Named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the most influential civil rights leaders in our nation's history, King County is a vibrant international community with residents that represent countries from around the world. It is a region with increasing diversity that cherishes the traditions of many cultures.

The county government has a deep commitment to equity and social justice and advancing practices, strategies, and policies that promote fairness, justice, and opportunity for all – in our workplaces and our communities. With this commitment, King County has adopted a pro-equity agenda to advance regional change and ensure that residents from all communities are incorporated into our emergency planning and public outreach efforts.

We recognize that structural racism consists of principles and practices that cause and justify an inequitable distribution of rights, opportunities, and experiences across racial groups. Since declaring Racism is a Public Health Crisis in June 2020, King County and Public Health committed to being intentionally anti-racist and accountable to Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities.

To learn more, please visit http://www.kingcounty.gov/elected/executive/equity-social-justice.aspx

Requirements

• Conducts nursing assessments and interventions, patient care planning, evaluation, and medical care coordination.
• Obtains and documents health history, chief complaint, vital signs, growth monitoring data, assessment data and developmental screening data.
• Identifies individuals with risk factors and investigates possible associated disease conditions.
• Provides prescribed treatments, administers prescribed medications, monitors and documents treatment progress and patient response.
• Documents patient assessment and intervention data in medical records using established medical record forms and documentation practices.
• Obtains and completes appropriate patient consent for care forms, ensures patient confidentiality, and maintains orderly medical records.
• Follows established Public Health medical records policies and procedures and the State and Federal laws that govern the release of health care information.
• Provides patient education to individuals and groups about health maintenance and management of acute and chronic conditions.
• Establishes an interpersonal relationship with individuals or families intended to increase or enhance their capacity for self-care and coping.
• Participates in Department emergency response trainings and drills; maintains home preparedness.
• Participates as a member of a multidisciplinary team to facilitate teamwork, improve patient care processes and outcomes, and maintain an orderly work environment with efficient clinic flow.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Washington State Registered Nurse License in good standing.
• Associate degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing.
• Washington State Drivers' License in good standing.
• Current BLS-CPR for Healthcare Providers

Work Schedule: This is a 0.8 - 1.0 FTE, fully benefited, Career Service position that is required to be onsite for direct services and is overtime eligible. The typical schedule will work within Monday-Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. May work outside of the typical schedule to meet operational needs.

Work Location: This float position will cover programs located at Downtown Public Health Center and Eastgate Public Health Center. Employees must reside in Washington state and live within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite.

Who May Apply: This position is open to all minimally qualified nurses.

Union Affiliation: Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA).

Contact: Amy M. Curtis, BSN, RN, Nurse Recruitment Manager at amy.curtis@kingcounty.gov with any questions.

Additional Information

Forbes named King County as one of Washington State's best employers.

Together, with leadership and our employees, we're changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a difference?

Come join the team dedicated to serving one of the nation's best places to live, work and play.

Guided by our "True North", we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce.

To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity.

Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles - we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards.

We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.

King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer

No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class.

Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.

To Apply

If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions, please contact Amy M. Curtis who is on this job announcement.

The following items are required to be considered for this vacancy:

• NeoGov Job Application (responses on your job application should be thorough and complete and will be used in the screening process)
• Supplemental Questions (responses to the supplemental questions should be thorough and complete and will be used in the screening process)

Your application may be rejected as incomplete if you do not include the relevant information in the application. Cover letters and/or resumes are not accepted in lieu of a completed application. Applications and/or Supplemental Questionnaires that state "see my resume" or "see my personnel file" are considered incomplete and will not be accepted.

Necessary Special Requirements

• The selection process may include evaluation of application materials and supplemental questions, interviewing, and testing. You must completely fill out the application with your relevant education and work experience.
• The selected candidate must be able to pass credentialing, pre-employment physical, and a thorough background investigation, but findings may not necessarily disqualify an applicant for employment.
• For more information on our selection process, please refer to www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/jobs/hiring. For tips on interviewing, please visit https://www.kingcounty.gov/~/media/audience/employees/learning-and-development/Interview_Tips.ashx?la=en.
• Employees are required to protect the privacy and security of protected health information as defined in State and Federal Law.
• Public Health relies on office automation (Microsoft Office) and web-based enabled tools; therefore, candidates must be proficient and comfortable with computer use to perform functions associated with on-going work.
• Employees are required to adhere to OSHA/WISHA guidelines including but not limited to completing their mandatory trainings on time and obtaining required immunizations.
• Regular and reliable attendance, effective communication skills, and development of effective working relationships are requirements of all Public Health positions.

When Public Health responds to an emergency, and in accordance with relevant CBA language and/or KC policy and procedures, we may assign duties outside your regular job description.

This may involve responding at any time, including nights and weekends, with possible deployment to locations other than the department.

• If you need a disability accommodation in the application or testing process, please call the contact number listed on the job announcement.