Public Health Nurse - Buprenorphine Pathways Clinic Mobile Team bei King County, WA

About the Department

Pathways clinic at Downtown Public Health is hiring for a Public Health Nurse to work as part of our phenomenal team. Pathways, located in the Downtown Public Health building is an innovative program that uses a harm reduction approach to help address the opioid epidemic and provides low barrier access to Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD), primarily buprenorphine. This Public Health Nurse in the Pathways Clinic will form part of our new mobile team providing services in the field in the Seattle area. As part of an interdisciplinary team, this PHN will administer long-acting injectable medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), provide medication counseling, and address concerns related to opioid and other substances use.

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 visithttp://www.kingcounty.gov/elected/executive/equity-social-justice.aspx

Position Duties

• Works in partnership with interdisciplinary team as part of Pathways mobile team providing counseling and administering long-acting injectable medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD). 
• Provides care management, assessment, education, and close follow-up for patients receiving MOUD. Coordinates safe storage & handling, transportation, administration, and documentation of medications for opioid use disorder. 
• Maintains partnership with other outreach programs (street medicine, Robert Clewis center Needle exchange program, etc.) to provide services to vulnerable patients in the community facing opioid and substance use. 
• Conducts medical screening and triage with patients on the field and provides appropriate follow up care. 
• Conducts nursing assessments and interventions, patient care planning, evaluation, and medical care coordination. 
• Provide point of care follow-up and preventive screenings for patients undergoing treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Lead quality assurance projects for clinic workflow and coordination of care with other healthcare and social welfare entities. 
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in nursing science or a graduate level nursing degree of MSN, DNP or PhD from an accredited school of nursing.

• Current Washington State license as a Registered Nurse or Multi-State Licensure.

• Pass credentialing and background.

• Documentation of current BLS-CPR for Health Care Providers. CPR/AED HeartSaver courses do not meet this requirement.

• Washington state driver's license or ability to travel to other sites within the county.

Work Schedule: This career service position is a fully benefitted, 1.0 fte that will typically work within Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. and is overtime eligible. May work outside of the typical schedule to meet operational needs. This is a clinic-based position and telework is not possible. 

Work Location: The primary work location for this position will be at various sites within King County but is based at 2124 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98121.

Other Qualifications

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

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

• 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 towww.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/jobs/hiring. For tips on interviewing, please visithttps://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.