Registered Nurse (RN) - Float
Howard Brown Health
Chicago, IL

Registered Nurse Float

* Mission: Rooted in LGBTQ+ liberation, Howard Brown Health provides affirming healthcare and mobilizes for social justice. We are agents of change for individual wellbeing and community empowerment. * Vision: Howard Brown Health envisions a future where healthcare and transformative social policies actualize human rights and equity for all. * Community-based health clinics in some of Chicago's most underserved neighborhoods * The largest LGBTQ health provider in the Midwest * Latinx inclusive community based on respect, equal opportunity, and appreciation of diversity to provide the culturally competent support and services within Howard Brown Health. What is in it for you: * A commitment to work-life balance with: * 3-weeks paid vacation and 1-week of personal time * 12 accrued sick days per year * 9 paid holidays, including Juneteenth * PTO Exchange allows employees to turn unused PTO into liquid assets * Employer-sponsored health, dental, and vision insurance with two PPO plans and an HMO plan. * BCBS HMO, PPO, and PPO Select Plans * HMO premium = $ 34.40 /month * BCBS Dental premium = $ 13.00/month * EyeMed Vision premium = $ 6.52/month * 401k program with up to 5% employer match after 90 days = $1,700+ * Employer-paid basic life insurance valued at one times the annual salary * Voluntary Life and AD&D, and Short-term and Long-term disability * Up to $720 pre-tax commuter and parking benefit account * Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care * Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Forgiveness Programs; NHSC & PSLF * Employee Assistance Program with 5 employer-paid counseling sessions * 50% off at Brown Elephant Resale Shops and discounts at local businesses PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: * Act as liaison between patient/client and Providers * Provide education, screening and treatment to clients visiting the STD, syphilis and hepatitis walk-in clinics * Coordinate medical care with other providers as required, schedule patient follow-up internal and external appointments as instructed by Providers * Evaluate all patients /clients' ability to understand health plans, perform health education as needed, and notify appropriate Provider as necessary * Provide nursing care and education to patients/clients, their significant others, and staff in a compassionate manner * Perform lab procedures as assigned including collecting, labeling, and processing all specimens including but not limited to urine, stool, semen, sputum, and blood * Perform routine clinical functions, execute nursing skills and treatments * Maintain accurate and necessary patient documentation in accordance with all regulatory bodies. * Execute Phone Triage responsibilities: performs a systematic, comprehensive interview of the caller/patient/client to determine the urgency of the patient's problem * Schedules same-day appointments or follow-up appointments with the patient/client primary care provider or alternative health care provider as necessary * Provide counseling, home treatment advice, and crisis intervention according to established protocols and standards of care * Maintain clinical competency through continuing education, recertification (including CPR), and clinical practice * Make referrals to the appropriate level of care within an appropriate period * Adhere to OSHA standards in delivery of care to all patients * Participate in Quality Improvement process via data collection, evaluation of results, and implementation of recommendations * Perform other duties as directed. QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILL REQUIRED: Required: * Nursing degree (BSN or Associates) PLUS current Illinois nursing license required; 1 to 2 years of experience in a hospital or outpatient setting is preferred. * Current Illinois nursing license and CPR card * Knowledge and experience with multi-ethnic, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender clients Preferred Qualifications: * Comprehensive Primary Care Nursing experience performed in an ambulatory/outpatient setting