The posting
Sea Mar Community Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1978, is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos in Washington State. Sea Mar proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation, and regardless of ability to pay for services. Sea Mar's network of services includes more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics and a wide variety of nutritional, social, and educational services. We are recruiting for the following position:
Sea Mar is a mandatory COVID-19 and flu vaccine organization
Duties and Responsibilities
As a mission-driven organization, the core values of, and the services offered at Sea Mar are based on the belief that everyone deserves to be respectfully treated in a way that preserves dignity and enhances self-worth. Sea Mar is an advocate for its clients and aims to achieve industry -leading, client-centered, culturally-aware services.
Sea Mar employees serve as an extension of this mission and demonstrate their commitment to an excellent client experience by:
- Understanding and empathizing with client needs
- Surpassing client expectations
- Demonstrating a high level of integrity
- Exhibiting compassion and commitment
- Advocating for social justice
- Taking pride in individual work as well as that of the team
- Continually learning to stay current with industry standards, best practices and technology
As a Sea Mar employee, the individual in this position commies co adherence to these values co their utmost ability and endeavors to strengthen and embody this mission daily.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The RN will:
- Work closely with the Patient/Client, the Client's Provider and other members of the interdisciplinary team in coordinating care and services.
- Provide direct care and services to Patients/Clients as per organizational protocol, i.e. - insulin monitoring and injections, etc.
- Complete a monthly summary progress note in the Client's medical record after performing a head-to-toe assessment on the Client.
- Participate in the annual and/or change of condition re-assessment of residents as per Nurse Supervisor’s or Clinical Director’s request.
- Update the resident 's service/care plan as needed and after a hospitalization, or a change of condition, to include special precaution such as behavioral plans, refusals of medication, crisis interventions and so forth.
- Insure timely nursing and provider-ordered interventions
- Initiate, maintain and discontinue alert charting for residents as per organizational protocol, developing and implementing interventions as appropriate to meet the resident needs.
- Give/receive shift report to/from in-coming RN, LPN, CNAs and Med Techs on shift.
- Supervise the on-floor work of LPN, CNAs and Med Techs to ensure quality care and services to all Residents, at all times.
- Consistently practice Universal precautions and sterile technique, as required.
- Demonstrate knowledge of quarantine/isolation in cases of infectious disease, with clear knowledge of routes of infection and barriers appropriate to each one.
- Follow organizational protocol when handling emergency situations.
- Demonstrate competency with administering injections, passing medications and doing treatments, both with the physical action and with the time management aspect of medication administration.
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of the rationale for checking fasting blood sugars, administering insulin injections and performing food choice counseling for diabetic patients, as well as a competency with acts of the same.
- Institute emergency nursing interventions as necessary; contact provider, family, others as per protocol.
- Ensure that medication administration is documented according to protocol.
- Ensure medication storage, maintenance, dispensation and waste logs are maintained in accordance with Organizational policies and procedures.
- Ensure quality controls are performed and documented as required.
- Respond to resident/employee complaints, phone calls and emails in a timely manner and inform Nursing Supervisor as needed.
- RN is responsible to notify Nurse Supervisor, Administrator and family members if there is evidence of abuse, neglect, suicidal attempt, or other significant changes in client’s condition.
- Demonstrate knowledge, proficiency and compliance with regulatory requirements, including, but not limited to; HIPPA, RTF and BH regulations, Department of Health regulations, and contractual obligations.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- To achieve success as a Behavioral Health RN, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactory and always strive to exceed basic requirements.
- The person in this position must possess the understanding, physical health, emotional stability and personality suited to meeting the health, mental and emotional health, socio/economic and ability needs of the Resident population the Crisis Center Facility serves.
- They must possess an interest and ability to work with Resident groups from across the life span.
- A basic understanding of managed health care and the mechanics of DSHS is very useful.
- A desire to learn about health promotion and disease prevention and treatment options is highly desirable.
- RN must have the ability to read and write in English with excellent charting and documentation skills; Spanish speaking preferred but not required.
- They must possess good communication skills suitable to communicate with a wide range of people in many situations, and be able to interact sensitively and appropriately with people of diverse backgrounds.
Education, Certificates, Licenses, Registrations, and Medical Screening
- The Crisis Care-Psychiatry Facility RN must be licensed to practice as an RN in the state of Washington and has successfully completed the state mandated HIV education.
- RN must obtain continuing education credits to meet licensure requirements.
- RN must be licensed in the State of Washington to practice as a registered nurse. Mental Health experience is preferred.
- They must have experience working with a range of patient age groups and health concerns.
- This position must obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR within 90 days of hire date and is required to maintain current BLS CPR throughout employment.
- Must complete a pre-hire competency test.
Hourly - Hourly Plan, 50.00 USD Hourly
What We Offer:
Sea Mar offers talented and motivated people the opportunity to work in a dynamic and growing community health organization. Working at Sea Mar Community Health Centers is more than just a job, it’s a fulfilling career with opportunity for advancement. The fringe benefits surpass most companies. For example, Full-time employees working 30 hours or more, receive an excellent benefit package of:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Prescription coverage
- Life Insurance
- Long Term Disability
- EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
- Paid-time-off starting at 24 days per year + 10 paid Holidays.
- We also offer 401(k)/Retirement options and an exciting opportunity to work in a culturally diverse environment.
Sea Mar is an equal opportunity employer.
Please visit our website to learn more about us at www.seamar.org. You may also apply thru our Career page at this link.
