Registered Nurse - Psychiatric Street Medicine

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless seeks a Street Nurse who works collaboratively within an Integrated Health Care for the Homeless and supportive housing teams. The RN Case manager in this position is responsible for performing both independent and delegated duties in the provision of providing comprehensive health care to assigned patients within the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (CCH).

The Nurse case manager primarily provides services in the community within the framework of the nursing scope, professional nursing ethics, and state and federal laws and regulations. This is a field-based position with most of the services provided to patients in settings outside primary health center sites. The nurse case manager collaborates with other integrated health and supportive housing service team members to deliver care to clients living on the streets and in supportive housing communities.

NOTE : In order to ensure that our consumers receive the best possible care the candidate chosen to fill this position will be required to complete our internal credentialing and privileging process prior to a start date. The credentialing and privileging timeline is dependent on the selected candidate's submission of documents necessary for clearance. Please note that a start date will be scheduled once credentialing and privileging is complete. Coalition Benefits

• Choice of HMO or PPO health insurance coverage options : full-time employees contribute only 1% of their earnings for their own HMO health coverage and no more than 4% of their earnings for coverage of eligible dependents. We're proud to offer same-and opposite-sex domestic partner coverage.
• Choice of dental insurance or discount plan.
• Vision insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts for health care / dependent care / parking expenses.
• Free basic life and AD&D insurance coverage.
• Employee Assistance Program , a problem-solving resource available to you and your household members.
• Dollar-for-dollar retirement plan matching contributions up to 5% of earnings with 3-year vesting.
• Extensive paid time-off, including 9 holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and three weeks of vacation for new full-time employees in their first year.

The effective date for your benefits will be the first of the month following your date of hire. Essential Job Functions

Qualifications Summary

$37.40 - $44 an hour WHERE A CANDIDATE IS PLACED IN THE COMPENSATION RANGE DEPENDS ON TOTAL RELEVANT YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

Qualified candidates are eligible for the NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program which offerspayment of 60% of unpaid nursing education debt in exchange for a two-year commitment at a NURSE Corps approved site with an option to extend to a third year for an additional 25% of the original balance.

Employee must be able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to safety or health of self or others. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Employee will perform job according to applied laws. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Apply for this job