As the only jurisdiction in the world 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. 
 
We have 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 vulnerable communities are incorporated into our emergency planning and public outreach efforts. 
 
Applicants should be committed to working with diverse populations throughout King County to provide excellent customer service to a broad range of cultures, in accordance with the King County?Equity and Social Justice Ordinance and the King County Strategic Plan. 

Job  Duties: 

• Obtain and document health history and make nursing diagnosis based on nursing assessment.  

• Documentation requires electronic charting: EPIC.  

• Provide support services to the client, referring to outside resources when necessary.  

• Participate in quality assurance activities to meet laws, regulations, policies and procedures.  

• Provide training, orientation and education to staff, clients, students and the community. 

• Develop and maintain on-going partnerships with community outreach and healthcare providers to support collaborative care. Will include some off-site coordination and collaboration with outreach programs. 

• May provide birth control and pregnancy options counseling. 

• CoVID response – duties will include testing and vaccinating clients for CoVID-19 

• May be redeployed to CoVID response duties as needed. 

Qualifications: 

• Knowledge of nursing principles and processes; human systems; infectious disease management and control; health care system structure and function.  

• Knowledge of adult learning and health education techniques and principles.  

• Knowledge of personal safety standards, safety techniques and principles.  

• Demonstrated abilities performing comprehensive nursing assessments and successfully engaging clients in a plan of care.  

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients and their families and with other health and human services staff; developing and maintaining therapeutic relationships with patients; and working with culturally and socio-economically diverse populations.  

• Demonstrated ability providing reproductive health education, services, community outreach, and working with community partners and agencies.  

• Demonstrated ability working in a fast-paced environment independently, multi-tasking, demonstrating attention to detail, crisis intervention and problem solving skills and effective time management.  

• Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes.  

• Demonstrated ability completing medical record documentation, problem-solving and case management.  

• Demonstrated organizational and leadership abilities.  

• Willing to provide options counseling.  

• Skilled in motivational interviewing  

• Able to provide care through a lens of harm reduction, trauma informed care and equity & social justice. 

Requirements: 

• Washington State Drivers' License or the ability to provide transportation to work. 

• Current BLS-CPR for Healthcare Providers 

• Current Washington State Registered Nurse license 

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing.

• Willing to provide options counseling 

• Letter of interest describing your interest in working with this population

Desired:  

• Bilingual and/or bicultural  (Spanish/English preferred)

• Lived experience with homelessness, substance use disorder 

• Knowledge of vaccine administration 

• Familiar with EPIC System 

• Demonstrated ability to work in community settings with culturally and socio-economically diverse populations

• Demonstrated ability to apply concepts of trauma-informed care and equity & social justice principles to clinical practice 

• Ability to build community coalitions

• De-escalation skills

• Flexibility and creativity

WHO MAY APPLY: These positions are open to all minimally qualified applicants.  This posting will be used to fill all needs. 

APPLICATION PROCESS: The following completed items are?required?to be considered for this vacancy: 

• NEOGOV/Government Jobs on-line  

• Completed supplemental questions that are supported in your application. These answers will be reviewed to determine competitiveness. Please do not use "see resume" in your answers as these will be considered incomplete.? 

• Letter of interest 

Your application will be rejected as incomplete if you do not include the required information in the application. If you reference "see resume" on your application it will be considered incomplete. You must completely fill out the application with your relevant education and work experience. The selection process may include but is not limited to: evaluation of application materials and supplemental questions, interviewing, and testing. For more information on our selection process, please refer to?www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/jobs/hiring  
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NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: 

• The selected candidate will be required to submit a background check. Records are?not?automatically disqualifying.  

• Employees are required to protect the privacy and security of protected health information as defined in State and Federal Law.  

• Employees are required to adhere to OSHA/WISHA?guidelines including but not limited to completing required trainings on time. 

• Employees will be redeployed in the event of a Public Health emergency. 

 
UNION AFFILIATION:?These positions are represented by Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA).