Nurse (RN/LPN) Job at RHD Womanspace Philadelphia
Job summary/description:
Have you heard? Resources for Human Development (RHD) is hiring! Our ideal candidate is values-oriented, service driven, and not just looking for their next job, but a career.
Is that you?
Who we are:
We are a DIFFERENT kind of company! As an employee of RHD, your ideas, thoughts, and experience will be valued. RHD emphasizes group decision-making and multi-level thinking, so that staff has maximum authority, creativity, freedom, and support to help meet the needs of the people we serve, without the cumbersome centralized bureaucracy.
How will you make an impact:
RHD is seeking one nurse to work full-time from 12a-8 am Monday through Friday and several
nurses to work part-time/on-call with women who have substance use treatment needs along with overlapping medical, familial, and mental health needs. Our shifts are 12 am-8 am, 8 am-4 pm, and 4 pm-12amThis position will allow the unique opportunity to work with women during the entire process from assessment through withdrawal management, treatment, and transition to stable housing and would be perfect for candidates passionate about nursing in a community setting (outside of a hospital), building relationships, addressing homelessness, and harm reduction.
What we offer:
- PTO.
- Free virtual fitness classes.
- Scholarship and tuition programs.
Responsibilities/Duties:
- Provide primary medical care to individuals needing detoxification services.
- Provide daily medication monitoring and medical services to all residents in the program in addition to individual consultation and programming to support the resident’s overall wellness.
- Build relationships with the program’s contracted pharmacy and outside medical providers and assist the women with connecting to primary care providers and other needed medical services and medication-assisted treatment in the community.
- Additional duties include:
- Supervising client submission of urine for analysis.
- Individual dialogue and intervention about health issues.
- Participation in weekly clinical rounds and case consultations.
- Tracking and ordering medication refills and completing documentation in a SOAP note format.
- The nurse will be responsible for making independent decisions and problem-solving medical challenges with limited direction from others during their shift.
Required experience:
- 3 years experience in a drug and alcohol detoxification setting or with individuals on MAT preferred.
- Preference is given to individuals with experience as community nurses outside of a hospital setting.
Required education:
- ASN accepted BSN preferred.
Required qualifications:
- Registered Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Act 33/34 clearance and FBI clearance as needed.
Appropriate candidates will be compassionate, caring, and enthusiastic about our mission, and will possess the desire to interact with individuals creatively through modeling, teaching, assisting, and listening. Willingness to support the development of this pilot project is needed and the ability to support the trauma-informed culture and interact with everyone respectfully and gently is a must. Additionally, a willingness to work with individuals on medication-assisted treatment and support women in all stages of recovery is required. Bilingual (English/Spanish) are strongly encouraged to apply. Hourly rate is $29.83 for LPN with a $3000 sign-on bonus and $3000 retention bonuses available and $50.06 for RN with a $4000 sign-on bonus and $4000 retention bonuses available.
Program Summary:
Located in Germantown, Womanspace Philadelphia (a program of Resources or Human Development) is a 10-bed residential facility providing substance use treatment to women with a history of chronic homelessness. WSP provides evidence-based treatment from a Recovery Model perspective. We value individualized and holistic care and strive to provide a restorative experience for all women who come through our doors.
RHD employees and programs in the City of Philadelphia are required to follow the COVID vaccine mandate. The City of Philadelphia has issued an Emergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 Mandating Vaccines for Healthcare Workers and In Higher Education, Healthcare, and Related Settings (“Vaccine Mandate Regulation”), which mandates vaccine for healthcare workers and in higher education, healthcare, and related settings. This mandate became Effective on August 16, 2021, and requires Healthcare Workers and certain workers at Healthcare Institutions to be fully vaccinated by October 15, 2021. Fully vaccinated means it has been two weeks since the final dose of the vaccine. The regulation does allow individuals to apply to RHD for an exemption based on a sincerely held religious belief that would prohibit vaccination for COVID-19 or because of medical conditions that preclude the administration of one of the available vaccines.
Come GROW with us! Learn more about RHD at www.rhd.org!
RHD employees and programs in the City of Philadelphia are required to follow the COVID vaccine mandate. The City of Philadelphia has issued an Emergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 Mandating Vaccines for Healthcare Workers and In Higher Education, Healthcare, and Related Settings (“Vaccine Mandate Regulation”), which mandates vaccine for healthcare workers and in higher education, healthcare, and related settings. This mandate became Effective on August 16, 2021, and requires Healthcare Workers and certain workers at Healthcare Institutions to be fully vaccinated by October 15, 2021. Fully vaccinated means it has been two weeks since the final dose of the vaccine. The regulation does allow individuals to apply to RHD for an exemption based on a sincerely held religious belief that would prohibit vaccination for COVID-19 or because of medical conditions that preclude the administration of one of the available vaccines.
Come GROW with us! Learn more about RHD at www.rhd.org!
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