Position Summary

OnPoint NYC is seeking a Part-Time Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver non-traditional, street-based clinical care through both mobile medical units and clinic locations in East Harlem, Washington Heights and the Bronx. The RN will provide low-threshold, culturally relevant, and non-judgmental health services including Medication Assisted Therapy (MAT) connection, HIV & Hepatitis C (HCV) testing and treatment, STI testing and treatment, overdose prevention and training and urgent and general health care. The part-time RN will work in public spaces and all weather conditions, collaborating with OnPoint’s outreach and clinical teams to serve marginalized communities in high-need neighborhoods.

Reports to: Director of Clinical Services
Direct Reports: N/A
Indirect Reports: N/A
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Pay Rate:

• Biweekly Rate: $3,192.31 – $3,269.23
• Annual Salary:  $83,000 – $85,000

Position Type: Part Time
Hours Per Week: 32.5 hours a week – various shifts available
Benefits: No
Remote: No
Hybrid: No

Responsibilities

• Responds to each client’s need for health care and health education independently, and when appropriate provides linkage to OnPoint’s physicians clinics in East Harlem and Washington Heights
• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate participant care independently
• Conducts HIV rapid testing and HCV rapid and point-of-care HCV confirmatory testing
• Implements complex and simple wound care and dressing changes; removes sutures as needed.
• Administers directly observed therapy (DOT) medications to participants as part of our treatment program and supporting treatment adherence
• Delivers non-judgmental education around overdose prevention & reversal with naloxone, safer injection practices, safer sex, vein finding, infectious disease prevention and/or management, buprenorphine initiation/management, HIV prevention with PrEP, HCV treatment and re-infection prevention, and hydration/nutrition
• Connects individuals to appropriate OnPoint NYC case management services, mental health services and psychiatric services as necessary; warmly hands them off to the appropriate staff person
• Coordinates external specialist appointments and requests escorts when appropriate.
• Promotes informed, autonomous decision making with participants to reduce risks associated with drug use
• Communicates with Director of Clinical Services and Certified Medical Assistants regarding inventory standards and tracking for supplies and equipment to meet nursing care needs
• Provides excellent documentation of services in both Montefiore Medical Records (EPIC eHR) as well as OnPoint NYC records (Welligent eHR); documents both internal and external referrals
• Contributes to monthly and quarterly funder reports as assigned by supervisors
• Contributes to development and revision of policies and procedures, and clinical protocols for treatment at our clinics and in adjacent overdose prevention centers
• Performs other related tasks and responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited nursing program. New graduates are welcome to apply. 
• Current New York State (NYS) Registered Nurse license.
• Experience working in community health with marginalized populations preferred. Including; HIV positive individuals, active drug users, unstably housed individuals, sex workers or formerly incarcerated individuals.
• Current CPR/BLS certification required. 
• Must be comfortable independently carrying out clinical skills (wound care, triage, overdose reversal, health assessments) with little oversight.
• Maintains respect and compassion for all clients being served, regardless of their active drug use or treatment compliance.
• Commitment to harm reduction and social justice as it pertains to individuals who use drugs or engage in sex work in a multi-cultural, multi-racial environment, in a non-judgmental way.
• Spanish language skills are highly preferred.
• Strong phlebotomy skills with patients who have vein finding difficulty is a plus. 

This is a bargaining unit position represented by New England Joint Board, Unite Here.