Part-Time Street Medicine Nurse Navigator

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker, MD, School of Medicine is hiring a Part-Time Street Medicine Nurse Navigator.

The Nurse Navigator will work with the Street Medicine Kalamazoo to provide primary care to unhoused and precariously housed individuals living in the city of Kalamazoo.

This individual will work closely with the physician Director to coordinate clinical operations, site logistics, staffing, inventory, and applicable CLIA compliance.

Within the teams collaborative care model, the Nurse Navigator will help track care management tasks and to work with team members to ensure timely completion and patient follow-up.

To share this posting, please use this link FULL-TIME BENEFITS PACKAGE: Wellness reimbursement.Continuing education and tuition reimbursement.Employer-funded retirement plan.Two medical plan options: PPO and High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with employer HSA contribution.Flexible work solutions based on position and department.Up to four weeks of PTO accrual beginning in year one.Paid holidays.Paid volunteer time.Paid preferred holiday.No nights, no weekends.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Assist with day-to-day operation and coordination of SMKzoo clinical services primarily at the Ministry with Community clinical site.Works with team members to outline, track, and complete patient care management tasks.Assists with appointment scheduling as able.Assists with staffing of street medicine clinics at the Ministry with Community.Assists clinicians in patient flow, treatment, testing, and orders at the Ministry with Community, including administering medications, injections, performing phlebotomy as prescribed by clinicians.Participates in orientation of rotating staff and learners.

Participates in outreach and collaborates with patients, the SMKzoo team, and community partners to support continuity of care.Assists with clinical operations as capacity allows including clinic preparation, patient flow, supplies and inventory, and support for established CLIA procedures.Uses the electronic health record to gather patient information; documents appropriately and maintains medical records; schedules patient appointments.Provides patient care in a manner that is both non-discriminatory and non-judgmental.Works cooperatively with other clinical personnel and exhibits excellent working relations with patients, visitors, and staff, effectively communicating SMKzoos mission.Availability to work occasional overtime on weekends or evenings to complete time sensitive projects.Acquires knowledge for new technology and policy/procedure revisions.All other duties as assigned.