Registered Nurse - RN

The mission of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is to work collaboratively toward the prevention of homelessness and the creation of lasting solutions for homeless and at-risk families, children, and individuals throughout Colorado. The Coalition advocates for and provides a continuum of housing and a variety of services to improve the health, well-being, and stability of those it serves.
The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless seeks a Registered  Nurse, Recuperative Care Center to provide acute and chronic nursing care for patient in the Recuperative Care program. Triages referrals and works with community hospitals and facilities to coordinate care plans for patients. This position is located at 2175 California St., Denver, Colorado 80204 and reports to the Respite Nurse Manager.
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 

• Provides nursing care to program participants at Stout Street Recuperative Care Center to accepted community standards of quality healthcare.
• Works with local hospitals, community clinics, social service agencies, and other CCH programs to ensure appropriate continuity of care.
• Triages and supports program referrals based on patient acuity, program requirements, and bed availability.
• Provides patient education that is tailored to the individual learning style, education and/or reading level and is sensitive to the culture of the individual patient.
• Provides patient-centered care within an integrated, trauma-informed, harm-reduction model.
• Empowers patients by providing appropriate health education and information.
• Collaborates with other members of the multi-disciplinary healthcare team.
• Ability to work weekends and holidays as scheduled or appropriate.
• Record all clinical services in a timely and complete fashion in the EHR. 
• Maintain up to date records in EHR.
• Record telephone and other clinical communications as needed in the EHR.
• Manage tasks, PAQ and scanning as needed to have a complete and current chart.
• Maintain accurate information regarding client’s insurance status and complete CCARs/DACODs and other clinical authorization documentation as needed.
• Utilize the EHR and any future upgrades as directed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications Summary 

• AD, BSN, or MSN in nursing from an accredited college or university.
• Current licensure from the State of Colorado to practice as a Registered Nurse.
• Certification in Basic Life Support.
• Successful completion of privileging and credentialing process for RNs at the Coalition.
• Preferred experience in ambulatory, public, or community nursing.
• Preferred experience in mental health, emergency room, urgent care, palliative, care management, or critical care.

Qualified candidates are eligible for the NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program which offers payment 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 hea