Family Nurse Practitioner

Radias Health Saint Paul , MN 55120

Posted 3 weeks ago

Schedule: 30 or 32 hours per week, flexible days 8am-4pm or 9am-5pm. 

$5000 Sign on Bonus!

The Family Nurse Practitioner will provide professional, quality services to the clients served by RADIAS Health Homeless Services. Diagnose, prescribe medication, monitor medication side effects, and participate in the treatment process of clients served by the Homeless Services Team.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Provide street medicine directly to individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Ramsey County, on their own terms and in their own lived environment, to build relationships and deliver medically necessary services in order for individuals to stay healthier to avoid unnecessary Emergency Department visits and hospitalizations.
  • Operate within a multidisciplinary team consisting of Mental Health Professional/Practitioners, Certified Peer Specialist, APRN, Street Outreach Practitioners, etc.
  • Provide wound care, first aid and supplies to persons experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Ramsey County.
  • Coordinate health care for clients that are experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Ramsey County. Prescribe medications and evaluate clients for side effects and medication efficacy.
  • Monitor clients who may decline active services who represent a potential danger to self or others to ensure referral for emergency psychiatric or other crisis intervention services as needed.
  • Dispense over-the-counter medication and prescribe short-term medication – refills or replacement medications for individuals within our unsheltered community with immediate needs.
  • Work with outreach staff in effecting referrals to community resources, office-based providers and/or specialists for ongoing care.  
  • Participate in case consultation meetings.
  • Develop individualized treatment plans in collaboration with the outreach team to address the specific needs and challenges of each participant. This includes medication management, therapeutic interventions, and psychoeducation.
  • Monitor clients who may decline active services who represent a potential danger to self or others to ensure referral for emergency psychiatric or other crisis intervention services as needed.
  • Regularly follow up with participants to track their progress, monitor treatment effectiveness, document accurately and adjust interventions as needed.
  • Provide teaching and counseling aimed at prevention of illness and accident modification of risk factors to health and maintenance of high-level wellness.
  • Provides initial care of emergencies and arranges for continuing definitive care
  • Participate in weekly case consultation meetings.
  • Train staff on the knowledge and skills regarding medical concerns that is commonly experienced within our homeless community, such as frostbite, tickborne diseases, wound and skin infections, infectious diseases, injuries, malnutrition, dental problems, respiratory illness, sexual and reproductive care, etc.
  • Collaborate with the PATH APRN to develop and monitor psychopharmacological and medical treatment.
  • Participate in the development of medication policies and procedures.
  • Complete all paperwork, reports, and charting in a timely and organized manner.
  • Work collaboratively with other agency prescribers as needed to support peer consultation and shared knowledge on practice trends.
  • Participate actively in on-going professional growth and development; maintain appropriate professional behavior and participate in appropriate supervision.
  • Maintain a pattern of regular work hours.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Graduation from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program, with relevant board- certification and an active unrestricted license to practice as a FNP in Minnesota.
  • An active full scope FNP license and furnishing credential within the state of Minnesota is required.
  • Knowledge and experience in providing psychiatric and addiction related care to people from diverse cultural backgrounds.
  • Knowledge and experience in providing street medicine to people experiencing homelessness.

Benefits

  • 4 weeks PTO first year of employment
  • Casual dress code
  • 12 holidays
  • Medical (complementary access to NICE healthcare, a free primary care), dental, vision, life insurance
  • Tuition reimbursement and Loan Repayment
  • Reimbursement for professional licensure fees
  • Routine supervision from a Mental Health Professional, with access to licensure supervision opportunities
  • 403b retirement plan with an employer percentage match
  • Employer paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Bereavement and paid parental leave
  • Wellness program to support employee overall health and well-being
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • And more!

RADIAS Health is proud to be a LGBTQIA+, anti-racist, all-inclusive, and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, status as protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other protected class status.

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