- Mission:Â Rooted in LGBTQ+ liberation, Howard Brown Health provides affirming healthcare and mobilizes for social justice. We are agents of change for individual wellbeing and community empowerment.
- Vision:Â Howard Brown Health envisions a future where healthcare and transformative social policies actualize human rights and equity for all. Â Â
- Community-based health clinics in some of Chicago’s most underserved neighborhoods
- The largest LGBTQ health provider in the Midwest
- Latinx inclusive community based on respect, equal opportunity, and appreciation of diversity to provide the culturally competent support and services within Howard Brown Health.
What is in it for you:
- A commitment to work-life balance with:
- 3-weeks paid vacation and 1-week of personal time
- 12 accrued sick days per year
- Â 9 paid holidays, including Juneteenth
- PTO Exchange allows employees to turn unused PTO into liquid assets
- Employer-sponsored health, dental, and vision insurance with two PPO plans and an HMO plan.
- BCBS HMO, PPO, and PPO Select Plans
- BCBS DentalÂ
- EyeMed Vision
- 401k program with up to 5% employer match after 90 daysÂ
- Employer-paid basic life insurance valued at one times the annual salary
- Voluntary Life and AD&D, and Short-term and Long-term disability
- Pre-tax commuter and parking benefit account
- Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care
- Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Forgiveness Programs; NHSC & PSLF
- Employee Assistance Program with 5 employer-paid counseling sessions
- 50% off at Brown Elephant Resale Shops and discounts at local businesses
Pay range: $39.86 - $46.26/hour based on years of experience
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Act as liaison between patient/client and Providers
- Provide education, screening and treatment to clients visiting the STD, syphilis and hepatitis walk-in clinics
- Coordinate medical care with other providers as required, schedule patient follow-up internal and external appointments as instructed by Providers
- Evaluate all patients /clients’ ability to understand health plans, perform health education as needed, and notify appropriate Provider as necessary
- Provide nursing care and education to patients/clients, their significant others, and staff in a compassionate manner
- Perform lab procedures as assigned including collecting, labeling, and processing all specimens including but not limited to urine, stool, semen, sputum, and blood
- Perform routine clinical functions, execute nursing skills and treatments
- Maintain accurate and necessary patient documentation in accordance with all regulatory bodies.
- Execute Phone Triage responsibilities: performs a systematic, comprehensive interview of the caller/patient/client to determine the urgency of the patient’s problem
- Schedules same-day appointments or follow-up appointments with the patient/client primary care provider or alternative health care provider as necessary
- Provide counseling, home treatment advice, and crisis intervention according to established protocols and standards of care
- Maintain clinical competency through continuing education, recertification (including CPR), and clinical practice
- Make referrals to the appropriate level of care within an appropriate period
- Adhere to OSHA standards in delivery of care to all patients
- Participate in Quality Improvement process via data collection, evaluation of results, and implementation of recommendations
- Perform other duties as directed.
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QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILL REQUIRED:
Required:
- Nursing degree (BSN or Associates) PLUS current Illinois nursing license required; 1 to  2 years of experience in a hospital or outpatient setting is preferred.
- Current Illinois nursing license and CPR card
- Knowledge and experience with multi-ethnic, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender clients
Preferred Qualifications:
- Comprehensive Primary Care Nursing experience performed in an ambulatory/outpatient setting