Registered Nurse (RN) - ORCA Center, Night Shift

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Schedule :

• Before ORCA Center Opens (anticipated in summer-fall 2025) : Monday - Friday, 9 : 00 am - 5 : 00 pm; clinical care on DESC's Opioid Treatment Network team.
• After ORCA Center Opens : Planned schedule is three (3) 12-hour shifts with at least two 30-minute breaks, 7 : 00 pm - 7 : 30 am, per week, with some weekends required; and one additional 12-hour shift every 4 weeks. Please note that ORCA is a new program, and the schedule is subject to adjustment as necessary to meet operational and clinical needs.

Shift Differential : $1.00 per hour for Night Shift

Supervised by : ORCA RN Supervisor

Insurance Benefits : Medical (no premiums / payroll deductions for employee coverage), Dental, Life, Long-term Disability

Other Benefits : Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), ORCA card subsidy, Paid Time Off (34 days per year), Retirement Plan

Union Representation : This position is a part of a union and is represented by SEIU Healthcare 1199NW.

A cover letter is required as part of your application to be considered for this role.

About DESC :

DESC (Downtown Emergency Service Center) is a nonprofit organization working to help people with the complex needs of homelessness, substance use disorders, and serious mental illness achieve their highest potential for health and well-being through comprehensive services, treatment, and housing. Our vision is a community where no person is abandoned, ignored, or experiencing homelessness.

As the region's leading provider of services to adults who have experienced chronic homelessness, DESC serves almost 3,000 people each day. Our integrated service model is designed to help people secure and maintain appropriate, safe and affordable housing. DESC is recognized nationally and regionally as an innovator in developing solutions to homelessness.

Come work for us!

The Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC) is now recruiting Registered Nurses (RNs) for one of DESC's newest clinical programs, the Opioid Recovery and Care Access (ORCA) Center. The ORCA Center is estimated to start clinical services in mid-2025 (though the RNs will start once hired) and will be open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, including holidays. It will offer four overlapping types of services :

DESC, together with planning partners at the UW Addictions, Drug and Alcohol Institute (ADAI), Seattle Fire Department, King County Behavioral Health and Recovery Division (BHRD) & Public Health, and Evergreen Treatment Services, have been engaged in planning for the ORCA Center. Funding for the ORCA Center has come from the City of Seattle, King County, the state of Washington, and a generous private donor.

The Registered Nurse (RN) acts as a member of a multi-disciplinary team responsible for providing nursing services to adults who have experienced an opioid overdose and / or those with a diagnosis of Opioid Use Disorder. DESC's ORCA Center provides 24-hour, low-barrier, enhanced supportive services. Here, the RN will provide in-the-moment, low-threshold medical access to clients who may not otherwise present to more traditional clinics. Work is done under the supervision of the ORCA Nurse Supervisor, Senior Nurse Manager, Director of Nursing, and Medical Director.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

Strong applicants can demonstrate the ability to be positive in their empathetic responses to all persons; understand the value of meaningful and deep client engagement; and value a non-judgmental response to sensitive issues. Candidates should be able to accept feedback and work in a highly collaborative and sometimes stressful environment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required sit for long periods of time, communicate with other persons by talking and hearing, required to lift and carry items weighing up to 25 pounds and to operate computer hardware systems. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER :

DESC is committed to diversity in the workplace and promotes equal employment opportunities for all staff members and applicants. The Agency will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, caste, marital status, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability in any employment practice, unless based on a bona fide occupational qualification. Minorities and veterans are encouraged to apply.

Salary Description

$103,545.12 - $114,309.12 annually