Nurse Care Manager and Education Nurse

For Water Street Mission to fulfill its mission and purpose, it is critical for all staff to participate in the development and maintenance of a healthy Christian Community. By living out our faith with one another and creating a space where our guests are invited to experience that community with us, we participate in lives being restored. Even as some positions have minimal direct contact with guests, each staff member has an essential role in forming and maintaining Christian community. The love of Christ, evidenced in our Water Street community, is the real impetus for change with our guests.
Job Summary: Provide nurse care management services and nursing care to Water Street Mission guests and teach and oversee health education classes.

FLSA: Full Time (32 hours; Tuesday-Friday), Non-exempt

All Water Street Mission staff must be:
• Willing to sign the Water Street Ministries’ Statement of Faith
• A current and active member and/or regular attendee of a local church.
• Able to fully support the Water Street Mission’s core values and ministry philosophy.

Essential Functions:

Culture and Values:
• Share the Good News of Jesus Christ in words and actions with people we serve, communicating hope and dignity.
• Walk alongside fellow WSM staff in Christian community as we journey toward maturity.
• Encourage restoration in the lives of coworkers and guests, recognizing we are each restored by God to become restorers.
• Work in full coordination with other WSM staff at all times to identify, report and respond appropriately to any potential threats to the safety and well-being of guests

Role Specific Responsibilities

• Provide NCM services for guests with acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Coordinate referrals to community healthcare providers and support services.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and timely documentation of all care management activities.
• Accompany guests to medical appointments as needed to support care coordination and advocacy.
• Perform physical health assessments for the Residential Program guests.
• Provide oversight for guests in the Physical Health focus.
• Collaborate with Water Street Mission program staff to support guests’ health-related needs.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Oversee Narcan and Spill Kit processes for Water Street Mission departments.
• Perform focused nursing triage and assessments during designated walk-in clinic hours.
• Develop, coordinate, and/or deliver health education classes for guests and staff.
• Perform additional duties as assigned to support program operations.

Education and Experience:
• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) accepted; Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience required.
• Current unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in Pennsylvania.
• Experience working with patients who have a history of trauma strongly preferred.

Reports To: Director of Medical Services

Key Internal Relationships: WSHS Team and volunteers, Residential Life, Community Resources, Mission Directors, Key community medical providers

Physical Demands:
Occasionally = 1%-33%; Frequently = 34%-66%; Continuously = 67%-100%
The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.
• Stand, walk, or sit- Continuously
• Use of fine motor skills- Continuously
• Bend, squat, kneel, and reach- Occasionally
• Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds- Occasionally
• Weekend and evening availability- Occasionally

Christian Life:

Water Street Mission is a privately funded 501(c) 3 non-profit, evangelical Christian ministry. Our designated purpose is religious, and we are a Christ-centered ministry that is dedicated to sharing the Gospel and helping the homeless and impoverished. We consider every position to be essential in the fulfillment of our ministry and purpose statement. As such, each employee must have a relationship with Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord. All employees must:

❑ Be able and willing to share the Gospel and participate in the ministry activities of Water Street Mission.
❑ Subscribe to the Water Street Mission Statement of Faith and Qualifications of Employment upon hire and continuously while employed.
❑ Adhere to the Water Street Mission Employee Handbook.