Registered Nurse

Are you looking to make a difference in a mission-driven organization?

Consider joining The Night Ministry as a Registered Nurse (Part-time) providing nursing care, education, and prevention services on the Health Outreach bus, with Street Medicine, and in other outreach settings.

General Purpose: Support the mission and goals of The Night Ministry (TNM) by offering hospitality, nursing care, education, and assessments, and providing referrals for further appropriate treatment to persons experiencing homelessness and any person without access to adequate health care. Improve and expand the health care capacity of The Night Ministry.

About The Night Ministry The Night Ministry is a non-denominational, Chicago-based organization that provides human connection, housing support, and health care to those who are unhoused or experiencing poverty. With an open heart, we compassionately accept each individual as they are and work alongside them to advocate for their immediate physical, emotional, and social needs while affirming our shared humanity.

In 1976, a group of diverse congregations founded The Night Ministry to address the challenges facing the Lakeview and Lincoln Park neighborhoods. Our first employee, Reverend Tom Behrens, met with homeless and disenfranchised individuals at night when they were at their most vulnerable. Under his leadership, The Night Ministry grew from a one-person operation touching hundreds of lives to a 150-employee organization serving thousands of individuals each year. The Night Ministry strives to be a work environment that is open to and affirming of everyone, regardless of gender identity/expression, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, citizenship status, military service, partnership status, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other category protected by law.

Hours may vary depending on the needs of the organization.

Mondays and Tuesdays 1:30pm-10:30pm

Role Qualifications:

• Must possess an unrestricted R.N. license and
• Must have current driver's license and possess evidence of insurability
• Must have scheduling flexibility, including evenings and weekends

Position Responsibilities:

• Restores and promotes health by completing the nursing process. Patient education, harm reduction support, and wound care will be significant components of the work.
• Provides care within the scope of practice of a registered nurse and according to standing orders signed by the medical director.
• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to clients.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, as well as medication administration and storage procedures.
• Collaborates with nurse practitioners, physicians, multidisciplinary team members, and volunteers.
• Offers referrals for health care, including updating and managing a list of referrals.
• Completes accurate and timely data entry in external and internal databases, i.e. Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Efforts to Outcomes (ETO).
• Participates in internal and external training as required.
• Able and willing to travel to and provide services at other outreach settings, such as shelters.
• Attends all department, agency, and inter-agency meetings as required.
• According to The Night Ministry's policies, this position is expected to carry a cell phone and is eligible for partial reimbursement of monthly cell phone bills.
• Complete other tasks as assigned.

Essential skills and experience:

• Has a minimum of 3 years of nursing experience or a combination of nursing and outreach experience.
• Ability to function successfully in a team-based environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to react quickly in emergencies; demonstrated "street smarts"
• Physically able and willing to work in various settings, including outdoors; this position requires riding the Health Outreach Bus for Bus shifts and Street Medicine van.
• Familiarity with referral sources
• Current driver's license and good driving record; access to reliable personal transportation

Nonessential skills and experience:

• Spanish language skills.
• Experience working with similar populations.

If you feel that you would be right for this position, are passionate about our mission, and think you have what it takes to succeed in this role even if you don't check all the boxes, please apply. We'd appreciate the opportunity to consider your application which has a salary range of $35-42 an hour, please fill out our initial 3-minute, mobile-friendly application. We look forward to meeting you

The Night Ministry is committed to racial equity in its services, its organizational structure, and its policies and procedures. Given that the majority of those whom The Night Ministry serves and the majority of our staff are people of color, we must center racial equity in our day-to-day operations as well as in our strategic planning and take deliberate and thoughtful action to become an anti-racist organization.

Through this work, we will identify and dismantle institutional racism that exists within our organization. We will empower staff, clients, and partners with the tools and support to disrupt white supremacy within the confines of the agency and within the spheres in which we operate. We commit to the ongoing, collective assessment of where we are as an organization and where we want to be while formulating and taking the necessary steps to get there. We call upon all members of our community, from staff, volunteers, and supporters to our clients, to engage with us on our commitment to anti-racism.