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Overview

Key Role Responsibilities

• Provides direct nursing care within the MOUD program, including addiction care, wound care, harm reduction services, screening, care coordination, and urgent, chronic, and preventative nursing care whenappropriate.
• Maintains an active clinical practice andmodelsperson-centered, trauma-informed, and harm reduction approaches to care.
• Provides clinical coaching, onboarding, mentorship, and supervision to MOUD nursing staff and other team members supporting the clinic.
• Directly supervises assigned staffand providesclinical oversight, guidance, and support for all nursingstaffdelivering care within the MOUD clinic.
• Supports integration of preventive care, chronic disease management, and health screenings into MOUD services.

• Completes documentationin accordance withagency standards and requiredtimeframes.

• Coordinates day-to-day clinic functions including staffing, scheduling, workflow development, clinic communications, and supply management.
• Supports implementation and continuous refinement of clinic processes that promote efficient, responsive, and low-barrier access to care.
• Collaborates with the Director of Recovery Services and other partners to ensuretheavailability of harm-reduction and safer-use supplies.
• Facilitates effective communication and collaboration among MOUD team members and interdisciplinary partners.

• Leads clinic-level quality improvement efforts to improve access, client experience, and clinical outcomes.
• Oversees nursing quality, environment of care, and clinic compliance activities, including point-of-care testing, medication storage, staff competencies, and response to audit findings.
• Maintains a safe, clean, and appropriately stocked clinical environment.
• Supports compliance with agency policies, accreditation standards, regulatory requirements, and nursing practice standards.

• Cultivates collaborative relationships with behavioral health,supportiveservices, outreach, operations, primary care, and community partners.
• Supports warm handoffs, care coordination, and interdisciplinary care planning to advance whole-person care.
• Collaborates with clinical and organizational leaders to advance program goals and improve client outcomes.
• Supports relationships with external treatment programs and community partners that enhance access to addiction treatment and recovery support services.

• Models and reinforces the Health Care for the Homeless core values ofdignity, authenticity, hope, justice,passion,and balance
• Activelyparticipatesin performance improvement and advocacy activities that support the mission
• Performs other duties on an as-needed basis
• Protects clients’personal health information bymaintainingcompliance with HIPAA and other relevanthealthcare related IT security regulations

• BSNrequired
• Current licensure as a registered nurse in Marylandrequired
• BLS CPR certification

• Minimum three years of nursing experience in a community health center, addiction treatment, harm reduction, primary care, or comparable settingrequired.
• Experience providing care to individuals with substance use disorders and applying harm reduction principles in clinical practicerequired.
• Experience working with underserved populations, including individuals experiencing homelessness or other significant barriers to carerequired.
• Experience supervising, mentoring, or leading clinical staff preferred.
• Experience with office-based addiction treatment or medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) programs preferred.

• Strong clinical assessment, critical thinking, and nursing judgment skills.

• Demonstrates effective leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills that support staff development and high-quality client care.
• Builds trusting relationships with clients, colleagues, and community partners through empathy, respect, and authenticity.
• Communicates effectively across disciplines and works collaboratively within interdisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrates strong organizational skills andis able tobalance direct clinical care responsibilities with leadership, coordination, and administrative responsibilities.
• Able toidentifyoperational and clinical challenges, develop practical solutions, and support implementation of process improvements.
• Demonstrates flexibility, adaptability, and sound judgment in a fast-paced, low-barrier care environment.
• Demonstrates an ability to engage individuals across the spectrum of substance use, recovery, readiness for change, and treatment goals without judgment or coercion.
• Committed to person-centered, trauma-informed, harm reduction-oriented care and advancing equity in healthcare delivery.