TO APPLY Please complete all sections of the online application, even if a resume is submitted. A resume will not substitute for completing the work history section of the application.
Please include with your completed application the following attachments: Cover Letter, Resume, copy of current RN License, Transcripts, a copy of your diploma, and valid MT Driver’s License.
Please describe your experience or interest in working with the unhoused population.
Incomplete applications and applications without required attachments will be disqualified.
Complete job description available upon request to the Department of Human Resources.
Priority Application Date: September 15, 2025 by 5:00 PM (Mountain Time). Complete applications with required attachments received by the Priority Application Date will be guaranteed consideration. The position will remain open until filled.
This position will work in a clinic setting and provide outreach to people living outside unsheltered. Exposure to the elements in a non-traditional setting is expected.
Partnership Health Center (PHC) is currently in the process of separating from Missoula County, with completion expected by the end of this year. As a result, our employee benefits package will be changing as early as January 1, 2026. While final details are not yet available, the future benefits are expected to remain comparable in value and scope to our current offerings. We are committed to keeping everyone informed and supported throughout this change and will update postings regularly.
Located halfway between Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks and home to the University of Montana, Missoula is an academic center situated in an outdoor enthusiast’s paradise. Depending on the season, you can hike, ski, fish, float rivers, ride mountain bikes, or just sit back and marvel at the surrounding scenery. Join us in scenic, sophisticated, and service-oriented Missoula!
Partnership Health Center (PHC), 2019 and 2022 winner of the Employer of Choice Award for Missoula, and 2022 winner of the Montana Employer of Choice Award, offers impeccable, integrated services to over 18,000 individuals and families. A 14-site, co-applicant Federally Qualified Health Center with Missoula County, PHC fulfills its mission through the provision of a full range of primary care services - medical, dental, behavioral health, and an on-site pharmacy with a dedication to attending to the social determinants of health. Please visit our website to see the amazing benefits you will receive by joining our team such as medical (no cost for employee), dental, and vision insurance, loan forgiveness, retirement plan contributions, and generous paid sick and vacation time.
Job Responsibilities
Performs work as a registered nurse, as a member of primary care medical teams to provide care management throughout a multiple county region for PHC. Maintains an active patient caseload. Develops strategies with the care team consistent with a patient-centered medical home to manage complex medical needs for clients with complex medical conditions.
Works within the PHC model for chronic disease self-management to provide patient and family education and develop goals that result in improved health outcomes. Develops comprehensive care plans and provides documentation as appropriate or required.
Makes visits to clients in their homes or at other locations outside PHC as necessary.
Establishes a quality measurement system for all clients in the individual caseload to objectively measure client outcomes, compare and analyze disease burdens, and predict medical expense.
Coordinates hospital discharges with client, family, and hospital care team.
Participates in multi-disciplinary conferences, serving as a clinical resource for medical providers, dental, mental health and psycho-social case managers.
Provides clinical work directions for Licensed Practical Nurses and Medical Assistants, serves as a clinical resource, and contributes to performance management efforts.
Performs related duties as required or directed.
Supervision
SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Works under the direction of the Nursing Manager or designee.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED: None
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS: Works closely with PHC medical care teams, hospital case managers or social workers, other case managers (e.g., home health, public health, mental health) and medical providers in the community who are working with clients on their caseload.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
KNOWLEDGE: Working knowledge of quality management processes; client confidentiality and ethical/legal requirements; nursing practices related to acute and chronic complex medical conditions; chronic disease self-management strategies; HIPAA compliance; PHC Corporate Compliance Guidelines.
SKILLS: Proficiency with a personal computer, electronic medical records, word processing, spreadsheets, email, and databases.
ABILITIES: Ability to coordinate complex medical care plans; gather and analyze data; communicate effectively in English (oral and written); establish and maintain effective working relationships with diverse individuals and groups.
EDUCATION: Requires graduation from an ACEN-approved nursing program.
EXPERIENCE: Requires one year of experience in providing chronic disease management and interventions with clients.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Requires current Montana RN license; ability to pass a criminal background check with fingerprinting; requires current Healthcare Professional BLS certification or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire; requires current MT driver’s license; immunizations or proof of immunity to certain infectious diseases and TB; vaccination status may be requested; reasonable accommodations available where required. Physical requirements include bending, walking, lifting up to 20 lbs, and potential home-based service delivery; not eligible for remote work.