Job description

Cardea Health is a nonprofit healthcare organization that provides clinical services to vulnerable populations. We currently have an opening for a Home Health Licensed Vocational Nurse.

Responsibilities
Choose to be an integral part of a team that focuses on patients in their home. This may include providing care to individuals in unstable and/or non-traditional housing environments, such as shelters or unsheltered environments. The Licensed Vocational Nurse will be responsible for both evaluation and treatment of their patient caseload. Prior home health experience is preferred but not required.

Job Purpose
Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management.

Qualifications

• Hold current license as Licensed Vocational Nurse through the California Board of Registered Nursing.
• Current Basic Life Support Certification
• Current two years of experiences as a Registered Nurse
• Experience with homeless or incarcerated populations is highly desirable.

Tasks

• Collaborate with housing staff to facilitate resident enrollment in medical benefits, connection with medical home, and other social services.
• Collaborate with resident’s Primary Care and other professional disciplines to ensure effective care delivery and achievement of desired outcomes.
• Ensure residents are provided with appropriate information to make informed choices related to treatment and that care reflects resident preferences.
• Maintain communication with Homekey partner pharmacies, facilitate safe medication use on site in accordance with individual resident needs.
• Ensure adherence to infection control standards on site among staff and residents.
• In collaboration with housing agency, ensure daily wellness of residents.
• Identify and respond to immunization needs of residents.
• Plan and execute population health interventions among residents and staff that contribute to facility safety and health.
• Ensure that clinical documentation is current, timely, and accurate.
• Maintain confidentially in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
• Utilize and contribute to Alameda County data platforms such as the Community Health Record, Salesforce platform, and others.
• Recognize and respond to medical emergencies on site, follow up with MD communication or 911 activation.
• Facilitate post-hospital transition plan of care for OAKDAYS residents discharged from Emergency Department or inpatient hospital stays.
• Plan and execute interventions to reduce number of ambulatory-sensitive Emergency Department visits.
• Practice harm reduction principles on site, including interventions that minimize harmful effects of substance use while treating all residents with dignity and respect.
• Other duties and responsibilities as required

Skills Required

• Basic Skills
• Active Listening
• Critical Thinking
• Service Orientation
• Instructing
• Complex Problem Solving
• Judgment and Decision Making
• Time Management
• Medical software
• Electronic mail software
• Microsoft Outlook
• Office suite software
• Microsoft Office
• Google Drive

Work Requirements

• Physical Demands: Employees may frequently need to stoop, kneel, crouch, stand, walk, sit, use arms, hands and fingers. Employees will frequently need to communicate and listen.
• Lifts Weight or Exerts Force Work Environment: Employees may occasionally need to lift up to 100 pounds or more.
• Vision: Required clear close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, ability to adjust focus.
• Work Environment: Employees may occasionally be exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals.

Cardea Health is an Oakland based nonprofit organization providing clinical staffing and program design that targets vulnerable populations in the San Francisco Bay Area, including people experiencing homelessness.

Benefits
Cardea Health offers a generous benefits package, including paid time off and sick leave along with family paid leave and other benefits as required by law.

Cardea Health provides equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment and is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Cardea Health makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

Pay: $40.00 - $50.00 per hour

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