Licensed Vocational Nurse, Arleta, CA

Responsibilities

• Facilitate hospital discharge process and patient assessment/engagement to program
• Performing medical assessment intake and discharge plan of care
• Maintaining current guest chart via existing CRM database daily
• Conducting medical/wellness checks, medication regimen education, preventative measures and medical insurance follow up
• Coordinating and providing linkages for guest’s medical appointments and follow-up
• Collaborate with Intake to ensure appropriate eligible to recuperative services and admission of required DMEs and Home Health needs
• Participating in weekly internal and external case conferencing, board review team meetings, monthly staff meetings, trainings, and in-services
• Providing advocacy on guest behalf when needed and in tandem with LVN manager instructions
• Adequately managing caseload of a minimum 15 guests with flexibility to manage more to meet the needs of the facility (i.e., vacancies, PTO etc.)
• Tracking and completing guest information on existing database specific to progress and plan of care
• Completing additional tasks/duties as required to meet the needs of the facility, not to impede primary responsibilities
• Following NHF policies and procedures

Requirements

• LVN License or bachelor’s degree in nursing
• Current American Heart Association BLS (CPR/First Aid/AED)
• Up-to-date TB s required
• Recent work experience with homeless patients (preferred)
• Bilingual in Spanish (preferred)
• Reliable transportation
• Finger printing/ live scan background required
• Proven ability to stay calm and focused when working under stressful situations
• Experience working with substance abuse and dually diagnosed guests, as well as patients from diverse socio-economic, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds
• Proven ability to meet challenging deadlines, prioritize and organize effectively
• Computer proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, web browser and proficient typing skills

Physical Requirements

• Frequent standing and walking
• Extended sitting
• Frequent bending/stooping, squatting, reaching above the shoulders, twisting, turning, kneeling
• Lifting/pulling/pushing/moving up to 50 pounds
• Utilizing conversational speech for effective verbal communication
• Noise level is high in some guest care areas
• Must be able to hear equipment alarms, overhead pages, and direct verbal communication