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Role: Licensed Vocational Nurse
Reports to: Assistant Director
Program: 1602- DHS ODR
Department: Permanent Supportive Housing
Location: Sherman Way Van Nuys - 13561 Sherman Way, Van Nuys, CA 91405
Setting: 100% Onsite
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Status: Full-time/Non-Exempt/Non-Management
Benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance, 403(b) Retirement plan, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), etc.
Openings: 1
Job Description Summary:
The People Concern has partnered with the Department of Health Services (DHS) and the Office of Diversion and Re-entry to provide housing and Intensive Case Management Services (ICMS) to persons being released from jail with a prior history of homelessness. Participants are linked to the ODR program while they are in jail. Once released, Case Management staff will assists individuals matched to an ODR Project Based Housing site with the lease up process. Once housed, the goal is to help individuals with housing stability and retention by providing intensive services.
The LVN, ODR will function as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and provide medical interventions to individuals matched to Project Based Housing. The LVN will assume responsibility for addressing medication and health issues in the program and ensure that high quality nursing services is provided. These service include medication management, medical assessment, and follow up regarding medical appointments.
Job Description Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work as part of an interdisciplinary team to provide comprehensive, integrated care to individuals experiencing homelessness, mental illness and substance addiction
- Provide basic nursing services as needed, including injections, to clients residing in permanent supportive housing.
- Remain current in knowledge of Medi-Cal benefits and healthcare systems navigation, which includes ability to enroll client’s in Med-Cal
- Coordinate PCP appointments or other medical follow up appointments
- Provide medical case management/medication management to individuals including but not limited to medication monitoring, patient teaching, and supportive services to increase compliance with medication regimens
- Along with Program Manager, maintain medication logs for clients receiving psychiatry services from The People Concern
- Coordinate with pharmacy to ensure client medication is delivered on time
- Document and chart all services provided in appropriate charting form with accuracy and in real time
- Collaborate and communicate effectively with internal and external programs on behalf of clients to ensure continuity of care
- Provide crisis intervention assistance when needed
- Triage to appropriate community agency in an emergency (i.e., police, paramedics, fire department)
- Maintain open communication with direct supervisor and leadership team
- Participate in weekly staff meetings and weekly individual supervision
- Ensure that medical services are reflective of the agency’s treatment model, which emphasizes member choice, harm reduction, trauma-informed care, and psycho-social rehabilitation
- Maintain confidentiality at all times per HIPAA and all applicable guidelines
Job Description Qualifications:
- Current, California license as a Licensed Vocational Nurse with a clear license.
- Minimum one years’ experience working with individuals experiencing chronic homelessness, mental health, and substance abuse issues
- Able to physically lift, move, and position members as needed.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and database applications.
- Detail oriented with excellent time management, organizational, written, verbal, interpersonal, and computer skills.
- Valid CA Driver’s license, reliable car, auto insurance, and an acceptable driving record.
- Able to obtain and maintain CPR/First Aid certification.
Job Description Work Environment:
- Office environment with occasional field activities
- Regularly required to sit, stand, bend; occasionally lift or carry up to 35 lbs.
- Will necessitate working in busy and loud environments
- Will be exposed to elements like cold, heat, dust, noise and odor
- May need to bend, stoop, twist and sit throughout the day
EXPECTED BEHAVIORS OF ALL STAFF
- Act as a role model
- Demonstrate a sense of responsibility
- Continuously learn and improve
- Acknowledge your own areas of improvement
- Hear and provide honest, specific and direct feedback
- Create an environment where everyone is welcomed valued and respected
- Collaborate
Equal Opportunity Employer
The People Concern is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to non-discrimination in employment. We select the most qualified individual for the job basedon job-related qualifications regardless of race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, disability, ancestry, marital status, credit history, sexual orientation, arrest and court record, genetic information, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state or other applicable laws.
About The People Concern
The People Concern empowers the most vulnerable among us to rebuild their lives. One of Los Angeles County’s largest social services agencies, The People Concern was formed in 2016 in a merger of two trusted social service organizations based in Los Angeles County, OPCC and Lamp Community. Informed by more than fifty-eight years of work in the community, The People Concern is a leading provider of, and advocate for, evidence-based solutions to the multi-faceted challenges inherent in homelessness and domestic violence.
With compassion and profound respect for those we serve, we provide a fully integrated system of care – including outreach, interim housing, mental and medical health care, substance abuse services, domestic violence services, life skills & wellness programs, and permanent supportive housing – tailored to the unique needs of homeless individuals, survivors of domestic violence, challenged youth, and others who have nowhere else to turn.
The People Concern’s model of integrated and comprehensive care empowers our participants to navigate the multi-faceted obstacles in their lives, become their best selves, and ultimately, connect with and contribute to their communities.
Benefits & Perks
- Medical Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Retirement Planning (403b) & Matching
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Vacation Days
- Paid Sick Days
- Employee Assistance Plans (EAP)
- TELUS Health
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Basic Life / Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
- Voluntary Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Voluntary Pet Insurance
- Discounts on Hotels, Theme Parks, Concerts, Movies, Restaurants & More
- The People Concern University & Certificates
- Corporate Discounts
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