Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital Los Angeles , CA 90009
Posted 2 weeks ago
POSITION SUMMARY
MLK Community Healthcare is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Coordinator/Street Medicine to be part of our MLKCH Street Medicine program (grant funded). This position is funded by a grant and will be for a period of 18 months. The RN Coordinator/Street Medicine will primarily be responsible for conducting field-based outreach and nursing care to patients in encampments or streets. This position is also responsible for conducting nursing assessments, triaging medical, behavioral health, and social service needs, developing care plans, coordinating care, and working with the team's medical provider to support the patient's health goals. This is a dynamic position requiring a combination of excellent leadership, clinical, and patient engagement skills. The RN Coordinator/Street Medicine is essential to organizing the workflows for the team by prioritizing patient care based on acuity and complexity, the resources available to support patients, and the diverse skill sets of the other team members. The Street Medicine Nurse works with a variety partner organizations by providing transitional healthcare until a patient has stabilized enough to transition to others systems of conventional care (e.g. primary care and/or a community mental health clinic, intensive case management program, housing) or has been placed in a higher level of care. The RN Coordinator/Street Medicine is also responsible for overseeing quality measures to ensure the optimal care is given across access, clinical, and experiential benchmarks.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Conduct field-based outreach and nursing care to patients in encampments or streets
Provide nursing care outreach in encampments and streets to highly vulnerable people experiencing homelessness.
Implement care plans and provide urgent and primary care services within the Registered Nurse scope of practice.
Collaborate in managing common health care problems present in homeless populations
Perform timely client/patient telephone advice and triage assessment with clinical competence and judgment for urgent/drop-in-care.
Provide education and counseling on various topics (e.g., pregnancy counseling, contraception, HIV, diabetes, hypertension, asthma, infestations, mental health conditions, substance use disorders, and specific diagnostic procedures), including but not limited to patients receiving Medications Assisted Treatment (MAT).
Perform initial and continued assessment of client health status, immunization, and TB screening, based on established protocols.
Administer immunizations, medications, and blood draws consistent with current guidelines and established protocols.
Provides outreach, information and referral, care coordination and case management services as appropriate for Street Medicine and transitional housing and collaborating partners.
Implement innovative interventions and models to improve the care of high-risk/high-vulnerability individuals experiencing homelessness.
Be proficient in Cerner and electronic documentation in order to document patient information; document appropriately in the electronic medical record; maintain medical records.
Provide client care in a manner that is both non-discriminatory and non-judgmental.
Communicate effectively with the client/patient, clinic staff, the public at large and departmental staff in a non-discriminatory manner.
Participate in Street Medicine clinical case conferences and other case conferences and meetings.
Facilitate relationships with other staff of the Street Medicine program and nursing professions and learners
Provides input for nursing protocols and policies to improve Street Medicine practice
Participates in ongoing education of nursing staff
Along with Advanced Practice Provider and Manager of Population Health and Street Medicine, ensures team is appropriately outfitted with supplies
Reports changes in state law or compliance with regard to nursing practice
Provides input on appropriate nursing scope of practice
Ensure clinical nursing protocols adhere to compliance and regulatory requirements
Participate in onboarding of new nursing staff
Provide input for development of Policies and Procedures relating to nursing practice
Conduct nursing assessments, triaging medical, behavioral health, and social service needs, developing care plans, coordinating care, and working with the team's medical provider to support the patient's health goals
Works with a variety partner organizations by providing transitional healthcare until a patient has stabilized enough to transition to others systems of conventional care (e.g. primary care and/or a community mental health clinic, intensive case management program, housing) or has been placed in a higher level of care
Administrative responsibilities
Perform other duties as assigned or requested.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
A. Education
BSN required
Current Registered Nurse California state license
B. Qualifications/Experience
Demonstrated experience building effective, strong relationships with peers and leaders
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Providers from the American Heart Association.
Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) for Health Care Providers from the American Heart Association
Must complete annual Workplace Violence Prevention Program/Certificate, per hospital policy, during initial training/orientation but not to exceed 30 days from hire/transfer.
Valid unrestricted CA Driver's License
Relevant experience in understanding homelessness, and in promoting community relations (preferred)
Demonstrated ability in providing services for people experiencing homelessness (preferred)
Demonstrated ability to build consensus on strategies among peers to address homeless patients (preferred)
Ability to effectively coordinate care with medical assistants and other support staff, encourage and nurture development and growth, to build a strong and productive team, preferred
Commitment to the provision of primary care services for the underserved with demonstrated ability and sensitivity in working with a variety of people from low-income populations, with diverse educational, lifestyle, ethnic, and cultural origins
Strong organizational, administrative, and problem-solving skills and ability to be flexible and adaptive to change
Ability to effectively present information to others, including other employees, community partners, and vendors
Ability to seek direction/approval on essential matters yet work independently with little supervision, using professional judgment and diplomacy
Work in a team-oriented environment with several professionals with different work styles and support needs
C. Special Skills/Knowledge
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