Summary
DWC seeks to bring on board a Registered Nurse who can provide our residents with the focused support they need to address chronic health challenges. The RN will work with residents to assess pain, mood, strength/balance, risk of falls, incontinence, or fatigue, among other chronic health symptoms. The RN may also assist residents with medication management (such as reviewing drug lists for contradictions or duplications), report changes to a resident’s health or medication to her primary care provider or help them navigate a complicated healthcare system in order to obtain specialty care. Broadly, the RN will also coordinate a resident’s overall care, while also presenting strategies to help her self-manage chronic health conditions at home including diabetes, arthritis, and hypertension. The RN will also help DWC better understand the most prevalent types of chronic health conditions among our target population, and what kinds of additional support can be integrated into our Permanent Supportive Housing program to ensure that our residents are stable and able to safely age in place by addressing the chronic health and mental health challenges that pose threats to their stability.
Essential Functions
Assess residents for chronic health, environment, and ability challenges that may threaten their ability to safely age in place, and connect to appropriate resources
Develop trust and rapport with residents and provide services using an empathetic and client centered approach
Approach residents and peers with a trauma informed lens
Collaborate with residents to complete assessments; identify resources and determine appropriate treatment goals
Collaborate with Permanent Supportive Housing Program Case Managers and administrative staff to support a continuum of care
Collaborate with physicians to ensure continuity of care for each resident and ensure resources and services are received
Provide in-unit care to older adult residents and individualized care coordination including medication management, chronic disease management, and additional support that is tailored to individual needs
Provide treatment via group or individual intervention with a focus on increasing social, cognitive and functional living skills to support housing retention
Adheres to all program guidelines, policies and protocols and actively works toward achieving the goals of the program
Maintain accurate and timely records of activities, progress notes, and other services provided to each resident and input resident data and progress notes into various tracking systems
Participate in weekly case consultation and provide feedback on the cases reviewed
Coordinate health trainings and workshops to program staff
Build up infrastructure of medical assessments and/or policies or protocols aligned with Aging In Place service model
Participate in community meetings and events and serve as an ambassador for DWC in the community
Provide monthly written reports to the Permanent Supportive Program Manager
Additional duties as assigned
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Competencies (i.e., Flexibility, Communication Proficiency, Budget Management, Relationship Management)
- Problem Solving and critical thinking ability
- Communication Proficiency
- Active Listening
- Flexibility
- Client centered
- Teamwork
- Conflict management
- Professional boundaries and self-awareness
- Time Management and ability to prioritize tasks
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
Salary
$50 – $55hr
Work Remotely
- No, on-site only
Required Education And Experience
- Valid Nursing license required
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
- At least 1-year experience working in health care, homeless services, women and/or unsheltered, unhoused populations
- Willingness to work a flexible schedule and to fill in when needed
- Ability to explain treatments and conditions to women of all ages
- Working knowledge of health care laws and regulations, patient rights and responsibilities
- 2+ years’ experience with women experiencing homelessness and knowledge of community resources preferred
- Excellent bedside manner and communication skills
- Experience working with aging population preferred
- Ability to conduct psychological, psychosocial, cultural spiritual and cognitive assessments
- Ability to communicate effectively while maintaining good working relationships with co-workers, managers and other staff
Required Knowledge/Skills/Position Qualifications
- Familiarity with supportive housing or other residential or shelter facilities in Los Angeles strongly preferred
- Knowledge of issues related to women’s homelessness, mental illness, chronic health issues, and older adults preferred
- Ability to exercise and model good judgment, active listening and crisis intervention skills
- Strong written and oral communication skills required; proven ability to communicate with diverse audiences
- Strong multi-tasking skills and proficiency in balancing direct service responsibilities with data management responsibilities
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with a diverse group of staff, interns and volunteers
- Detail-oriented, highly organized, able to manage multiple tasks and priorities, and set and meet goals and deadlines in fast paced environments
- Familiarity with permanent supportive housing model or other residential or shelter facilities in Los Angeles preferred
- Demonstrated success in working as a member of a multidisciplinary team and developing effective working relationships with staff, community-based organizations, county facilities and residents
- Ability to be flexible with hours when needed
- Knowledge of psychotropic medication
- HMIS experience and/or knowledge of data collection tools to track client progress preferred
- Cultural humility
Additional Eligibility Qualifications
- Criminal background check and security clearance required.
- Current valid California state driver’s license, insurance, with good driving record
- Oral and written fluency in Spanish and English a plus
- Must be a CA resident and live at least 75 miles from the office and must be available for in-person meetings at the DWC offices.
- Must provide documentation of a negative COVID-19 test result from the last seven days, on first day of hire.
- Must provide documentation of a negative TB test result within the last twelve months, on first day of hire.
- You will be required to have received at least the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination to start employment with DWC, and second dose must be received within 30 days from the first day of hire.
Downtown Women’s Center provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants and actively seeks candidates who reflect the rich diversity of the communities that we serve. We are committed to a work environment that embraces and promotes individuality and inclusion. We believe that diversity and inclusion of varied perspectives, backgrounds, and life experiences is essential to our organization’s effectiveness, and allows us to serve our clients in the respectful, responsive, and understanding way that they deserve. We define diversity in broad terms to include race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, mental or physical disability, marital status, pregnancy, military and veteran status, medical condition, geography, socio-economic status, and other unique attributes that make us who we are.
Downtown Women’s Center complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Other Duties
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