POSITION TITLE: Medical Coordinator/LVN

REPORTS TO: Licensed Vocational Nurse Manager

LOCATION: Motel-6-Ventura, CA

CLASSIFICATION: Exempt

SALARY: $50,000 - $60,000.00

PERTINENT INFORMATION:

• Work Shift Tues - Sat, 9:30AM-6:00PM, Off Sun-Mon

• Position involves medical coordination and education

• No hands on care
• NEW GRADS welcome to apply

Medical Coordinator/LVN

The Medical Coordinator works in our Recuperative Care Program to provide post-hospital care, while creating a healthy, safe, and home like environment for guest quality of life. Medical Coordinators have excellent bed side manners, are team players and have a “whatever it takes” attitude. The Recuperative Care Program provides quality and compassionate care and empower those we serve.

Responsibilities and Initiatives

To help NHF meet its growth goals, the Medical Coordinator will:

• Facilitating 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.
• Provide advocacy on guest behalf when needed and in tandem with LVN manager instructions.
• Ability to adequately manage caseload of a minimum 15 guest with flexibility to manage 20 or 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.
• Performing administrative tasks such as charting, guest summaries and answering phones.
• Complete additional tasks/duties as required to meet the needs of the facility, not to impede primary responsibilities.

Requirements

• LVN License or bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
• Current American Heart Association BLS (CPR/First Aid/AED)
• Up-to-date TB test and immunizations.
• Recent work experience with homeless patients (preferred).
• Bilingual in Spanish (preferred).
• 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.
• Reliable transportation and if applicable, current auto insurance.
• Effective communication and social skills are essential to build and maintain relationships with guests and fellow employees.
• 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

The duties as described will required frequent standing and walking, as well as extended sitting. The employee will frequently bend/stoop, squat, reach above the shoulders, twist, and turn, kneel, and push/pull. The employee will frequently be required to lift/pull/push/move up to 50 pounds. Must utilize 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.

Benefits

What's in it for you?

Be on a team that is full of collaborative, passionate, fun and energetic individuals that are focused on serving the needs of the community. We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, 100 % covered medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance for the employee; 401(k) plan with up to 5% matching contribution.

Other work perks include a monthly engagement activity with everyone. You can take part in Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) events, having access to our JEDI library, and other resources to learn more about JEDI. Team engagement that includes staff awards, and enjoy direct access to everyone to share ideas and initiatives to continue to improve the employee experience. Feeling hungry during work hours? We got you covered with our snack havens located at all of our facilities!

ABOUT THE NATIONAL HEALTH FOUNDATION

National Health Foundation (NHF) is guided by a mission to improve the health of individuals and underserved communities by acting on the social determinants of health and bridging the gaps in the healthcare system. All people, regardless of who they are or where they live, can achieve their highest level of health. NHF works within communities to identify and advance solutions that remove barriers and promote health for all who live there.

Research has demonstrated that one of the clearest determinants of health –and health disparities– is where people live. A person’s physical environment, employment opportunities, community safety, and access healthcare providers, (and more) all impact health and are local in nature. The largest health disparities emerge in neighborhoods experiencing poverty and in communities of color. These social determinants can help or hinder a person’s ability to make healthy decisions. People are not homeless; they experience homelessness. People suffering from diabetes may understand what they should be eating, but it does not matter if they cannot purchase fresh produce in their own neighborhood. Physical fitness might be a top priority for everyone, but crime and unlit parks might prevent that from happening. Health starts where people live, learn, work and play.

NHF is committed to addressing the root causes of health disparities by working hand in hand with communities. We empower teens and adults to advocate for their health and identify needed changes in their neighborhoods. Then we help develop and support the community’s vision of health by cultivating partnerships to deliver programs and services that are empathetic and inclusive. We observe, measure, and learn, and repeat as needed.

WHY IT MATTERS

Because health begins long before that visit to the doctor. It begins where we live, learn, work and play.

On any given night, there are 46,000 Angelinos without a home. Of those, more than 29,000 have severe health issues requiring some level of care. Without a home, these individuals experience insurmountable barriers to health and healing.

In the 6 square miles that make up Historic South-Central Los Angeles, there are no gyms and there is only 0.4 acres of park space for the 103,000 people who call the area home. Liquor stores outnumber grocery stores and there are no farmer’s markets. Without opportunities for safe outdoor play and places to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables, this community will continue to experience higher than average rates of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

High school can be a trying time, but for students who are pregnant, parenting, or at risk of becoming pregnant, the challenges are far greater. The impact of pregnancy on health is compounded in communities where poverty and a lack of maternal care are common.

If NHF accomplished its mission, everyone in Southern California would have the opportunity to experience health and would live in a community that supports a healthy lifestyle. That would include a home for every person, access to fresh, healthy foods, opportunities for safe, outdoor physical fitness, and so much more. We have already seen communities take great strides in tackling their negative social determinants, but really, we have only scratched the surface of these issues.

PROGRAMS

National Health Foundation is addressing the social determinants of health using several research-proven strategies. We are targeting Food Access, with an emphasis on increasing the availability of health and fresh foods in under-resourced communities, Housing, with a focus on providing shelter and care for individuals who have been released from the hospital, the Built Environment, prioritizing the removal of the barriers to health in the Historic South Los Angeles community, and Education, with a focus on risk prevention and support for pregnant and parenting teens to complete their education. For further details on the programs, please visit our site at: http://nationalhealthfoundation.org