Center Nurse
Company: Welbehealth
Location: Long Beach
Posted on: August 6, 2022
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Job Description:
At WelbeHealth, we make the impossible, possible for underserved
seniors. We do this through utilizing and developing cutting-edge
healthcare and well-being service products especially for seniors
and their families. Now is your chance to join our talented team
that delivers unparalleled creative healthcare, insurance, social
support and more to seniors. We create senior well-being through
our courage to love, pioneering spirit and shared intention. These
values permeate everything we do. At WelbeHealth, you ll help
inspire that magic by enabling our teams to push the limits of
healthcare and well-being experiences and create the
never-before-seen!
Under the direction of the Provider and Clinic Manager, the Center
Nurse is responsible for providing clinical coverage to
participants attending the day center in accordance with their
scope of practice, collaborating with the Clinic Team to facilitate
the efficiency of care provided to participants. The Center Nurse
also supports the clinic staff on an as needed by managing ongoing
care, complex clinical situations, assisting with procedures, and
providing clinical support to the rest of the clinic team to ensure
efficient operations of the clinic. The Center Nurse collaborates
effectively with colleagues and stakeholders to promote the
WelbeHealth values, team culture and mission.
What you'll do:
* Provide routine and urgent nursing care, along with keeping up
with required documentation, as well as education and training to
participants in the Day Center, in accordance with their scope of
practice, and as directed by the WelbeHealth provider.
* Route participants to their previously scheduled follow-up
appointments or any urgent same-day visit by a provider.
* Remain observant to perceived changes in participants physical or
mental health and serve as the primary point of contact for
clinical questions, concerns, or needs as they arise from
participants and families in the Day Center and obtain pertinent
input or updates from other sources and appropriately escalate
questions and concerns to the Clinic Supervisor and/or
Provider.
* Correctly administer medications to participants in the Day
Center, and when necessary performing tests and treatments as
ordered by the provider.
* Maintaining a healthy and safe Day Center environment.
* Document in Electronic Health Records their assessments and
findings in regard to Day Center participants, communicate and
coordinate the care with other members of the team when
indicated.
* Document and administer medications to participants in the Day
Center and pre-fill participant medication minders/pill boxes.
* Log communicable disease cases, report case information to Clinic
Supervisor and Medical Director, perform contact tracing as
directed by Medical Director, and ensure proper documentation in
all systems internally and externally.
* Provide backup coverage to other nursing functions.
* Serve as a point of contact for incoming clinic calls and
transfer to appropriate care team member as needed.
* Destroy expired medications in accordance with policy and update
Medication Destruction log.
* Maintain and attend to assigned clinical inboxes and manage and
respond to team member communications and requests.
* Participate in standing Clinic meetings or other attended
meetings and complete action items as assigned.
* Follow up on participant Care Plans tasks and interventions
related to participant clinical interventions in the day center as
directed.
* Commitment to unlocking the full potential of our most vulnerable
seniors.
Why you ll love working at WelbeHealth:
* WelbeHealth PACE is a truly special model that allows
practitioners to provide care in in a compassionate and
relationship-focused way and you ll be a part of bringing this
exciting program to seniors in the community
* You ll have the opportunity to develop creative solutions for
participants and to practice person-centered care, empowering and
helping our participants meet their goals
Your qualifications:
* High School Diploma or Equivalency.
* Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing.
* Unencumbered LVN License.
* Certifications/Licenses Required: Valid State Driver s License
with a clean DMV record.
* Minimum of one year of nursing experience in a clinical setting
with a frail or elderly population.
* Nursing knowledge and skills necessary to treat frail, elderly
participants and manage complex clinical situations.
* Excellent clinical, organizational and communication skills in
settings with seniors, their families, and interdisciplinary team
members.
* Highly organized to accurately perform numerous tasks for
multiple patients.
* Excellent organizational and communication skills.
* Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
* Highly motivated, self-directed and able to execute tasks in a
quickly changing environment and make sound decisions in emergency
situations.
COVID-19 Vaccination Policy
At WelbeHealth, our mission is to unlock the full potential of our
vulnerable seniors. In this spirit, please note that we have a
vaccination policy for all of our employees and proof of
vaccination prior to employment is required.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
At WelbeHealth, we embrace and cherish the diversity of our team
members, and we're committed to building a culture of inclusion and
belonging. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. People
seeking employment at WelbeHealth are considered without regard to
race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender
expression, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, age,
national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental
disability, medical condition, genetic information or
characteristics (or those of a family member), pregnancy or other
status protected by applicable law.
Keywords: Welbehealth, Long Beach , Center Nurse, Healthcare , Long Beach, California
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