LVN Street Medicine

LVN for Street Medicine

Imperial Beach Community Clinic will promote a healthy community by providing quality health care and resources with a focus on the underserved. We fulfill this mission by providing a medical home to the underserved populations thereby improving access to primary health care for residents of South Bay. We strive to employ highly skilled professionals committed to providing quality healthcare services and addressing current health needs. We serve the community with compassion and respect while maintaining confidentiality.

The Imperial Beach Community Clinics (IBCC) Street Medicine Program is the only provider of streetbased healthcare for our homeless neighbors in the South Bay Region. We aim to enhance the quality of life for these highly underserved and vulnerable patients by providing vital access to care through streetbased medical teams providing full scopeprimary care and enhanced community support for our unhoused neighbors engage in patient advocacy and evidencebased research to advance the health and wellness of people experiencing homelessness in Imperial Beach.

IBCC Street Medicine is seeking a Licensed Vocational Nurse to work on a multidisciplinary team to provide care coordination and assist with transitional primary care to the unsheltered homeless individuals living in the San Diego South Bay region. The ideal candidate must have a commitment to providing highquality care for complex patients be dedicated to working and developing a collaborative team model of care and have experience working with both physical and behavioral health diagnoses.

This is a fulltime inperson position in Imperial Beach CA. There is no hybrid or remote schedule.

The schedule is MF 8a4p.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Accurately obtains and records patient vitals and medical history.
• Conducts followups with patients via phone calls encampment visits and visits to other settings where patients can be found.
• Recognizes changes in the patients physical and mental condition takes appropriate action by notifying physician and/or nursing supervisor.
• Maintains files and records oversees equipment and office supply inventory. Photocopies collates faxes distributes mails performs errands. Reads and prioritizes incoming mail. Handles or routes as appropriate.
• Provides comprehensive medical record documentation that reflects all aspects of care provided during each encounter including patient history medication list allergy list and treatments and/or procedures. Accurately and completely documents data for billing purposes.
• Promotes security by alerting appropriate personnel for safety fire and other unsafe situations. Reports any unusual occurrences to supervisor.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of crisis intervention interviewing techniques psychosocial problems as well as principals and practices of counseling and case management documentation process.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skill necessary to provide individualized interventions and services to promote restoration of health and achievement of patient health goals.
• Demonstrate an understanding of agerelated and cultural needs of individuals served.
• Provides client care coordination in a manner that is nondiscriminatory and nonjudgmental
• Works cooperatively with other clinical personnel and exhibits excellent working relations with patients visitors and staff effectively communicating Street Medicines mission
• Act as a patient advocate and liaison between the patient and community agencies (i.e. Housing for Health Department of Human Services hospitals etc. and ensures that patient needs are met with rights maintained; consults and collaborates with community providers to ensure continuity of care.
• Works closely with Street Medicine Registered Nurses Nursing Supervisor and Clinical Coordinator Physician/Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner and several team members of the multidisciplinary team

Additional duties as needed.

Minimum Education:

High school Diploma or equivalent

Completion of an accredited vocational nursing program required.

Must have passed the NCLEXPN licensing examination

Required License/Certification:

Valid California Vocational Nursing license

BLS for Healthcare Provider

Preferred Experience/Knowledge:

1 Year experience with unhoused population. Demonstrated intrapersonal skills and knowledge of patient care and/or needs. Must have keen observational decisionmaking and communication skills. Ability to follow orders and work independently within scope of practice.

Preferred License/Certification:

Venipuncture

The hourly rate range for this position is $31.11 $35.00. When extending an offer of employment IBCC considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position the candidates work experience education/training key skills internal peer equity federal state and local laws contractual stipulations grant funding as well as external market and organizational considerations.

Minimum Education: High school or equivalent With Specialized/technical training Nursing Minimum Experience: 1 year Minimum Skills: Demonstrated intrapersonal skills and knowledge of patient care and/or needs. Keen observational decisionmaking and communication skills. Ability to follow orders and work under close supervision. Completion of an accredited vocational nursing program or equivalent Preferred Education: Related undergraduate study Preferred Experience: 2 years