LVN

Who We Are:

We are an interim housing healthcare agency where people experiencing homelessness and/or crisis heal, grow, & reclaim their futures.

Position: LVN - Licensed Vocational Nurse

Job Type: Full-time and Part-Time Available

Available Shifts:Mon-Fri 7am-3:30pm or 3pm-11pm ;Sat - Sun 7am-3:30pm or 3pm-11pm (flexible schedules if needed)

Starting Salary : $35/hour

What We Offer:

An outstanding benefits package and numerous opportunities for growth and advancement in our organization.

• Paid Holidays including Employee's Birthday Off
• Earn PTO that increases with tenure
• Flexible Work Schedule
• Medical Insurance Offering 4 HMO plans with Kaiser
• Dental and Vision Insurance, both HMO & PPO options
• Life and AD&D insurance 100% employer paid
• Long Term Disability
• 401K Plan: STTHS offers a standard 401k plan with 100% employer match up to 3% of salary
• Employee Assistance Program

What We Ask:

POSITION SUMMARY:

The LVN provides high-quality clinical service to around 25 program participants living at one of our resident homes located in either Los Angeles, East Los Angeles, or Boyle Heights. A successful LVN collaborates with the treatment team in order to improve client adherence to medications and treatment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned.

The essential functions include:

• Actively engage clients in services through the development of strong rapport, consistent contact and use of motivational interviewing. Provide outreach services as needed, meeting clients where they are at (service location, clients point of view).
• Complete a medical assessment and intake for all new residents and as needed.
• Prepare and ensure proper completion of the Nursing/Medical Initial Intake documentation including nursing notes, Medication Observation Record (MOR)
• Manage onsite medication administration practices that include medication pre-packing in weekly cassette, administering daily medication, and providing intramuscular injections. Actively communicate medication adherence issues to the treatment team.
• Provide psycho-education to clients regarding medication (i.e. purpose of medication, medication orders) and health issues to increase medication adherence and consistent access to care.
• Ensure clients have access to medications as ordered. Coordinate with pharmacy to obtain medication refills, confirm prescriber orders and problem-solve any issues.
• Coordinate client clinical care with community health partners such as primary/specialty providers as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Active Vocational Nurse license in the state of California
• Experience working with the homeless, substance abuse, mental health/ with dual diagnosis population preferred
• Bilingual Spanish/English is preferred but not required
• Comfortable working at a residential housing facility

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have strong knowledge of MS Outlook, MS Excel, MS Word, and Internet software.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

1. Office environment
2. May necessitate working in busy and loud environment
3. Will be exposed to elements like cold, heat, dust, noise and odor
4. May need to bend, stoop, twist , and pick up heavy materials for short periods of time

TRAUMA INFORMED CARE (ITC)

STT Healing Solutions practices Trauma Informed Care (TIC) principles which recognizes the signs, symptoms, and widespread impact of trauma; Employees are asked to comprehensively integrate knowledge of Trauma Informed Care into policies, procedures, and practices with the goal to prevent re-traumatization which promotes healing of individuals, families, and communities.