Medical Coordinator / Licensed Vocational Nurse, Los Angeles-Pico Union

National Health Foundation • Los Angeles, CA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• Current LVN License or bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
• Current American Heart Association BLS (CPR/First Aid/AED).
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Recent work experience with homeless patients
• Bilingual in Spanish

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Always follow NHF policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Addressing the social determinants of health using several research-proven strategies.
• 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 communities we serve.
• Education, with a focus on risk prevention and support for pregnant and parenting teens to complete their education.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level