Registered Nurse Case Manager

Catholic Charities • San Francisco, CA

1d • $120,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Peter Claver Community is a comprehensive medical residence (RCFCI)for chronically homeless individuals living with disabling HIV/AIDS. Opened in 1985, the program marked one of the earliest attempts by any organization to aggressively serve those sick and dying from HIV/AIDS. Peter Claver Community provides permanent placement and comprehensive care to 32 San Francisco residents who have disabling HIV/AIDS, are very low income, homeless and/or struggle with major psychiatric disorders and substance abuse challenges. To minimize the utilization of hospital emergency rooms, crisis services, and other publicly funded health systems, the staff is able to address most health care problems on-site. The Registered Nurse position is responsible for providing assessments of residents' health status, communicate with residents' primary care provider and work as a team with the residents' case manager, Program Director and Certified Nursing Assistants in assuring that PCC residents receive the appropriate level of health services, on-going client assessment, and consultation, and to provide assistance with medication management. The Registered Nurse also provides supervision and oversight to Certified Nursing Assistants and ensures the facility is staffed according to licensing requirements. The Nurse coordinates data entry in the CC data management system.

Requirements

• California license as a Registered Nurse Required
• Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school.
• Ability to work with complex objectives.
• Knowledge of AIDS/HIV, substance abuse/mental health issues, and AIDS-related dementia required.
• Ability to enter case notes in the CCCYO Database system- Codi/Apricot.
• Ability and experience in supervising and evaluating staff.
• Ability to communicate clearly and comfortable, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to think analytically, direct others and develop and foster teamwork.
• Demonstrates the necessary attitudes, knowledge, and skills to deliver culturally competent services and work effectively in cross-cultural situations.
• Personal cell phone required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university.
• 2 to 5 years of experience in case management of HIV infected adults, knowledge of the disease, and experience with multiple diagnoses.
• 2 to 5 years of experience in assessment and strong crisis intervention skills, particularly with people with substance use, mental health, chronic illness, dementia and end of life issues.
• 2 to 5 years of experience inability to work with staff and clients around behavioral and psychiatric issues. Client behaviors may include shouting, use of profanity, inappropriate behavioral choices.
• Good working knowledge of Harm Reduction principles and practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide health assessments to thirty-two residents of the facility.
• Communicate with Primary Care Physicians, nurses, case managers and others involved in the care of residents to report health status changes, advocate for medical intervention, and assure coordinate quality care for all residents as needed.
• Coordinate care for residents with other staff and be available for instruction or consultation.
• Work in tandem with case management staff in service delivery for residents.
• Supervise 24-hour Certified Nursing Assistants staffing at the facility.
• Coordinate TB surveillance of residents and staff at the facility.
• Manage the C.N.A. schedule and come into PCC as needed to cover shifts.
• Hire, supervise and conduct all written performance evaluations for C.N.A.'s.
• Strong computer skills are necessary to support data management requirements in Catholic Charities Data Base (currently CODI).
• Provide on-call nursing and administrative duty support to facility staff.
• Coordinate and monitor documentation and safe administration of all residents participating in medication management.
• Adhere to California State Community Care Licensing regulations Title 22.

Benefits

• A generous amount of vacation time/PTO – We value your self-care!
• Medical, Dental, & Vision
• Wellness Program – Get cash for voluntary health screenings and meeting health goals!
• 401 (k) Plan – We offer an employer match!
• Commuter Checks – Save money when you use public transportation!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree