Registered Nurse, Transitional Care Management - 11007

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless•Quinte West, ON

12d•$37 - $44•Onsite

About The Position

The Transitional Care Management RN works collaboratively within the Integrated Health Care for the Homeless team. The RN in this position is responsible for coordinating health care transitions for patients of The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (CCH). The RN will work collaboratively with partner hospitals to improve patient outcomes with hospital discharges and improve access to hospital follow up visits at CCH. This RN will assess patient needs and goals and assist in connecting patient to the correct resources. The RN is responsible performing both independent and delegated duties in the provision of providing comprehensive health care to all patients. The RN is responsible for providing nursing and triage support to the CCH Respite team and on-site nursing support at Stout Street Health Center (SSHC) and affiliated satellite clinics, as needed. NOTE: In order to ensure that our consumers receive the best possible care the candidate chosen to fill this position will be required to complete our internal credentialing and privileging process prior to a start date. The credentialing and privileging timeline is dependent on the selected candidate's submission of documents necessary for clearance. Please note that a start date will be scheduled once credentialing and privileging is complete.

Requirements

AD, BSN, or MSN in nursing from an accredited college or university.
Current licensure from the State of Colorado to practice as a Registered Nurse.
Certification in Basic Life Support.
Successful completion of privileging and credentialing process for RNs at the Coalition.
Valid driver’s license required.

Nice To Haves

Preferred experience in ambulatory, public, or community nursing.
Preferred experience in mental health, emergency room, urgent care, palliative, care management, or critical care.

Responsibilities

Deliver comprehensive patient-centered care, addressing physical, emotional, and social needs.
Conduct rapid and accurate triage assessments, providing appropriate care recommendations.
Educate patients on managing chronic and acute health conditions.
Administer medications safely and effectively as per protocols.
Facilitate access to internal programs such as health outreach and housing support services.
Oversee care for patients with transitional, chronic, and complex health conditions.
Mentor new nurses and nursing students, enhancing their clinical skills and confidence.
Ability to perform quick and accurate triage assessments with appropriate recommendations of care as outlined in SSHC nursing protocols via telephone or in-person
Empowers patients by providing appropriate health education and information, including but not limited to addressing common chronic and acute health conditions in this population, such as diabetes management, hypertension management, nutrition, wound care, infectious disease, gender affirming care, family planning including parenting, adoption and abortion, and disease prevention.
As a member of an OBH licensed Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment team, provides treatment services such as case management, crisis services, initial intake program screenings, individual medication assisted treatment (MAT) counseling, and administering scales to assess withdrawal.
Preceptor to new nurses and nursing students.
Ability to work day, evening or weekend clinic as scheduled or appropriate.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Choice of HMO or PPO health insurance coverage options: full-time employees contribute only 1% of their earnings for their own HMO health coverage and no more than 4% of their earnings for coverage of eligible dependents. We’re proud to offer same-and opposite-sex domestic partner coverage.
Choice of dental insurance or discount plan.
Vision insurance.
Flexible spending accounts for health care / dependent care / parking expenses.
Free basic life and AD&D insurance coverage.
Employee Assistance Program, a problem-solving resource available to you and your household members.
Dollar-for-dollar retirement plan matching contributions up to 5% of earnings with 3-year vesting.
Extensive paid time-off, including 9 holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and three weeks of vacation for new full-time employees in their first year.
Health Insurance - HMO or PPO
Dental plans, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, supplemental life insurance
Company paid basic life and AD&D insurance coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 403(b) retirement savings matching,
Extensive paid time-off, including holidays, sick leave, and vacation