Our Lady of Guadalupe-AH

Brief Description

The Wellness Nurse (WN) is a grant-funded position under the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development’s Supportive Services Demonstration (SSD). Any funding for the Wellness Nurse position is subject to the availability of funds after the demonstration ends, with no expectation that there will be a continuation of funds. Wellness Nurse Non-Clinical LVN or RN is a Part-Time position.

Description

The Wellness Nurse (WN) is a grant-funded position under the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development’s Supportive Services Demonstration (SSD). Any funding for the Wellness Nurse position is subject to the availability of funds after the demonstration ends, with no expectation that there will be a continuation of funds.

The WN provides residents participating in the supportive services demonstration with health education and coaching. The WN works with residents in both one-on-one and group settings. The WN works in concert with the resident and their family members, if appropriate, the Resident Wellness Director (RWD), and community partners to help residents address their needs, achieve their goals, and support their ability to safely age in place. The WN is a non-clinical position.

Responsibilities

• Assist the RWD in outreach and education activities
• Collaborate with the RWD to complete an initial and periodic health and wellness assessment that gathers information about the residents
• Assist the RWD in developing individual-level and community-wide healthy aging plans to address identified interests and needs from individual assessments and summary reports
• Implement components in the individual and community healthy aging plans
• In collaboration with the RWD, monitor the ongoing delivery and receipt of services, and periodically assess residents for new assistance and care needs; monitor vital signs
• Provide health education and wellness group activities
• Coach and support residents to adopt healthy behavior changes and self-management of medication and chronic conditions
• Develop relationships with and communicate with primary care practices and other health entities to assist residents with relaying health information and coordinating health services
• In collaboration with the RWD, monitor discharge plans to help ensure timely follow-up and coordination of care for residents discharged from the emergency department, hospital, skilled nursing facility, or home health care
• Establish and maintain communication channels with the RWD, community partners, and property management staff to appropriately share resident information
• Maintain all necessary resident and program data in the electronic data platform
• Maintain and share all personal resident information in accordance with applicable privacy and confidentiality requirements

Prohibited Functions:

• Procure, dispense, and administer any medication/controlled substance
• Provide direct clinical care
• Direct or supervise care delivered by other healthcare personnel or providers to residents

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to establish positive and collaborative relationships with residents, staff and community based providers
• Basic computer proficiency, including ability to maintain data in an electronic database, communicate via e-mail, use internet, and operate word processing software to create program materials
• Familiarity and understanding of working with low income older adults and persons with disabilities and/or mental health needs
• Knowledge and understanding of medical jargon and primary care practice operations
• Knowledge of or certification in delivering standardized or evidenced-based health education and prevention programs (e.g. Chronic Disease Self-Management Program)
• Cultural competency in working with diverse populations and individuals from different ethnic and racial backgrounds, including working with non-English speaking adults
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skill
• Understanding of using data to monitor and improve program practices and operations
• Bi- or multi-lingual in languages most commonly used by residents at the property
• Satisfactory completion of pre-employment screening including but not limited to physical evaluation, TB test, and fingerprint clearance from the DOJ

Education and Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program with a current unrestricted license as a registered nurse (RN) in state of LPN/LVN may be considered with appropriate skills and experience
• Experience working with or providing care to seniors

Front Porch is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We support all aspects of diversity and provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability or status as a veteran in accordance with the applicable nondiscrimination laws. Final candidates must successfully complete a pre-employment physical, physical abilities test, drug screen and Department of Justice Criminal background clearance.