Licensed Practical Nurse

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About Us:

Cityblock Health is the first tech-driven provider for communities with complex needs—bringing better care to where it’s needed most, block by block. Founded in 2017 on the premise that “health is local” and based in Brooklyn, we are backed by Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs along with some of the top healthcare investors in the country.

Our mission is to improve the health of underserved communities. Importantly, our solutions are designed specifically for Medicaid and lower-income Medicare beneficiaries, and we meet our members where they are, bringing care into the home and neighborhoods through our community-based care teams and Virtual Care offerings.

In close collaboration with community-based organizations, local providers, and leading health plans, we are reorganizing the health system to focus on what matters to our members. Equipped with world-class, custom care delivery technology, we deliver personalized primary care, behavioral health, and social services to deliver a radically better experience of care for every member and community we serve.

Over the next year, we’ll grow quickly to bring better care to many more members and their communities. To do this, we need people who, like us, believe that everyone should have good care for what matters to them, in their community. 

Our work is grounded in a belief in the power of a diverse community. To close gaps in care and advance equity in the communities we serve, we have to start with making our own team diverse and inclusive. Our ways of working are characterized by creativity, collaboration, and mutual learning that comes from bringing together a community from diverse backgrounds and perspectives. We strive to ensure that every person on the Cityblock team, and every Cityblock member, feels supported and included as a part of our community.

Our Values:

• Aim for Understanding
• Be All In
• Bring Your Whole Self
• Lean Into Discomfort
• Put Members First

About our Team: 

We employ a field-based, home-based care model and are committed to meeting members where they are--in their homes, in their community, and in our Hubs. You will go above and beyond to connect with Cityblock members in a non-judgmental, respectful and empathic manner, to meet their needs, and to provide feedback to the system as a whole as we strive to do better every day.

About the Role:

In this role, you will be a part of a cohort of staff providing direct services to members, who face economic and social challenges in addition to having mental and physical health needs, through our innovative care model.  You will be working within our clinical “hub,” a primary care practice that in many respects will look more like a community center than a doctor’s office.

 

As an LPN in our Hub, you will work with the team by utilizing  your nursing skills and as a clinical support for our Medical Assistants. In addition, you will manage a panel of members to improve their health holistically.  You will work alongside, and will be supported by, a care team associated with each member, whose work is focused around a Member Action Plan (MAP). You will engage members in the hub, facilitating their on-site care and being a bridge between on-site care and field-based care.

 

• Administer vaccines to pediatric and adult members.
• Completes monthly reporting of vaccine accountability, ordering, and reconciling.
• Maintains an inventory of the various drugs and supplies required for use; responsible for ordering and tracking all vaccines.
• Provides quality assurance of immunization dispensing and vaccine usage. Reports to Clinic Manager any concerns.
• Maintains an awareness of current immunizations, to include proper sites and dosages, assuring that she/he remains current with best practices and studies.
• Communicates with staff regarding immunization changes and new products and procedures as needed.
• Develops new forms and improves existing materials for immunizations as needed.
• Assists in planning off site clinics (Flu, Back to School, TB, and etc.) with clinic manager approval.
• Assists with community presentations and health fairs, as needed.
• Gathers samples/specimens for lab testing, and assuring that proper protocols are followed.
• Oversees lab management.
• Administers medications, completes documentation with accuracy and timeliness.
• Monitors standing orders and vaccine information and reports to clinic manager any changes.
• Develops a member education plan per individual member as needed. Conducts and provides education.
• Monitors, collects samples, cultures and other specimens for distribution to the lab in comp