LPN-Community Outreach

Description

Mission Statement:

Our mission is to provide high-quality, comprehensive medical and dental care, patient advocacy and related services to people who need them most, regardless of their ability to pay. Caregivers demonstrate a high level of empathy, compassion and profound respect while providing excellence of care to our patients. They serve as advocates for all of those in our Northeast Ohio community, especially the most vulnerable.

Position Summary: Collaborates with other members of the healthcare team to provide supportive medical care to clients regardless of their ability to pay by providing nursing care in a mobile clinic or community health ambulatory care setting including health promotion, patient and family support, health maintenance, disease management, coordination of care and maintaining continuity of care.

Responsibilities: *Include but are not limited to

• Works at outreach and  and various community locations throughout Cleveland
• Provide care on a mobile clinic to patients who have various social determinants to healthcare
• Professionally provide treatment to patients who may be homeless, in correctional facilities or other controlled environments
• Under the supervision of the Clinical Outreach provider perform basic health assessments, vaccinations, injectables and  procedures.
• Triage patients, schedule follow up care and referrals using EPIC
• Performs basic health screenings and reports pertinent findings to the management or provider.
• Implements appropriate components of the plan of care, under the direction of the health care  team. Assure  all needed POCT are completed and documented in EMR prior to provider visit.
• Is familiar with sterile techniques and setting up of a sterile field.
• Works collaboratively with other Care Alliance health professionals to facilitate a team approach to the management of its patients.
• Ability to treat patients in various settings including shelters, behavioral health treatment centers, and outreach events
• Performs triage/intake on all  patients according to Care Alliance triage/intake procedures in expediting Provider’s daily schedule and patient flow. 
• Engage, and educate the community on services provided by CAHC.
• Establish reason for visit. Document patients’ chief complaint and complete all EPIC visit encounter fields and initiate visit note for provider. 
• Reviews medication list, allergies, pharmacy, and immunizations
• Complete blood draws, lab work, and assist with women’s health vaginal exams
• Properly dispose of packages, containers materials, and biohazards as well as expired/wasted medications in appropriate containers.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures: complying with legal, HRSA and OSHA regulations in collaboration with the health care team.

Requirements

 Requirements:

• HS diploma or Ged and completion of a state approved LPN nursing program.
• Current license to practice as an LPN in the State of Ohio.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a LPN, Experience in an community outreach environment preferred
• Comfortable working with patients in various settings including people who are in outreach clinics, shelters, encampments, and  homeless.  
• Good problem solving, computer, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Must be able to efficiently use  EPIC .
• Current BLS Certification