Registered Nurse - Temporary direct hire

Registered Nurse - Temporary Direct Hire

Join the team voted best place to work in North County! Because you're looking for more than just a job - you want work/life balance and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of North County seniors and their families.

At Gary and Mary West PACE, we support your personal and professional well-being with:

• Generous pay and a comprehensive benefits package focused on your health and wellness.
• 11 paid holidays, 13 days of PTO, and 5 days of sick time.
• A 5% employer match to our 403(b) retirement plan.
• No on-call time because your time matters.

We invest in our team with an annual education allowance and a commitment to professional growth, helping you expand your skills and advance your career.

You'll thrive in a supportive, mission-driven culture where collaboration feels like family. As part of our multi-disciplinary team, your voice is heard, and your work is truly valued.

Join us and do your best work-because here, your contribution matters.

Philanthropists Gary and Mary West founded West Health with the mission of enabling seniors to successfully age in place with access to high-quality, affordable health and support services that preserve and protect their dignity, quality of life, and independence. The Gary and Mary West PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly), affiliated with West Health, is a non-profit that delivers medical, social, and behavioral services to the frail elderly to the North County of San Diego. This PACE center is entrepreneurial in nature and focuses on innovations and bringing new processes to the traditional PACE environment.

We're looking for passionate healthcare providers who want to be part of a team dedicated to enable seniors to live in their communities as independently as possible by providing compassionate, comprehensive health and supportive care.

One Team One Mission

Position Summary: The Gary and Mary West PACE (GMWP) Clinic RN is responsible for coordinating and providing direct and indirect nursing care to participants at the center as well as a participant's home, working in close coordination with the PACE Physician, clinic staff, and other interdisciplinary teams (IDT) members to manage ongoing care, complex clinical situations, and to support the GMWP primary care clinic operation.

Essential Functions:

• Conduct Clinic Nursing assessments to determine the nursing care needs, preferences and goals of the participants and actively participate in IDT meetings to develop participant care plans.
• Visit participant's homes to deliver the nursing intervention. This is one of an integral part of the job description.
• Deliver and document nursing interventions as agreed upon in the participants' care plans including but not limited to maintaining a healthy and safe environment, promptly and accurately responding to physician orders, and correctly administering medications and performing ordered tests and treatments.
• Remain alert to pertinent input from other team members, participants, and caregivers and update the IDT promptly of any changes in participants' condition or medical status.
• Work with the PACE Physician and other members of the IDT to manage smooth care transitions between settings (hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, home, etc.
• Instruct the participant, family and caregivers regarding the disease process, self- care techniques, and prevention strategies.
• In coordination with the Marketing Team, support enrollment of prospective participants into the program.
• Participate in end-of-life care coordination and support.
• Provide backup coverage to other GMWP nursing functions.
• Complete all required documentation in a timely and accurate manner.
• Protect privacy and maintain confidentiality of all company procedures and information about employees, participants and families.
• Follow GMWP policies and procedures and participate in any required Quality Improvement activities, staff training and meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Certification:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; Bachelor of Science (BSN) preferred.
• Unencumbered California Registered Nurse (RN) License.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) / First Aid Certification required.
• Original valid driver's license with proof of auto insurance.

Skills and Experience:

• Minimum of two years nursing experience in a clinical setting with a frail or elderly population.
• Nursing knowledge and skills necessary to treat frail, elderly participants and manage complex clinical situations.
• Highly motivated, self-directed, able to execute tasks in a quickly changing environment and make sound decisions in emergency situations.
• Excellent clinical, organizational and communication skills in settings with seniors, their families and interdisciplinary team members.
• Experience and competency working with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Commitment to unlocking the full potential of our most vulnerable seniors.
• Bilingual Spanish-English preferred.

Medical Clearance:

Employees must have medical clearance for communicable diseases and up-to-date immunizations before having direct participant contact.

Job offers are contingent upon a successful pre-employment drug screen, background check, and physical assessment.

Gary and Mary West PACE provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, pregnancy, military and veteran status, age, physical and mental disability, genetic characteristics, gender, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation or any other considerations made unlawful by applicable state or local laws.