Health and Wellness Nurse (LVN) - 890 Men's Residential Services

Job Title

Men's Residential and Detox or 890 Residential Services is a program of HealthRIGHT 360 that serves male-identifying clients. This program has approximately 105 beds and provides residential treatment for substance use disorder (SUD) for up to 90 days.

The Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) is an integral part of this interdisciplinary team that supports our clients in navigating evidence-based treatment plans and the healthcare system. The LVN will work with the Health and Wellness team in collaboration with the Addiction Medicine team in the provision of treatment with Medication Assisted Therapy (MAT) for clients with Opiate Use Disorder (OUD) and other substance use disorders (SUD). The LVN will provide support of treatment adherence via client education that assists them in developing strategies for taking their medication regularly and effectively. This position is also expected to Coordinate care for clients with the residential behavioral health team, the addiction medicine team, primary care, and other internal and external healthcare resources for the client. The LVN will utilize the Nursing Process, Harm Reduction, and Trauma Informed Care modalities in all actions taken to advocate for and support the client in their planning and goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with the Health and Wellness staff.
• Provide clinical leadership for client health education, client medication support, and within the quality improvement infrastructure of the healthcare and residential program.
• Participate in matters related to performance and quality improvement, planning, protocols, and goal setting.
• Comfortable in changing systems, champions change, and lean process change.

Organizational Responsibilities

• Proper and consistent documentation of required information accurately on Clinic records and reports. Keeps up to date with operational and procedural requirements.
• In conjunction with Director of Addiction Medicine, assure organizational readiness for accreditation surveys and ongoing monitoring and reporting of conformance to quality within the clinics.
• Support the interpretation of standards and processes to meet best practice standards established in the health services program.
• Coordinate and consults with the appropriate department heads within the agency to facilitate integration between programs.
• Provide direct care coordination support for clients to access all aspects of HR360 healthcare services.
• Serve on appropriate committees and work groups and other related committees of agency.

Qualifications

• Active California Vocational Nursing License.
• First Aid and CPR certification.
• Experience and interest in working with safety-net populations and in treating substance use disorders.
• Experience working successfully with issues of mental health, criminal background, and other potential barriers to economic self-sufficiency.

Must complete background check and livescan clearance. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.