Registered Nurse, Transitional Care Management - 11007

Job Description

Job Description

This position will be posted for a minimum of 5 days

 

The mission of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is to work collaboratively toward the prevention of homelessness and the creation of lasting solutions for homeless and at-risk families, children, and individuals throughout Colorado. The Coalition advocates for and provides a continuum of housing and a variety of services to improve the health, well-being, and stability of those it serves.

 

Our Philosophy of Service: We believe all people have the right to adequate housing and health care. We work to remove the barriers that restrict access to these rights. Society benefits when adequate housing and health care are available to everyone. We create lasting solutions to homelessness by: 

·         Honoring the inherent dignity of those we serve, affirming their capabilities and fostering their hope that a better life is possible. 

·         Building strong, caring and trauma-informed communities through the integration of housing, health care and supportive services. 

·         Advocating for social and racial equity, inclusion and diversity, and challenging the status quo in partnership with our workforce members and those we serve. 

·         Achieving excellence through continuous quality assurance, innovation and professional development. 

·         Using resources judiciously and effectively.  

 

 

The Transitional Care Management RN works collaboratively within the Integrated Health Care for the Homeless team. The RN in this position is responsible for coordinating health care transitions for patients of The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (CCH). The RN will work collaboratively with partner hospitals to improve patient outcomes with hospital discharges and improve access to hospital follow up visits at CCH. This RN will assess patient needs and goals and assist in connecting patient to the correct resources. The RN is responsible performing both independent and delegated duties in the provision of providing comprehensive health care to all patients. The RN is responsible for providing nursing and triage support to the CCH Respite team and on-site nursing support at Stout Street Health Center (SSHC) and affiliated satellite clinics, as needed. 

 

NOTE: In order to ensure that our consumers receive the best possible care the candidate chosen to fill this position will be required to complete our internal credentialing and privileging process prior to a start date.  The credentialing and privileging timeline is dependent on the selected candidate's submission of documents necessary for clearance.  Please note that a start date will be scheduled once credentialing and privileging is complete.

Additional Requirement

• Valid driver’s license required. This requirement may be waived, if necessary, based on overall candidate experience and current needs of the business and/or role.

Coalition Benefits 

• Choice of HMO or PPO health insurance coverage options: full-time employees contribute only 1% of their earnings for their own HMO health coverage and no more than 4% of their earnings for coverage of eligible dependents. We’re proud to offer same-and opposite-sex domestic partner coverage. 
• Choice of dental insurance or discount plan. 
• Vision insurance.  
• Flexible spending accounts for health care / dependent care / parking expenses. 
• Free basic life and AD&D insurance coverage. 
• Employee Assistance Program , a problem-solving resource available to you and your household members. 
• Dollar-for-dollar retirement plan matching contributions up to 5% of earnings with 3-year vesting. 
• Extensive paid time-off, including 9 holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and three weeks of vacation for new full-time employees in their first year. 

 

The effective date for your benefits will be the first of the month following your date of hire.

Essential Job Functions 

• Deliver comprehensive patient-centered care, addressing physical, emotional, and social needs.

• Conduct rapid and accurate triage assessments, providing appropriate care recommendations.

• Educate patients on managing chronic and acute health conditions.

• Administer medications safely and effectively as per protocols.

• Facilitate access to internal programs such as health outreach and housing support services.

• Oversee care for patients with transitional, chronic, and complex health conditions.

• Mentor new nurses and nursing students, enhancing their clinical skills and confidence.

• Ability to perform quick and accurate triage assessments with appropriate recommendations of care as outlined in SSHC nursing protocols via telephone or in-person

• Empowers patients by providing appropriate health education and information, including but not limited to addressing common chronic and acute health conditions in this population, such as diabetes management, hypertension management, nutrition, wound care, infectious disease, gender affirming care, family planning including parenting, adoption and abortion, and disease prevention.

• As a member of an OBH licensed Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment team, provides treatment services such as case management, crisis services, initial intake program screenings, individual medication assisted treatment (MAT) counseling, and administering scales to assess withdrawal.

• Preceptor to new nurses and nursing students.

• Ability to work day, evening or weekend clinic as scheduled or appropriate.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications Summary 

• AD, BSN, or MSN in nursing from an accredited college or university.
• Current licensure from the State of Colorado to practice as a Registered Nurse.
• Certification in Basic Life Support.
• Successful completion of privileging and credentialing process for RNs at the Coalition.
• Preferred experience in ambulatory, public, or community nursing.
• Preferred experience in mental health, emergency room, urgent care, palliative, care management, or critical care.

WHERE A CANDIDATE IS PLACED IN THE COMPENSATION RANGE DEPENDS ON TOTAL RELEVANT YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

 

Employee must be able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to safety or health of self or others. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Employee will perform job according to applied laws. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We offer a full suite of benefits for our eligible employees and their dependents. We’re proud to offer same-and opposite-sex domestic partner coverage.

• Health Insurance - HMO or PPO 
• Dental plans, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, supplemental life insurance
• Company paid basic life and AD&D insurance coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 403(b) retirement savings matching,
• Extensive paid time-off, including holidays, sick leave, and vacation

The effective date for your benefits will be the first of the month following your date of hire.

 

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is committed to delivering services, making employment-related decisions, selecting volunteers, and selecting vendors without regard to age over 40, race, sex, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, military status, or any other applicable status protected by law.