Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

CINQCARE

Community Care LVN / LPN

Position Description

Overview

The Community Care LVN reports to the Chief Medical Officer ACO REACH with accountability for providing strategy, judgment, organization, and evidenced-based analysis to influence decisions, and directly to meet CINQCARE requirements.

They should embody CINQCARE’s core values, including, Trusted , Empathetic, Committed, Humble, Creative and Community-Minded .

At CINQCARE, we don’t have patients or customers we have Family Members.

The Community Care LVN conducts basic health assessments, assists family members and their families / care givers to identify needs, provides basic health information, and make appropriate referrals through home visits and telephonic outreach.

Job Responsibilities

The Community Care LVN will have the following responsibilities :

• Responsible for establishing trusting relationships with family members and their families while providing general support and encouragement.
• Travel to family members’ homes to conduct remote physical exams under the supervision of remote clinicians.
• Provide ongoing follow-up, basic motivational interviewing, and goal setting with Family Members / families / care givers.
• Conduct physical examination to include vital signs, point of care testing, and administration of medical intervention consistent with licensure and clinical direction.
• Manage clinical supplies and inventory.
• Facilitates telehealth visits between Family Members and practitioners.
• Completion of forms and screening tools as instructed and required.
• Follow up with family members via phone calls, home visits and visits to other settings where family members can be found such as hospitals and skilled nursing facilities.
• Work closely with medical providers to help ensure that family members have comprehensive and coordinated care.
• Work collaboratively with other clinical personnel assigned to the same family members.
• Knowledgeable about community resources appropriate to needs of family members / families.
• Responsible for providing consistent communication to Cinq Care clinical team to report on family member / family status.
• Act as a family member advocate and liaison between the family member / family and community service agencies.
• Record family member care information in the EMR and other software no later than 24 hours after family member contact.
• Help family members set personal health related goals and attend appointments.
• Provide referrals for services to community agencies as appropriate.
• Help family members connect with transportation resources and provide appointment reminders in special circumstances.
• Exhibit excellent working relations with family members, visitors, and staff.
• Attend regular staff meetings, training, and other meetings, as requested.
• Always maintain HIPAA compliance.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

The Community Care LVN should have the following qualifications :

• Education : Licensed Vocational Nurse from a US accredited facility, required.
• Experience :
• One year in a health services environment.
• Experience as a Community Health Worker or equivalent preferred.
• Familiarity with primary care practices preferred.
• Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience providing care at homes, a plus.
• Entrepreneurial : CINQCARE seeks to fix gaps that have persisted for generations in the delivery of care to Black and Brown populations.

This position is accountable for ensuring CINQCARE is positioned to innovatively deliver on its promise.

Communication : Bilingual, Spanish and English preferred. Excellent verbal, written communication, and presentation skills;

ability to clearly articulate and present concepts and models in an accessible manner to CINQCARE’s clinical team.

• Relationships : Ability to build and effectively manage relationships with members and clinical team.
• Culture : Good judgement, impeccable ethics, and a strong team player; desire to succeed and grow in a fast-paced, demanding, and entrepreneurial Company.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Requires sitting and standing associated with a normal office environment. Manual dexterity needed using a computer keyboard.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or listen. The employee needs to be able to see and frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle, or feel objects.

The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit; and reach with hands and arms. Ability to travel frequently by car and / or public transportation.

Ability to carry medical supplies and equipment.

Work Environment :

• Will require regular travel to family members’ homes, physician offices, hospitals, sub-acute facilities, community partners, and non-home-based market offices.
• Requires in-home visits. Must have reliable transportation.
• The noise level is usually moderate.

Compensation : $55K

Location : Field Based : Will / May make visits to patient homes, hospitals, facilities, Cinq Care practices and Cinq Care main offices.