Registered Nurse, PACE

Impact Lives, Impact Community

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is passionate about providing exceptional health care to all, especially underserved communities with limited health care options. Founded by a Latina grandmother/community advocate over 50 years ago in Barrio Logan, FHCSD has grown into one of the largest community health systems in the country. With over 90 sites, over 227,000 patients, and over 1.1 million healthcare visits last year, we provide a wide variety of health care and outreach services to a very diverse patient population. We are proud of our mission, our lasting community impact, and the cultural and individual diversity of our staff.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the initial assessment for potential PACE participants to include home visits to support environmental and physical assessments.
• Ensure coordination and completion of reassessments every 6 months with 1:1 at PACE Multipurpose Center and/or at participant’s home for assigned case load.
• Act as a liaison between the participants and the interdisciplinary team members.
• Provide individual health education on the disease process to include verbal and written hand-outs for their reference.
• Document any activities encountered between the participant, families, caregivers, contracted providers, hospitals, SNF, and other facilities working together with PACE for participant’s well-being in accordance with PACE policies, procedures, and all regulatory requirements and laws.
• Ensure implementation and compliance of participant care as per provider’s order.
• Respond to medical emergencies and take the lead in management of the situation as indicated.
• Screen and triage participants as needed.
• Document all nursing care on the day service is rendered while adhering to established guidelines related to medical care provision.
• Monitor, administer, and record ordered medications.
• Participate as an active member of the interdisciplinary team to assess the nursing need of the participants.
• Maintain acceptable standards of nursing care based on regulatory requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Current California state licensure as a Registered Nurse.
• Current American Heart Association healthcare provider CPR (BLS), or Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Advanced Trauma Life Support, or Advance Resuscitation Training.
• Traveling between sites and other locations is required as an essential function of the job. Must have a car, a valid California driver’s license, and proof of minimum levels of car insurance as required under California law, although limits of $100,000 are recommended. An acceptable driving record is also required. California law requires all drivers to obtain a valid California driver’s license within ten days of establishing residency. Mileage and other reimbursement governed by policy.
• 1-3 years of experience working with the older adult population required.
• 1-3 years of experience in managed care setting to include utilization or case management in an ambulatory or inpatient setting preferred.
• Knowledge of the older adult population health care issues.
• Knowledge of and ability to perform clinic-based/or hospital-based/or home-based nursing tasks.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Ability to participate collaboratively with multi-disciplinary care team.
• Ability to work effectively with participants from diverse social, cultural and economic groups,
• Must be able to multi-task, be flexible, ensure accuracy, and meet changing priorities in a fast-paced, high workload environment.
• Basic computer literacy to comply with department needs and expectations (i.e., E-HR documentation, obtaining background information and reports, following up on appointments, etc.).
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

Rewards:

• Job type: Full-time, M-F Typical schedule 8am-5pm/8:30am-5:30pm.
• Onsite Location: PACE College Grove, 3420 College Ave San Diego, CA 92115
• Competitive Salary with Excellent Benefits
• Retirement Plan with Employer Match
• Paid Time Off, Extended Sick Leave and Paid Holidays
• Medical/Dental/Vision/FSA/Life Insurance
• Employee Discounts and Wellness Programs

The successful candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to community medicine and providing culturally competent care to the medically underserved.

In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base range for this position, exclusive of fringe benefits.

$48.00 - $58.51

If you are hired at Family Health Centers of San Diego, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, jurisdictional requirements, skills, education, and/or experience. In addition to these factors – we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is what we reasonably expect to pay for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a generous compensation and benefits package (more information on our benefits offerings is available here: FHCSD Wellness – Employee Hub (gobenefits.net)