Health Projects Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation established in 1980. We provide exceptional community-based programs that support elders to live and age with dignity at home. We deliver culturally appropriate programs in both English and Spanish for older adults, family caregivers and health workers.
Health Projects Center serves Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties. We run the Del Mar Caregiver Resource Center, Multipurpose Senior Services Program and the Central Coast Area Health Education Center. Our programs support over 1,300 families annually to live and age at home at a fraction of the cost of an institution.
Mission
Health Projects Center supports people as they age to live safely at home by delivering high quality services and programs in the Monterey Bay Region.
Vision
We seek a community where people age at home with dignity and good health. We seek a community where all people receive supportive health and social services in the least restrictive environment possible.
Nurse Care Manager– 32 hours/week Hybrid with $2,000 Signing Bonus
Health Projects Center (www.hpcn.org) is recruiting a Nurse Care Manager to support people to live and age at home with dignity. We pride ourselves on featuring an innovative, friendly and flexible work environment.
About us
Health Projects Center is a non-profit corporation established in 1980. Health Projects Center supports people as they age to live safely at home by delivering high quality services and programs in the Monterey Bay Region. We seek a community where people age at home with dignity and good health. We seek a community where all people receive supportive health and social services in the least restrictive environment possible.
Duties
The nurse care manager is responsible for providing care management to participants to assist them to remain safely at home. The nurse care manager responsibilities include the following activities:
- Conduct in-depth home health assessments covering health, psychosocial, rehabilitation, and environmental concerns.
- Certifying a participant’s level of care: verifying they meet the requirements for the program.
- Assess the level of care requirements.
- Develop an individualized care plan for participant needs including emergency services, food, health care, medical attention, health education, emergency and permanent housing, mental-health, and substance-abuse counseling, as well as emotional and practical support.
- Coordinate participant needs for local, state, and federal eligibility, benefits, and resources through direct provision, education, and referrals.
- Monitor participant progress as outlined in their individualized care plan.
- Assist participants to manage medications.
- Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings.
- Utilize an electronic case recording system to provide relevant chart notes in a timely manner.
- Acts as a participant advocate to health care providers.
- Travel between Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties. Mileage will be reimbursed at $0.67/mile.
- Familiarity with local agencies and community resources a plus!
- Ease and familiarity with point of contact documentation (“Live Documentation”) directly into the participant's electronic health record while in the office and out in the field. Mandated Reporting: Knowledge of elder and dependent adult abuse warning signs and risk factors.
- Comfort with setting multiple participant visitations throughout the day. No emergency or on-call requirements.
Qualifications
- A valid current license (RN) to practice nursing in the State of California.
- A positive and healthy attitude toward participants, the agency and its staff and collaborating programs.
- Ability to travel within Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties.
- Capacity to work effectively with communities of color, the LGBTQ community, and people with HIV disease.
- Willingness to meet participants where they live (post-COVID)—this may include encountering unsanitary conditions and entering high-crime communities.
- Current CA driver’s license and a reliable, insured vehicle.
- Fluency in both English and Spanish preferred but not required.
- Covid-19 Vaccination Required
Compensation
- Starting salary is $39.00-$47.00.
- Hybrid work environment
- Relocation costs negotiable
- Travel reimbursement
- $250 Fitness Allowance per year
- $500 Education Allowance
- $50 Monthly Communications Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off starting with 15 days a year.
- 80 hours of Paid Sick Leave per year
- Paid day off for birthday
- Company paid medical (with cash in-lieu option), dental, vision, chiropractic, acupuncture, and life insurance.
- Pre- Tax retirement plan with 6% of salary contributed by employer.
The Nurse Care Manager is a hybrid position with flexible hours and will require in-home visits with participants.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $39.00 - $47.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Continuing education credits
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Free parking
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Mileage reimbursement
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Relocation assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Medical Specialty:
- Addiction Medicine
- Geriatrics
- Home Health
- Hospice & Palliative Medicine
- Psychiatry
Schedule:
Experience:
- Nursing: 1 year (Required)
- Case management: 1 year (Required)
Language:
License/Certification:
Ability to Commute:
- Santa Cruz, CA 95062 (Preferred)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Santa Cruz, CA 95062
