Golden Castle Adult Day Health Center ( http://www.goldencastlecenter.org/ ) is a licensed community-based adult services program (CBAS) that provides services to older persons and adults with chronic medical, cognitive, or mental health conditions and/or disabilities in a coordinated program of professional and compassionate services in a community-based group setting.
Full-Time or Part-Time, Monday through Friday, no evening hours.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide a comprehensive nursing assessment of participants upon admission
- Development and implementation of person-centered nursing care plans and participant assessments using evidence-based nursing practices and interventions
- Participate in discharge planning from hospitals and/or Skilled Nursing Facilities
- Collect data and provide focused assessment on a quarterly basis.
- Identifies participant care requirements by establishing personal rapport with participants
- Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to participants, friends, and families
- Promotes participant independences by establishing participant care goals; teaching participant, friends and family to understand condition, medication, and self-care skills; answering questions
- Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against participant care goals and standards, making or recommending necessary adjustments
- Builds collaborative relationships and regular communication channels with each participant's PCP and the participant's circle of community-based services.
- Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
- Excellent clinical knowledge and skills.
- Strong clinical assessment and documentation skills.
- Knowledge of the evidence-based clinical management of chronic conditions.
- High level understanding of community resources, treatment options, medical necessity criteria
- Culturally competent skills to work effectively, respectfully and sensitively within the participant and family cultural context and belief system.
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills, written and verbal: read, speak and write English fluently.
- Ability to promote team-building
- Strong organizational skills and analytical abilities.
- Basic computer skills including use of PC-based software programs and databases.
PERSONAL QUALITIES
- Positive, professional demeanor and dress.
- Ability to work independently as well as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
- Strong critical thinking and independent problem solving skills.
- Adaptable, willing to learn and share learnings within the project community.
- Creative and innovative.
- Ability to prioritize and organize multiple tasks.
- Reliable and committed to the team and the project goals.
- Demonstrated leadership skills.
- Compassionate and empathetic.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
License/Certification:
- Current California RN license with no history of sanctions
Experience:
- Case management, or community nursing experience working with individuals with chronic health, behavioral health and social challenges preferred
- Geriatric experience preferred
Pay: $40.77 - $49.10 per hour
