Home Care LVN; PACE

Position: Home Care LVN (PACE)
Home Care LVN (PACE)

Cal Optima

Join Us in this Amazing Opportunity

The Team You'll Join

We are a mission driven community‐based organization that serves member health with excellence and dignity, respecting the value and needs of each person. If you are ready to advance your career while making a difference, we encourage you to review and apply today and help us build healthier communities for all.

More About the Opportunity

We are hoping you will join us as a Home Care LVN (PACE) and help shape the future of healthcare where you'll be an integral part of our PACE‐ Clinic team, helping to strive for excellence while we serve our member health with dignity, respecting the value and needs of each of our members through collaboration with our providers, community partners and local stakeholders.

This position has been approved to be Full Office.

• If telework is approved, you are required to work within the State of California only and if Partial Telework, also come in to the Main Office in Orange, CA, at least two (2) days per week minimum.

Under the direct supervision of the Home Care Supervisor, the LVN for the Program for All‐Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) for home care will be responsible for the development and implementation of home care services for program participants, including the coordination of durable medical equipment (DME) and community‐based care.

Together, we are building a stronger, more equitable health system.

Your Contributions To the Team:

• 95% ‐ Home Care Services
  • Participates in a mission‐driven culture of high‐quality performance, with a member focus on customer service, consistency, dignity and accountability.
  • Assists the team in carrying out department responsibilities and collaborates with others to support short‐ and long‐term goals/priorities for the department.
  • Evaluates the home environment and identifies the different areas where the participant needs home care staff to assist.
  • Works with the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) to develop specific plans of care to address the participant's home care needs.
  • Receives reports from home care staff and communicates participant changes to the IDT in a timely manner.
  • Schedules and coordinates home care staff for in‐home care delivery and the implementation of all personal care services to ensure that quality services are provided to meet participant needs.
  • Coordinates all DME provisions in the home setting and collaborates with the IDT on DME authorization requests.
  • Completes initial and annual evaluations of the home environment for coordination of care and completion of participants care plan.
  • Documents participant changes appropriately in the medical records and communicates participant changes to the IDT.
  • Maintains current knowledge of standards and best practices for home care.
  • Takes the lead by coordinating and integrating services within the department, with other departments and with the IDT's primary functions.

• 5% ‐ Other
  • Completes other projects and duties as assigned.

Do You Have What the Role Requires?

• High school diploma or equivalent PLUS 3 years of nursing experience working with the frail or elderly population within the last 3 years in a health care or managed care setting required; an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the position such as those listed above may also be qualifying.
• CPR and First‐Aid Certification required or must be obtained within six (6) months of the date of hire.
• Valid driver's license and vehicle or other approved means of transportation, an acceptable driving record and current auto insurance will be required for work away from the primary office 40% of the time or more.

You'll Stand Out More If You Possess the Following:

• Bilingual in English and in one of Cal Optima Health's defined threshold languages (Arabic, Farsi, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese).

What the Regulatory Agencies Need You to Possess?

• Current LVN license in good standing to practice in the state of California is required, which is typically obtained through graduation from an accredited vocational nursing school.

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