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Nurse Manager, Recuperative Care

DenverOn-siteFull-time

AI Summary

The Nurse Manager oversees daily nursing and clinical operations at a 24/7 recuperative care center, supervising RN staff, coordinating with integrated health teams, and leading quality improvement efforts for unhoused patients with acute medical needs.

About this role

This position will be posted for a minimum of 5 days
The mission of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is to work collaboratively toward the prevention of homelessness and the creation of lasting solutions for homeless and at-risk families, children, and individuals throughout Colorado. The Coalition advocates for and provides a continuum of housing and a variety of services to improve the health, well-being, and stability of those it serves.
Our Philosophy of Service: We believe all people have the right to adequate housing and health care. We work to remove the barriers that restrict access to these rights. Society benefits when adequate housing and health care are available to everyone. We create lasting solutions to homelessness by:
· Honoring the inherent dignity of those we serve, affirming their capabilities and fostering their hope that a better life is possible.
· Building strong, caring and trauma-informed communities through the integration of housing, health care and supportive services.
· Advocating for social and racial equity, inclusion and diversity, and challenging the status quo in partnership with our workforce members and those we serve.
· Achieving excellence through continuous quality assurance, innovation and professional development.
· Using resources judiciously and effectively.

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless seeks a Nurse Manager to manage daily nursing and clinical operations, collaborate with community partners and integrated health teams, support patient and staff needs, and help lead quality improvement efforts for the program. This role is pivotal to the integrated health team's ability to meet the needs of our patients through a unique 24/7 program at the Stout Street Recuperative Care Center. We support medication management, wound care, complex care management, and transitional care for unhoused patients with acute medical needs. We emphasize holistic, person-centered care in an environment designed for healing. This position is located at 2175 California St., Denver, CO 80204 and reports to the Director of Recuperative Care. This position will require some weekend, evening, on-call and holiday rotation. We have robust differential compensation for our managers.
NOTE: In order to ensure that our consumers receive the best possible care the candidate chosen to fill this position will be required to complete our internal credentialing and privileging process prior to a start date. The credentialing and privileging timeline is dependent on the selected candidate's submission of documents necessary for clearance. Please note that a start date will be scheduled once credentialing and privileging is complete.

Additional Requirement

  • Valid driver’s license required. This requirement may be waived, if necessary, based on overall candidate experience and current needs of the business and/or role.

    • Coalition Benefits

  • Choice of HMO or PPO health insurance coverage options: full-time employees contribute only 1% of their earnings for their own HMO health coverage and no more than 4% of their earnings for coverage of eligible dependents. We’re proud to offer same-and opposite-sex domestic partner coverage.
  • Choice of dental insurance or discount plan.
  • Vision insurance.
  • Flexible spending accounts for health care / dependent care / parking expenses.
  • Free basic life and AD&D insurance coverage.
  • Employee Assistance Program, a problem-solving resource available to you and your household members.
  • Dollar-for-dollar retirement plan matching contributions up to 5% of earnings with 3-year vesting.
  • Extensive paid time-off, including 9 holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and three weeks of vacation for new full-time employees in their first year.
    • The effective date for your benefits will be the first of the month following your date of hire.

    Essential Job Functions

  • Directly supervises RN staff and associated program(s) MA supervisor or MA staff when MA supervisor is not present in program.
  • Ensures the quality of care through:
  • Oversight of patient-centered integrated treatment plans to direct all services provided, including regular case conferences of all respite patients to discuss admissions, acute and chronic care, and discharge planning.
  • Ensuring SSRCC meets Medical Respite national standards and strives for benchmarked best practices in integrated care.
  • Monitors program censuses and staff FTE, and schedules team according to ratios and program needs. Ensures the communication and scheduling of staff are adequate for daily needs.
  • Participates in and leads quality improvement activities for the Respite program in collaboration with Integrated Health Management Team. Shares knowledge with and coaches other Nursing Services team or inter-disciplinary members on quality improvement & LEAN methodology.
  • Maintains close working relationships and collaborative efforts with all internal and external partners including CCH program referral sources; hospitals; shelter partners; and other community-based service providers.
  • Develops and/or maintains necessary tools for appropriate documentation of patient care and data collection. Prepares and submits reports to Coalition management and/or funding sources as required or requested. Maintains a medical record system that complies with State, Federal and HIPAA regulations. Works alongside Operations Managers to ensure the quality of SSRCC program registration and practice management system.
  • Communicates, organizes, and co-leads discipline meetings on a regular basis in conjunction with other RN Leaders. Facilitates, leads, or participates in other leadership, discipline, or inter-discipline team meetings as appropriate or assigned.
  • Maintains a professional and confidential work environment. Help create, coach, and maintain a climate within Respite and CCH Health Services at large that is marked by respect for others; that values inclusiveness and builds workforce diversity; and that fosters cooperation and teamwork.
  • Performs direct nursing care and provides patient education in all facilities as needed to ensure adequate staffing levels and quality of care. Maintains competence in all duties outlined in current Registered Nurse job description. Supports, participates in, and covers for other nurse managers and nurse leaders as needed for a cohesive interdepartmental collaboration and team environment.
  • Will work with SSRCC leadership team for any workflow creation, improvement, or analysis needed to improve programming.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

    • Qualifications Summary

  • Successful completion of an ANA-accredited Registered Nursing program required
  • Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Colorado required.
  • Minimum of 3 years cumulative/total nursing experience is preferred. Minimum of 3 years nursing with experience in a public health, hospital, hospice, psychiatric, or community health setting is preferred.
  • Prior management/supervisory experience in a healthcare setting strongly preferred. Leadership experience as demonstrated by initiative, team support, program building, etc. in a healthcare setting required.
  • Current Basic Life Support certification required.

    • Skills

    BLSCare CoordinationCase ManagementClinical OversightElectronic Health RecordsHIPAAMedication ManagementQuality ImprovementStaff SupervisionWound Care

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