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The Nursing Coordinator will provide medical and case management coordination, including triaging participants, administering psychotropic medication injections, and ordering medications. Responsibilities also involve acting as a liaison for medication refills and educating staff, participants, and families on medical needs and care coordination.
Requirements summary
Candidates must possess an LVN or LPT certification from an accredited nursing school along with a current California license, demonstrating flexibility and good judgment in mental health settings. A valid California driver’s license, personal vehicle, insurance, and a required DMV printout are also mandatory.
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Job description
BACS is seeking Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN) and Licensed Psychiatric Technicians (LPT) for full-time positions at our community behavioral health programs and crisis treatment programs working with homeless individuals. The Nursing Coordinator is part of a mental and health care team providing medical and case management coordination and care to participants.
Location: OAKLAND
Full time
40 hrs. per week
(1) Day shift
8:00 - 5:00 pm (Sun-Thurs)
Responsibilities
Triage participants at intake/assessment and throughout respite stay.
Administer psychotropic medication injections, order medications, and coordinate with the treatment team.
Support participants and treatment team with access to refills acting as a liaison between pharmacies and insurance.
Provide support, education, and medical information to staff, participants, caregivers, and family.
Aid participants in understanding their medical needs and help them plan for coordination of care with PCPs.
Document all participants’ treatment and interactions accurately and completely.
Establish a harmonious and collaborative working relationship with the participant and treatment team.
Embrace diversity in all aspects and work positively using a teamwork approach.
Develop procedures for monitoring participants on antipsychotic medications.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
LVN or LPT certification from accredited nursing school and current CA license.
Demonstrated flexibility, creativity, and ability to make independent decisions and exercise good judgment.
Background and experience in mental health, crisis services or psychiatric nursing.
Bilingual English and Spanish desirable.
Valid California driver’s license, personal vehicle, and proof of personal vehicle insurance coverage. DMV printout required.
Compensation
Benefits
Dental Insurance
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
Holiday Pay
Vision Insurance
Medical Insurance
403b With Matching Contribution
Language Fluency Differential
LVN is $40/hour
+3% per hour differential for specified language fluency. In Alameda County - Chinese, Cantonese, Spanish, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Farsi, Cambodian and Tagalog
100% employer-paid medical, dental, and life insurance coverage options for employees, plus a vision reimbursement program. Children’s healthcare coverage is available for as little as $25/month.
Average employer-paid benefit value: approximately $913/month per enrolled individual. BACS contributions apply to company-sponsored plans only.
31 days off (PTO/Holiday), increasing with tenure
403b plan.
Significant internal growth opportunities.
Bacs overview
Bay Area Community Services is a CARF accredited non-profit, community-based agency celebrating more than 70 years of serving Alameda, Contra Costa, Sacramento and Solano Counties by providing mental health and social services.
BACS’ mission is to uplift under-served individuals and their families by doing whatever it takes.
We are proud to be one of the leading agencies producing real outcomes to tough social problems.
BACS owes its reputation as an innovator to our innovative and entrepreneurial staff.
We are seeking individuals who want to transform clinical practice to be client-centered and effective in the field and who want to lead empowered teams to meet goals.
Bay area community services is an equal opportunity employer
