Licensed Vocational Nurse

Description About Interfaith Community Services:

At Interfaith, we empower individuals and families in need by providing essential resources and services with compassion and integrity. Together, we foster a community of hope, accountability, and dignity.

Founded in 1979 in direct response to rising rates of hunger and homelessness in North San Diego County, Interfaith Community Services works to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness by Helping People Help Themselves. Interfaith is the most comprehensive nonprofit social services agency in North County, providing both immediate safety net services and long-term, life-changing programs designed to meet the holistic needs of people in crisis.

Together, in partnership with 250+ diverse faith communities, more than 650 recurrent volunteers, and a growing staff of over 200, Interfaith provides a safe haven and pathway towards self-sufficiency for more than 17,000 community members annually.

If you're passionate about making a difference and thrive in a service-driven environment, we invite you to be part of our mission!

In the Licensed Vocational Nurse role, you’ll provide high-touch, community-based recuperative care services to individuals with serious and complex physical health, behavioral health and social service needs who are experiencing homelessness. This role supports clients in achieving or maintaining individual stability and prevent hospital admission or readmission and system disengagement by providing persistent outreach, advocacy, health education and coordination of care across multiple service domains.

The LVN focuses on improving functioning, enhancing quality of life, and promoting long-term stability to prevent returning to homelessness.

• Conduct daily rounds and assess client health, including checking and recording vital signs
• Monitor client progress and report significant changes to the supervising nurse or clinical program manager
• Engage in frequent client contact through scheduled or unscheduled visits, in program outreach, and telephonic support—often multiple times per week
• Provide weekly medication management, including but not limited to; assistance with organizing medication in pill organizer, ensuring adherence to prescribed regimens, educating clients about medication purpose and potential side effects, assisting with prescription refills
• Perform at minimum weekly compliance checks to ensure medication list is present, and boxes are secure, up-to-date, and correctly stocked
• Assist patients with blood glucose monitoring and provide instruction in self-administered insulin injections
• Assists with basic nursing care, including but not limited to wound care, dressing changes, catheter care and hygiene support as needed
• Educate clients on medical conditions, self-care practices, diet, smoking cessation, and treatment compliance
• Support clients in achieving health-related goals by teaching disease management and wellness practices
• Promote clients’ self-determination by establishing individual care goals and educate clients on individual health conditions, medications, and self-care skills
• Assist with trainings and educate staff and clients on various medical/health related topics
• Provide support to Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs), interns, and volunteers withing the nursing department
• Review patient referrals and determines initial eligibility for services as needed
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records, including vitals, medication logs, progress notes, and incident reports
• Assist with scheduling medical appointments and coordinating transportation to appointments scheduled as often as needed
• Communicate client health changes or concerns to interdisciplinary staff and external healthcare providers
• Collaborate with case managers with discharge planning to ensure linkage to medical resources and referrals and facilitate transition to stable or alternate housing
• Participate in case reviews, multidisciplinary team meetings, and quality improvement initiatives
• Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential documentation in compliance with agency and regulatory standards
• Ensure…