Wellness Nurse Non-Clinical (RN)

The Wellness Nurse (WN) is a grant-funded position under the U.S.

Department of Housing & Urban Development's Supportive Services Demonstration (SSD).

Any funding for the Wellness Nurse position is subject to the availability of funds after the demonstration ends, with no expectation that there will be a continuation of funds.

Wellness Nurse Non-Clinical LVN or RN is a Part-Time position.

Description

The Wellness Nurse (WN) is a grant-funded position under the U.S.

Department of Housing & Urban Development's Supportive Services Demonstration (SSD).

Any funding for the Wellness Nurse position is subject to the availability of funds after the demonstration ends, with no expectation that there will be a continuation of funds.

The WN provides residents participating in the supportive services demonstration with health education and coaching.

The WN works with residents in both one-on-one and group settings.

The WN works in concert with the resident and their family members, if appropriate, the Resident Wellness Director (RWD), and community partners to help residents address their needs, achieve their goals, and support their ability to safely age in place.

The WN is a non-clinical position.

Responsibilities


* Assist the RWD in outreach and education activities


* Collaborate with the RWD to complete an initial and periodic health and wellness assessment that gathers information about the residents


* Assist the RWD in developing individual-level and community-wide healthy aging plans to address identified interests and needs from individual assessments and summary reports


* Implement components in the individual and community healthy aging plans


* In collaboration with the RWD, monitor the ongoing delivery and receipt of services, and periodically assess residents for new assistance and care needs; monitor vital signs


* Provide health education and wellness group activities


* Coach and support residents to adopt healthy behavior changes and self-management of medication and chronic conditions


* Develop relationships with and communicate with primary care practices and other health entities to assist residents with relaying health information and coordinating health services


* In collaboration with the RWD, monitor discharge plans to help ensure timely follow-up and coordination of care for residents discharged from the emergency department, hospital, skilled nursing facility, or home health care


* Establish and maintain communication channels with the RWD, community partners, and property management staff to appropriately share resident information


* Maintain all necessary resident and program data in the electronic data platform


* Maintain and share all personal resident information in accordance with applicable privacy and confidentiality requirements

Prohibited Functions:

• Procure, dispense, and administer any medication/controlled substance

• Provide direct clinical care

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