PRN LPN

The LPN (PRN) will provide skilled nursing care and support in a clinic and medical respite setting serving individuals experiencing homelessness. The role involves working collaboratively with the interdisciplinary care team to ensure that clients discharged from hospitals, navigating chronic illness, or needing recovery support have access to nursing care, monitoring, education, and care coordination. The PRN nature means work hours will vary, based on coverage needs (e.g. nights, weekends, fill-ins).

• Provide direct patient care including vital signs, assessments, wound care, dressing changes, medications administration.
• Monitor patient status and respond to changes (e.g. side effects, adverse reactions).
• Triage acute complaints, assess urgency, escalate to RN or physician as needed.
• Assist with admission and discharge processes for medical respite residents, including initial nursing assessment and periodic reevaluations.
• Support transitions of care - coordinate with hospital discharge planners, social services, case managers.
• Maintain accurate documentation in the electronic health record (EHR) of care, assessments, interventions, and outcomes.
• Provide nursing education to clients (medication management, wound care, self-care) tailored to client literacy, capacity, and resources.
• Perform point-of-care testing (e.g. glucose, rapid tests) and lab specimen collection as needed.
• Monitor and manage medical supplies, ensure infection control practices, clean and maintain clinical equipment.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings (case conferences, care planning) to coordinate client care.
• Work closely with social workers, case managers, behavioral health, outreach workers to link clients with primary care, mental health, substance use services, and housing resources.
• Communicate effectively with referral partners (hospitals, shelters, community clinics) regarding client status, capacity, eligibility, and needs.
• Assist in care navigation and follow-up.
• Participate in quality improvement activities, chart audits, monitoring adherence to protocols.
• Comply with program, clinic, organizational policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs), safety guidelines, infection control, regulatory standards.

Shift: Monday - Friday 7a-7p