Community Health Nurse - LPN

Hourly range: $25-35 per hour

About Vanna Health

Vanna Health focuses on reimagining care for individuals with serious mental illness. Our goal is to empower these individuals to lead healthy and meaningful lives by providing physical and mental healthcare support and connecting members to community programs. Our technology-enabled approach, developed by our own team of engineers and designers, ensures our staff and members are well supported.

Vanna delivers in-person and virtual community-based engagement through an interdisciplinary team of coaches and clinicians. We leverage partnerships with existing community resources to facilitate support networks unique to an individual’s needs and location - connecting them to established psychosocial rehabilitation programs, resources for housing, transportation, etc. and various digital engagement opportunities to address members’ needs.

About the Role

Vanna Health is seeking an experienced, recovery-focused Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) who is passionate about delivering care that addresses all the dimensions of wellbeing. In this role, you will bring passion for serving individuals with serious mental illness and delivering community-based care to improve outcomes and quality of care for individuals in the Philadelphia community. This role will be fully in-person, both in the community and in our office located in the Kensington area of Philadelphia.

Responsibilities

• Conduct intakes for members and assist with acute and chronic medical and mental health conditions
• Promote care coordination and communication with healthcare systems
• Deliver clinical care in the community, including member homes, inclusive of administering long-acting antipsychotic medications
• Communicate and coordinate services with the clinical partner providers when additional outpatient or inpatient care is necessary, including accompanying the member to appointments
• Adhere to documentation protocols related to medication reconciliation, member appointments, treatment plans, coordination with external providers, and other protocols related to responsibilities
• Provide feedback to Vanna technology and operations teams on existing processes and suggest improvements over time

About You

Need to Haves

• Minimum of 1 years working with adults with serious and persistent mental illness and substance use disorders in inpatient, outpatient, home health, or community-based settings
• Minimum of 1 year of experience working as a medical nurse or working as a nurse in inpatient or outpatient medical settings
• Experience working in and around the community of Philadelphia
• Belief that individuals suffering from serious mental illness can and will recover to achieve life goals when provided the opportunity, support, and community
• Ability to work in a team
• Willingness to learn how to work with Google, Slack, and Vanna EHR tools
• Basic computer and phone skills
• A valid driver’s license

Education and License Requirements

• Unencumbered Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license in the state of Pennsylvania

Nice to Haves

• Bilingual in Spanish and English to ensure we are meeting all members in their most comfortable language

Benefits

• Full medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• We cover 90% of your premium!
• 401K
• HSA/FSA/Dependant Care FSA options
• PTO (including sick. time, personal time, and vacation) You start accruing vacation time on Day 1!
• Company paid holidays off

COVID-19 Considerations and Vaccination Status

Vanna Health is committed to keeping our team members and our members safe from COVID-19 therefore full vaccination is required for all Vanna Health employees. As such we follow local requirements and guidelines for medical professionals in the field and our members safe from COVID-19.

Physical and Emotional Requirements

This role balances time between an office environment and time spent assisting members out in our community. As such, the role requires frequent talking, listening, standing, walking, sitting, and typing. Time will occasionally be spent lifting, carrying, pushing/pulling, and reaching. Regular exposure to atmospheric conditions is to be expected while navigating between locations. This role requires a high level of empathy and emotional regulation due to frequent interaction with individuals experiencing high levels of emotional distress, which can lead to emotional fatigue. The ability to maintain composure while actively listening and de-escalating situations is crucial.