Job DescriptionThe Cedars-Sinai mentor program, COACH (Community Outreach Assistance for Children's Health) for Kids, is a mobile medical clinic. It centers on addressing the immediate medical, behavioral health, and social needs of underserved children in South Los Angeles. With a community-centered strategy, the program provides free, temporary care and connects families to continuous, quality healthcare and essential community resources.
Mentor for Kids provides services directly within the community via a brand new, fully equipped, wheelchair-accessible mobile medical clinic. The schedule typically covers Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., with occasional weekend engagements. Care takes place at accessible community venues such as schools, places of love, public housing developments, grocery stores, WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) centers, Head Start programs, homeless shelters, and other neighborhood-based organizations throughout Central and South Los Angeles, including Watts and Crenshaw.
A core goal of the program is to ensure continuity of care. It connects patients to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and other medical homes. These providers support the long-term health needs of the entire family.
COACH for Kids reduces barriers to care and improves health outcomes by meeting families where they are and supporting their transition into comprehensive, continuous healthcare systems.
As a Registered Nurse in Pediatric Mobile Clinic - COACH for Kids you are responsible and accountable for the application of the nursing process and the delivery of patient care for the specialty patient population. You will also:- provide and accurately detail direct and indirect patient care services that ensures the safety, comfort, personal hygiene, and protection of patients in a timely manner
- provide patient education on disease prevention and restorative measures.
- provide administration of medications and therapeutic agents vital to implement treatment, disease prevention, or rehabilitative plan of care.
- perform skin tests, immunizations, phlebotomy and the initiation of peripheral venous access.
- observe and assess signs and symptoms of illness, reactions to medications/treatments, general behavior, and/or general physical condition to determine normal versus abnormal characteristics and initiate emergency procedures when indicated.
- plan and implement individualized patient care based on observations. Implements appropriate reporting, referrals and care in accordance with standardized procedures while providing care to special patient populations and patients with diverse cultural backgrounds.
- identify patients' readiness for learning and their ability to follow directions/instructions and give consent while identifying and assessing patient safety concerns with respect to age and developmental considerations.
- demonstrate the knowledge and the ability to identify and make special adjustments as required to the specific populations' needs, including cultural, spiritual, age, psychosocial, communication, gender, sexual orientation, economic, education, family and condition needs.
QualificationsEducation Requirements:- Graduate of an accredited nursing program. BSN or higher preferred.
Experience Requirements:- Minimum 3 years recent acute RN experience in specialty. Note: (minimum 1 year recent acute RN experience will be considered for Registered Nurse II)
- Pediatric nursing experience preferred.
- Solid understanding of applicable Standards of Practice.
- Demonstrates a dedication to customer service and an ability to meet the needs and expectations of patients and health care colleagues.
- Meets clinical criteria and protocol for Clinical Nurse assigned level.
Licensure/Certifications Requirements:- Current California State RN License required
- American Red Cross or American Heart Association ACLS and PALS certification required.
