Lone Pine, CA
(760) 876-5501
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24/7 Emergency Services, Acute to Specialized Care, Rural Health Clinic, Rehabilitation, Diagnostic & Imaging, and Long-Term Care in Lone Pine, California
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Work and play in the heart of the beautiful Eastern Sierra!
Work and play in the heart of the beautiful Eastern Sierra! Southern Inyo Healthcare District offers the most competitive wages in the area and has new open positions to meet the evolving needs of our rural community. Join our team and be part of a dynamic healthcare environment that values excellence and community care.
Please contact Claudia Palestino should you have any questions: cpalestino@sihd.org.
SIHD prefers to promote qualified employees from within, when possible, consistent with the need to ensure that all positions are staffed by highly competent individuals. New job openings are generally posted on the ADP Workforce Now Career Center as well as the District website. The District will attempt to announce/post all new positions and keep the positions posted with SIHD for five working days, before commencing outside recruitment.
RHC Medical Assistant
Job Summary: Assists providers in delivering care to Rural Health Clinic (RHC) patients in accordance with California and federal law, the scope of practice permitted for medical assistants in California, and District policy. The Medical Assistant (also called a Clinical Assistant) records and updates medical histories and contact information in patient files, schedules patient appointments, and performs standard care procedures such as taking vital signs. The Medical Assistant also supports the clinic’s medication, vaccine, and supply inventories and its administrative operations. Medical assistants are instrumental in helping patients feel at ease in the clinic and in explaining the provider’s instructions. The position performs clinical tasks only under the supervision of a licensed provider as permitted by California law, and requires empathy, active listening, accuracy, and the ability to work effectively in a small, collaborative rural clinic.
SNF Social Services & Resident Advocacy Coordinator
Job Summary: Serves as the District’s formally designated SNF social services representative, responsible for providing and coordinating the medically related social services each resident needs to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being. The position performs social services assessments; identifies psychosocial needs and barriers; participates in care planning and interdisciplinary team activities; advocates for resident rights; leads social-services aspects of discharge planning and transitions; coordinates community resources and public-benefit support; assists with advance directives; and promptly escalates resident-safety, abuse, neglect, and rights concerns.
The position works collaboratively with nursing, medical staff, rehabilitation, dietary, activities, administration, residents, families, representatives, community agencies, and the Long-Term Care Ombudsman. It requires sound judgment, discretion, compassion, and strong documentation and communication skills.
SNF Director of Nursing (DON)
Job Summary: The SNF Director of Nursing plans, organizes, directs, controls, and coordinates nursing and health services
in the 33-bed Skilled Nursing Facility. The position is accountable for management responsibilities that include staffing, leading, staff morale, resident and family satisfaction, quality, organization, and regulatory compliance. A key component of success is the ability to partner with District departments, including Quality, Compliance, and Patient Financial Services.
The DON is the designated full-time Registered Nurse responsible for nursing services under federal and California requirements. The position oversees the nursing leadership team, staff development and CNA training, MDS and care planning, infection prevention, medication safety, QAPI, and survey readiness, and reports to the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), or CEO designee.
Infection Preventionist — Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Job Summary: The Southern Inyo Healthcare District (SIHD) Infection Preventionist (IP) Is Responsible for Identifying,
Investigating, Monitoring, and Reporting Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) in The Distinct Part (D/P) Skilled Nursing Facility at SIHD. The IP Collaborates with Departments and Individuals to Create, Provide Feedback On, and Sustain Infection Prevention Strategies, and Designs, Manages, and Evaluates the Facility’s Infection Prevention and Control Program (ICPC) To Protect Residents, Staff, And Visitors.
The IP merges clinical surveillance with data-driven quality improvement. The IP Tracks Infections, active member of the Antibiotic Stewardship Program with the Medical Director and Pharmacy, Ensures Compliance with All Regulatory Agency Mandates, and Drives Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) Initiatives. This Role is Full-Time and Onsite.
Dietary Manager
Job Summary: Responsible for the daily operations of the foodservice department, according to facility policy and procedures and federal/ state regulations. Provides leadership and guidance to ensure that food quality, safety standards, and client expectations are satisfactorily met. Maintains records of department personnel, income and expenditures, food, supplies, inventory levels, and equipment.
S.N.F. R.N
Job Summary: Promotes and restores residents’ health by providing physical and psychological support and care to patients and their families. Responsible for providing nursing care to all patients in accordance with hospital policies and procedures. Understands the role of the vocational nurse as a part of the nursing team.
Clinic Medical Assistant
Job Summary: A Medical Assistant, or a Clinical Assistant, is responsible for assisting Providers in providing care to their patients. Their duties include recording and updating medical histories and contact information in patient files, scheduling patient appointments, and performing standard care procedures like drawing blood, checking vitals, or collecting lab samples.
Physical Therapist
Job Summary: To provide skilled physical therapy services, case management, and consultation to inpatients, skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents, and outpatients across the continuum of care. Evaluates, plans, and delivers individualized treatment programs, and collaborates with physicians, nursing, and interdisciplinary team members to support optimal patient outcomes. Able to work in settings requiring very independent functioning.
Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), Skilled Nursing
Job Summary: Promotes and restores residents’ health by providing physical and psychological support and care to patients and their families. Understands the role of the vocational nurse as part of the nursing team.
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