Annual Wellness Nurse (8A-5P)

Jackson County Hospital District•Marianna, FL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves providing direct patient care, including rooming patients, taking vital signs, and assisting with patient mobility. The nurse will perform patient assessments, ensure patient needs are met, and act promptly in emergencies. A key responsibility is identifying and coordinating Medicare Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs), working collaboratively with clinical teams to ensure efficient patient care. The role also includes patient advocacy, developing knowledge of Medicare preventive services and clinical guidelines, and addressing quality care gaps with patients. Accurate documentation in the EMR is essential for quality gap closure. The nurse will chaperone providers, administer medications and injections, and perform various clinical procedures such as EKGs, nebulizer treatments, and diagnostic tests. Pain management education, scheduling appointments and imaging, coordinating referrals, and obtaining insurance pre-authorizations are also part of the duties. Communication with providers, prescription refills, reviewing physician orders, and maintaining organized patient rooms are expected. The role also requires identifying and reporting compliance concerns and performing other assigned duties.

Requirements

Completes annual educational requirements within the assigned time frame.
Maintains regulatory requirements, including all state, federal and Joint Commission regulations related to their department and, as appropriate, to the hospital.
FL LPN or RN License required
BLS

Responsibilities

Room patients, obtain vital signs, and assist patient in and out of the clinic as needed
Perform patient assessments and reassessments with in scope of practice under supervision or RN and/or provider as needed
Ensure patient needs are consistently met, consulting with health team members as appropriate
Act promptly and effectively in emergency situations
Reviews clinic schedules and identifies patients appropriate and due for Medicare AWV
Works collaboratively with clinical teams to accomplish AWV in an efficient manner for patients and the team
Acts as a patient advocate
Develops knowledge of Medicare preventive services and clinical guideline recommendations for those services
Address open quality care gaps with patients and works collaboratively with patient towards closure of those gaps
Appropriately documents in the EMR to satisfy closed quality gaps
Chaperone providers during examinations and assist with procedures as needed
Administer medications and injections with accurate documentation as needed
Perform clinical procedures including EKGs, nebulizer treatments, fingerstick glucose testing urinalysis, and fecal occult blood testing with accurate documentation as needed
Apply appropriate pain management techniques and educate patients and families with accurate documentation
Provide age- appropriate care based on established standards
Schedule patient appointments and imaging studies in accordance with clinic policy
Coordinate referrals to specialists and other healthcare providers
Obtain insurance pre-authorizations as required
Communicate patient information via phone to providers in a timely and accurate manner
Call in prescription refills as authorized by providers
Review physician orders and carry out new orders accurately
Ensure all assigned tasks and responsibilities are completed by the end of each workday
Maintain clean, stocked, and organized patient rooms as needed
Identify and report compliance concerns through appropriate channels
Orders patient appointments and studies according to policy
Perform other duties as assigned by the office manager or provider