Care Manager- LPN (EFFC)

Good Shepherd Services•Bronx, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Care Manager- LPN oversees medical care management for youth in family foster care. The role promotes and restores youths’ health by completing the nursing process, collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members, and providing physical and psychological support to youth and their families. The position requires office hours and field work in the Bronx/NYC community. Hybrid schedules depend on program needs and leadership discretion. The Care Manager identifies health needs, helps establish a medical home for adolescents in care, coordinates health services among providers, administers medication, and monitors youths’ responses to prescribed medication. The role also supports clients and families, promotes independence through education and goal-setting, resolves needs through multidisciplinary teamwork, and documents and audits medical records for regulatory compliance. The position uses Sanctuary Model tools and the SELF (Safety, Emotional Management, Loss and Future) framework to support quality care and a non-violent, trauma-sensitive culture. The Care Manager promotes and models the seven Sanctuary Model commitments and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited practical nursing program.
New York State Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), with registration and certification.
CPR certified, with a current American Heart Association or American Red Cross CPR certificate covering infants, adolescents, and adults.
Firm command of nursing principles and practices.
Ability to work collaboratively with clients, families, and staff.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Commitment to working from a strength-based and/or youth-development and trauma-informed perspective.
Ability to accompany youngsters to various appointments.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual Spanish strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify health needs of adolescents in care and their caretakers through home visits and other direct interaction.
Establish a medical home for adolescents in care to address current and future health care needs.
Act as a liaison among multiple providers coordinating health services for adolescents in care.
Provide emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to clients and families.
Promote client independence by setting goals and teaching clients, families, and caretakers about conditions, medications, and self-care skills.
Resolve client problems and needs using multidisciplinary team strategies.
Document client care in patient and department records and audit medical records to ensure regulatory compliance.
Communicate client-related health information to clients and multidisciplinary team members.
Maintain cooperative relationships with the health care team through communication, responding to requests, rapport-building, and participation in team problem-solving.
Administer medication and monitor youths’ responses to prescribed medication.
Use Sanctuary Model tools, including safety plans, community meetings, psycho-educational groups, team meetings, red flag reviews, treatment planning conferences or similar activities, and self-care.
Promote and model the seven Sanctuary Model commitments to foster a non-violent and trauma-sensitive culture.
Integrate the Sanctuary Model SELF framework into daily practice.
Accompany youngsters to various appointments.
Perform other duties as assigned.