Care Manager- LPN

Good Shepherd Services•New York, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Care Manager is a New York State licensed practical nurse responsible for overseeing medical care management for youth in residential and 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 is nonclinical and full-time onsite at the listed locations. Nurses are onsite, and the schedule is 35 hours per week with evening flexibility. The Care Manager identifies health needs, helps establish a medical home for each youth, coordinates services among providers, administers medication, monitors responses to prescribed medication, and documents and audits care records for regulatory compliance. The role also supports youth and caregivers through education, communication, and multidisciplinary problem-solving. The position uses the Sanctuary Model’s tools, commitments, and SELF framework to promote a nonviolent, trauma-sensitive culture and an effective work environment. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited practical nursing program.
New York State LPN license and registration.
CPR/BCLS certification; must have 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.

Responsibilities

Identify the health needs of adolescents in care and their caretakers through home visits and other direct interactions.
Establish a medical home for adolescents in care to address current and future health care needs.
Liaise among multiple providers in delivering health services to adolescents in care.
Provide emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to clients and families.
Promote clients’ independence by establishing 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 services in patient and department records and conduct ongoing medical-record audits to ensure regulatory compliance.
Communicate client-related health information to clients and multidisciplinary team members.
Maintain cooperative relationships within the health care team by sharing information, responding to requests, building rapport, and participating 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 practices, and departmental or program self-care.
Promote and model the seven Sanctuary Model commitments.
Integrate the Sanctuary Model SELF framework—Safety, Emotional Management, Loss, and Future—into daily practice.
Accompany youngsters to various appointments.
Perform other duties as assigned.