Case Management Clinic Nurse

High Desert Medical Group•Lancaster, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

High Desert Medical Group is seeking a full time LVN to work as a Case Management Clinic Nurse. The employee will be responsible for providing direct patient care to Complex Case Management/High Risk Clinic patients.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.
Graduate from and accredited Licensed Vocational Nursing program.
Current LVN license
Current CPR, BLS, and/or ACLS certification.
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to handle and prioritize tasks in order to meet all given deadlines and productivity goals.
Ability to responsible handle matters of a confidential nature.
Ability to work in a multi-task, high-productive environment.

Nice To Haves

IV and blood draw certifications preferred.
Experience with electronic medical records preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage/monitor patients, including but not limited to: daily/weekly phone calls, home visits and/or PCP office visits.
Create and maintain working files/logs and/or tracking systems for each patient to ensure proper follow-through.
Follow up on patients by making necessary calls to patients/families/providers to optimize continuity of care and minimize resource utilization and hospitalizations.
Utilize in-house, social service, health plan, and community resources available to provide appropriate education and care delivery required to optimize patient health and welfare.
Communicate with provider and staff to ensure necessary required paperwork is available for review by provider before or at time of patient appointments.
Communicate with physician/provider and nursing staff to ensure appointments are being kept.
Coordinate with appointment scheduler to ensure patients are being scheduled appropriately, and in a timely manner.
Assist in generating needed referral for patients in order to expedite care, optimize health, and/or prevent exacerbation of disease process.
Function as liaison between in-patient and out-patient delivery systems to facilitate continuity of care.
Assist in documentation of non-compliance for processing of health plan notification.
Assist patients to exam rooms and obtain complete and accurate vital signs.
Obtain and document all pertinent information in patient's charts.
Anticipate, assist, and perform procedures ordered by the provider.
Maintain timely patient flow and room availability.
Maintain patient safety and confidentiality.
Reinforce patient education and participate in patient teaching.
Stock and maintain exam rooms, nursing stations, and individual workstations.
Participate in unit duties such as cleaning and sterilizing instruments and ordering supplies.
Maintain a current, accurate surgical log, procedure log, lab log, and patient tickler files as appropriate.
Maintain and monitor all equipment used for patient care and testing. Report any discrepancies to supervisor.
Assist with training and orientation of new personnel.
Communicate with PCP after patients are discharged from the clinic to ensure continuity of care.
Actively participate in nursing QI by identifying problems, providing solutions, and evaluating outcomes.
Ensure appropriate handling and accurate documentation of medications ordered by the provider.
Able to initiate and appropriately participate in Code White, Code Blue, and Code Red within the guideline of scope of practice.
Knowledgeable with referral system and ensures accurate and timely follow through with all referrals generated.
Knowledgeable of HDMG computers and able to use them for job duties.
Universal precautions utilized in all patient care.
Assume responsibilities for narcotic medications as assigned.
Maintain crash cart, emergency medications, and equipment as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.