Chronic Care Nurse (RN)

Wellpath • Thornton, PA

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About The Position

Why Wellpath Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved. If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time. Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan. We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support. About this role The Chronic Care Nurse (RN) is responsible for managing and providing timely care to patients with chronic medical conditions by working closely with on-site physicians and mid-level providers. This position ensures that chronically ill patients are seen on a routine and scheduled basis according to their disease process. The Chronic Care Nurse (RN) also tracks and manages the overall care of these patients.

Requirements

• Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Three (3) years of relevant clinical experience is required.
• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state within which services are provided and possess and maintain current CPR certification.

Nice To Haves

• Prior medical/surgical or emergency/trauma experience is preferred.
• Previous corrections experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a comprehensive patient log and schedule for chronic care patients.
• Assess patients as directed by physicians or mid-level providers and prepare patients for visits, ensuring all required diagnostic testing is complete.
• Provide patient education, address special needs, schedule off-site consultations, and ensure off-site recommendations are presented to providers.
• Maintain chronic care statistical data, review aftercare recommendations, conduct medication compliance studies, and maximize use of facility services.
• Ensure compliance with National Commission on Correctional Health Care standards for chronic care programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees