Clinical Coordinator LPN

Lehigh Valley Health Network • Allentown, PA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Coordinator LPN supports practice operations to achieve and maintain clinical quality, financial viability, patient and visitor safety, service excellence, and customer satisfaction. The role delivers and oversees patient care, focuses on clinical support staff, and serves as a clinical resource for practice staff. Responsibilities include coordinating clinical staff orientation, education, skills competency and remediation, as well as supporting clinical office operations. The coordinator facilitates patient-care initiatives, including pre-visit planning and use of clinical intelligence tools, and coordinates patient access, scheduling, pre-authorization, chart management, and nursing while ensuring compliance with departmental objectives and goals.

The position is onsite at the LVPG-L Family Medicine practice on Airport Road in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The work shift is day shift, with a schedule of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Requirements

• Technical school diploma from an LPN program.
• Three years of recent experience in a clinical setting.
• Ability to initiate, accept, and adapt to constant change in a healthcare setting.
• Mature emotional intelligence.
• Excellent computer skills, including electronic medical records, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Time-management skills.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification for the State of Pennsylvania.
• Pennsylvania Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Oversee clinical operations and issues in the practice.
• Provide patient care, including nursing assessments, and apply clinical skills and critical thinking to support optimal outcomes.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate care for designated patients and oversee clinical operations.
• Facilitate patient engagement through visit flow, clinical triage, EMR clinical intelligence tools, pre-visit planning, transitions-of-care follow-up, and other patient-focused initiatives.
• Ensure comprehensive and timely transmission of information to physicians; apply evidence-based practice to clinical decisions and establish standards for the clinical specialty.
• Delegate according to staff skills and expertise, patient acuity and needs, and team-member availability.
• Liaise with other departments to clarify questions related to patient care.
• Coordinate care across settings for a designated population, ensuring labs, studies, and referrals are completed and results are discussed with patients.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED