Clinical Coordinator LPN

Schuylkill•Allentown, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Coordinator LPN supports practice operations to maintain clinical quality, financial viability, patient and visitor safety, service excellence, and customer satisfaction. The role provides and oversees patient care, supports clinical staff, and serves as a clinical resource for practice staff. It coordinates clinical staff orientation, education, competency, office operations, and skills remediation, as well as initiatives to improve the patient care experience. The position also supports patient access, scheduling, pre-authorization, chart management, and nursing while ensuring alignment with departmental objectives and goals. The coordinator oversees clinical operations, performs patient care and nursing assessments, and plans, implements, and evaluates care for designated patients. The role promotes patient engagement through visit flow, triage, EMR clinical intelligence tools, pre-visit planning, and transitions-of-care follow-up. It supports timely communication with physicians, evidence-based clinical decisions, appropriate delegation, coordination with other departments, and continuity of care across settings, including follow-up on labs, studies, referrals, and results.

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.
Demonstrated 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.
Pennsylvania Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license.

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.
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 of clinical specialty.
Delegate according to team members’ skills and expertise, patient acuity and needs, and team members’ 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.
Coordinate and support clinical staff orientation, education, clinical skills competency, clinical office operations, and clinical skills remediation.