LPN: Pediatric Nurse/Care Coordinator

New Alternatives for Children • New York, NY

5d • $62,000 - $67,000

About The Position

New Alternatives for Children, Inc. (NAC) is an award-winning not-for-profit agency dedicated to serving children and families with medical complexities, chronic illnesses, and disabilities throughout the five boroughs. To assist in achieving this mission, NAC is currently seeking an LPN: Pediatric Nurse/Care Coordinator to join its Comprehensive Healthcare Center (Medical).

Requirements

• Completion of accredited licensed practical nursing program, completion of licensing exam
• Minimum 1 yr of nursing experience
• Computer literacy required
• Experience with using electronic health records required

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus

Responsibilities

• Make home visits to children in the Prevention and Foster Care Programs, according to program guidelines
• Accompany children and families to selected primary care and pediatric and surgical subspecialty visits, as needed
• Triage responsibilities include obtaining and documenting vital signs, collecting specimens, performing vision and hearing screens and administering immunizations for children served in the clinics, as ordered by MD/PNP
• Assess, under RN supervision, the medical needs of each child through reviewing medical diagnoses, medical history, and inpatient and outpatient records
• Provide education for families on how to optimally care for the children in their home settings, particularly around the children's special health care needs, with reinforcement as needed
• Collaborate within the medical/nursing department and across departments with social workers, education specialists, recreation staff, mental health, and other professionals to best support meeting the child's health care needs
• Maintain and update plans of care as needed, assuring optimal quality of care
• Participate actively in multidisciplinary Clinical Care Conferences and Family Team Conferences convened at NAC and selected interagency case conferences held at NAC and in the community
• Facilitate access to medical, specialty and dental care in the community, seek medical records for all visits attended
• Ensure accurate and timely documentation of all patient care and community-based activities.
• Assist in administrative dues, when needed
• Assist in quality improvement activities involving services provided to children in assigned caseload, including maintaining up-to-date medical record documentation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees