Registered Nurse CASE MANAGER - HIV PROGRAM

Siouxland Community Health Center•Sioux City, IA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Siouxland Community Health Center has an opening for a full-time RN Case Manager in the HIV Program. This position operates Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM. The successful candidate will possess solid experience and advanced knowledge in various areas related to HIV care and community resources. This role involves assisting in the operation of an early intervention program, providing nursing case management, monitoring patient health, establishing partnerships with medical facilities, collaborating with public health departments, and conducting outreach to special populations for HIV education and testing. The position also includes client support, counseling, problem-solving barriers to care, coaching on treatment adherence and healthy choices, performing nursing assessments, making reminder calls, providing HIV education, managing adherence programs, preparing for patient appointments, performing HIV testing, managing the PrEP program, and maintaining databases and electronic health records.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, Associate Nursing Degree.
Current RN or LPN licensure in the State of Iowa as appropriate to degree.
Current CPR and Mandatory Reporter certifications.
Basic computer and data entry skills.
Considerable knowledge of HIV and community resources and services.
Two years experience in the field of HIV care or highly motivated, self-directed.
Must have ability to work within the broad framework of health programs with ability to work with many types of people, including health professionals and lay people.
Knowledge and experience in working with the community.
Experience in relating to the special needs of the patient population.
Must have ability to handle confidential information on a need-to-know basis as defined by SCHC.

Responsibilities

Assist in the overall operation of the early intervention program.
Provide nursing case management, follow-up on referrals, monitor routine lab tests and immunization schedules.
Contact medical practices and urgent care centers in urban and rural areas of the service area to establish partnerships in identifying PLWHA.
Collaborate with the Iowa Department of Public Health and local Disease Prevention Specialist to identify PLWHA as a point of entry or re-entry.
Provide outreach to special populations to offer HIV education and testing, including Hispanic and African populations.
Work flexible hours including weekends and evenings to accommodate the population.
Conduct outreach to medical practices, urgent care centers, county health departments, and identify additional agencies for collaboration within urban and rural regions of the service area to provide outreach education and testing to high-risk populations.
Supports and empowers clients throughout health care continuum to include holistic counseling, problem solving “barriers to care” issues and coaching clients as needed re: treatment and medication adherence, healthy life choices, and self-help behaviors.
Performs nursing assessment/medical triage of acute medical issues and medication side effects and refers or monitors appropriately.
Make reminder calls to patients at risk of no-showing for appointments; locate patients who are out of care; text reminders to patients.
Provides HIV education to clients/families/partners, internal staff and external agencies in an organized and appropriate manner.
Responsible for adherence program including innovative modalities and evidence based strategies such as mobile applications, HEART, SMART Couples, and Partnership for Health for Medication adherence.
Prepare for daily patient appointments by creating logs for patient care to assist the HIV provider team in conducting assessments, immunizations, screenings, labs, and patient specific information.
Performs HIV testing, i.e., “Free and Confidential Testing.”
Responsible for the PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) program, policy, and procedure including educating patients and providers and facilitating appointments for new clients.
Maintains the RW Careware Database and SCHC electronic medical records by fully documenting all patient encounters and updating patient information as appropriate. for Ryan White Part B and C tracking and charting in the patient medical records.
other duties and projects as assigned.