Registered Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse - Pediatric Care Coordination - MUSCP

Medical University of South Carolina • Remote- South Carolina, SC

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The role of the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Care Coordinator is a nurse that works collaboratively with the physicians, staff and other health care professionals to actively facilitate health care delivery and promote care team communication for an assigned patient population ensuring appropriate care is provided. This role involves identifying patients that qualify for care coordination, such as those not meeting clinical goals and quality measures, overdue for visits, labs, or referrals, and arranging for follow-up services as appropriate. The coordinator will manage chronic care for medically complex children, identify gaps in care, and implement appropriate actions to address them. Effective and professional communication with patients, care teams, and providers is essential to support continuity of care. The coordinator will also identify patient needs and/or barriers (psychosocial and other) to care and coordinate patients/families' contact with community resources.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree, and a minimum of one (1) year of work experience as a Registered Nurse required.
• Licensure as a Registered Nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state.
• Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required.
• Current South Carolina LPN License or compact state license.
• Current BLS required.
• Graduation from a recognized Licensed Practical Nursing program and licensed as an LPN within the state of South Carolina or a compact state.
• Current South Carolina LPN required with a minimum three years’ experience as an LPN or CMA.
• 5 years of relevant medical office experience required.
• Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use, initially and as required.
• Maintain 20/40 vision corrected, see and recognize objects close at hand and at a distance, work in a latex safe environment and work indoors.

Responsibilities

• Identifying patients that qualify for care coordination: not meeting clinical goals and quality measures, overdue for visits, labs, or referrals and arranging for follow-up services as appropriate
• Chronic care management for our medically complex children and identify gaps in care and respond with appropriate action to correct.
• Communicates effectively and professionally with patient(s), care team(s) and providers to provide support for continuity of care between patient, care team, and assigned providers
• Identify patient needs and/or barriers (psychosocial and other) to care and coordinate patients/families contact with community resources.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree