RN Care Manager

One World Pediatrics • FL

74d

About The Position

Little Angels PPEC (Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care) is medical day care for special needs children. At Little Angels PPECs and rehab centers, we are dedicated to providing best nursing care, and therapeutic care to children with special needs requiring rehabilitative services. We strive to provide the highest quality care that places the child and family at the center of care. We seek to help stabilize and improve a child’s condition and to assist the family as much as possible. With compassion, we provide services that enhance the health, independence, self-sufficiency, and productivity of those served, while also providing support to their families. Hours: Monday to Friday with a weekend rotation.

Requirements

• Associate of Science degree in Nursing (ASN) or MSN.
• Current valid license as a Registered Nurse in the state of Florida.
• Two (2) years of medical/hospital nursing experience.
• Pediatric Home Health Care experience preferred.
• Pediatric nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for New Patient Intake to enroll children at PPEC and supervision of nursing staff and aides.
• Review necessary patient information including labs, medications, History and Physical, specialist notes, PPEC referral orders and ED notes to create Plan of Care for PPEC Admission.
• Responsible for re certification of plan of care every 6 months for continued stay.
• Complete Initial RN Assessment, reconciles home and hospital medications in eMAR.
• Assign patients to RNs or LPN, HHA for daily nursing care.
• Ensure patient-centered care coordination and progression through the continuum of care at PPEC for short / long term stay to achieve best developmental outcomes.
• Ensure efficient and cost-effective care through appropriate resources monitoring, and clinical care escalations.
• Responsible for patient evaluations of post-hospital needs; development of a Plan of Care and initiation of the implementation of the care plans for children attending PPEC.
• Responsible for optimal patient flow/throughput to enhance continuity of care, smooth and safe transitions, patient satisfaction, patient safety, readmission prevention and length of stay management.
• Communicate daily with the interdisciplinary team during daily multidisciplinary rounds.
• Facilitate the collaborative management of patient care across the continuum, intervening to remove barriers to timely and efficient care delivery.
• Incorporate the patient/family care goals and preferences into the transition of care planning and communicate these goals and preferences to the multidisciplinary team.
• Meet with parents/families to discuss realistic and appropriate therapy and nutrition options to optimize growth and development of patients.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary healthcare team daily in multidisciplinary rounds to communicate efficiently and facilitate high quality of care according to Plan of Care for each child.
• Consult Social Work for specialty services related to psychosocial needs, decision-making needs for patients who lack capacity, patient/family adjustment needs and psychosocially complex cases.
• Ensure primary care physician identification and scheduling of follow-up PCP and specialist appointments once child is attending PPEC.
• Maintain clinical competency and current knowledge of community resources, and insurance requirements to perform job responsibilities.

Benefits

• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Health Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Work-life balance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees