Care Team Nurse - RN or LPN

Job Details

Job Location:

HC Simpson - Elkhart, IN 46516

Position Type:
Full Time Education Level: 2 Year Degree

• Participates in continuous quality improvement activities by evaluating patient care systems that may include standards, protocols, and documentation.
• Collaborates with the healthcare team to ensure continuity of patient care throughout the healthcare settings.
• Promotes effective communication among healthcare team members including patient, family and significant others.
• Performs assessment, data collection, obtain, review and analyze information in collaboration with the healthcare team members and others as appropriate.
• Conducts pre-visit planning by reviewing charts, following up on labs, and referrals as well as obtaining necessary orders from the provider.
• Identifies patient problems, physiological and psychological changes, deviations from normal, and identifies inter-relationships of problems, reports changes to health care providers
• Keeps care coordination records up to date
• Initiates, implements, and documents patient and family teaching and documents their response to teaching.
• Identifies unsafe patient environment and intervenes responsibly. Discusses situations with Pediatricians and Nurse Practitioners for development of emergency plan for patient and family regarding their health care
• Maintains open communication with Pediatrician, Nurse Practitioners, and other staff, reporting patient progress, abnormal diagnostic/assessment data, and notable health changes
• Assists patients and families in functioning at their optimum level.
• Regularly meets with Providers and other Patient Centered Medical Home team members to identify clinical problems and helps initiate appropriate solution.
• Assists in implementing and carrying out continuous quality improvement programs and activities.
• Coordinates services for patients and families utilizing other health related agencies and resources
• Obtains referrals to other physicians and specialists.
• Follows approved protocols/standing orders for patient care.
• Ensures that a productive and efficient patient flow occurs.
• All Health Linc staff is committed to engage in quality improvement initiatives that align with and support Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (not required but highly preferred)
• Registered Nurse licensed in the State of Indiana
• Current CPR certification

• At least 1-year ambulatory or public health nursing experience (not required but highly preferred)

• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Proven ability to work well in a team environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to remain flexible and adaptable
  
  Ability to follow Health Linc policies and procedures

• Operate a multi-line phone system and other office equipment including printers, fax machines, etc.
• Basic software skills (Microsoft Office, EHR, online sources, etc.)

DIRECT SUPERVISION:

N/A

All assigned Relias training