Medical Foster Care Nurse Case Manager-Brooklyn

Salary Range

$105,000-$112,000 per year

Under the supervision of the Medical Foster Care (MFC) Nursing Supervisor, the clinical Nurse Case Manager is responsible for the coordination of care for a caseload of 15 or more medically fragile or special needs children residing in foster boarding homes, as part of assuring a quality medical home at Children's Aid. Other responsibilities include making mandated monthly home visits, providing medical training for the foster parents and biological parents, accompanying foster parents to medical appointments and advocating for the needs of the children on the caseload.

• Understand and promote the organization's Mission, Vision, and Core Values to ensure alignment with organizational policies and procedures.

• Creates implements and maintains a care plan for each identified problem.
• Provides daily management and coordination of appointments, supplies, and medication for foster children on caseload and acts as a resource to other staff members involved in patient care.
• Performs mandated monthly home visits, in collaboration with case planner, and provides complete, purposeful, accurate and detailed assessments of the home environment, including follow-up from previous home visits.
• Accompanies foster parents to specialty appointments and acts as a liaison between the health care provider and foster parent.
• Provides training for foster and biological parents on the child's medical condition, proper administration of medication, safety precautions including response to side effects, universal precautions, age anticipatory guidance, and any other training based on the care plan.
• Shows competency in nursing practices: proper nursing skills, proper use of medical equipment and terminology, employs current