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

Overview

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.

• 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.

• Associate's Degree and at least one year of work experience as a Registered Nurse.
• 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 a 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.

Continuous requirements are to perform job functions while standing, walking and sitting. Ability to bend at the waist, kneel, climb stairs, reach in all directions, fully use both hands and legs, possess good finger dexterity, perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders, reach in all directions. 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.

Frequently lift, lower, push and pull and/or carry objects weighing 50 lbs (+/-) unassisted, exert up to 50 lbs of force, lift from 36” to overhead 25 lbs. Infrequently work in dusty areas and confined/cramped spaces.

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