RN or LPN Care Coordinator

##### At Mahaska Health, the primary role of a **Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Care Coordinator** is to provide high quality, holistic healthcare to patients with multiple chronic and preventive conditions (high risk patients) through a patient-centered approach to improve their lives. Primary responsibility of Remote Monitoring and Chronic Care Management ##### **Essential Job Functions include but are not limited to:** * Supports and empowers patients throughout health care continuum to include holistic counseling, problem solving "barriers to care" issues and coaching clients as needed re: treatment and medication adherence, healthy life choices, and self-help behaviors. * Responsible for providing appropriate care and follow up to high-risk patients. * Use monthly reports to monitor patient outcomes, review results with providers, and take appropriate follow up action with patients. * Performs nursing assessment/medical triage of acute medical issues and medication side effects and refers or monitors appropriately. * Provides chronic disease and preventive screening education to clients/families/partners, internal staff and external agencies in an organized and appropriate manner. * Works to assist clients in accessing support services by serving as a liaison with other community agencies and connect patients with financial assistance and entitlement resources as needed. * Manages patient referrals and follow-up to other specialty medical, mental health, substance abuse and community services. * Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents, reports, technical procedures, governmental regulations, and correspondence; ability to write routine reports and correspondence; and ability to present information in one-on-one, small group, and large group situations to management and staff. * Consults with physicians, health care providers and outside agencies regarding continued care/treatment. * Use the Electronic Medical Record system according to established guidelines. * Work as an interdisciplinary team member with Medical Group at MHP. * Participates in training and education to foster continued professional growth and assure high quality care delivery. * Provides assistance with direct nursing interventions such as venipuncture, wound care, vaccinations and other identified nursing responsibilities. * Ensures billable procedures are correctly documented and submitted in a timely manner. * Ability to work with mathematical nursing concepts. * Ability to operate related computer applications (i.e. word processing and spreadsheet applications), and business equipment including personal computer, copy machine, fax machine, and telephone. ##### **Job Responsibilities include but are not limited to:** * A graduate from an accredited school of nursing and currently licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Iowa **(or)** a graduate from an accredited school of nursing and currently licensed as a Registered Nurse able to work in the state of Iowa. (Preferred)---OR---A graduate from an accredited school of nursing and currently licensed as a Licensed Practical Nurse LPN) in the state of Iowa **(or)** a graduate from an accredited school of nursing and currently licensed as a Licensed Practical Nurse able to work in the state of Iowa. (Required) * Two or more years' experience as an RN or LPN. * Minimum 3 years clinical experience as RN or LPN required. * Must have excellent computer skills and ability to learn new systems. * Will be required to show proof of having completed Mandatory Reporter course at the time of hire or attend within 6 months of the start date.