Registered Nurse Care Coordinator

Description

WHAT WE’RE ABOUT:

At Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas (CHC/SEK) we provide the compassionate, quality healthcare that patients deserve, regardless of their ability to pay.

THE RUNDOWN:

This position is part of the clinical team. This position is responsible to perform overall nursing care, including triage for walk-in and telephoning patients, immunization administration. Provides communication link between providers and patients on test results, medications, and continuity of care. 

Requirements

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

• Review provider schedule in advance to optimize the patient’s visit.
• Develop working understanding of the current UDS measures for patients served. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate continuously the outcomes obtained.
• Review health record for recent hospital stays and ensure hospital records have been received.
• Review health record for information surrounding immunization status, preventive services, and necessary lab testing for the visit. Contact the patient as needed to discuss.
• Ensure health record is up to date with any health information from external sources (i.e. hospitals, WebIZ, etc.).
• Perform medication verification on new patients prior to their visit.
• Follow up with patients on any outstanding orders for testing or specialty care to ensure these services are completed. Answer any questions the patient may have regarding the testing.
• Answers triage and Pharmacy phone calls.
• Serves as the primary contact for Mission Control.
• Assist primary care nursing team with medication refills, prior authorizations and other items needed to provide quality continuous care for patients.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

• Possession of a valid Kansas license as registered nurse or licensed practical nurse.  
• Two years nursing experience in an outpatient clinic, preferred.
• Basic Life Support certification upon hire or within six (6) months from date of hire.

BENEFITS:

• Waived copays for most medical, behavioral health and pharmacy prescriptions at any CHC location
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Voluntary Life Insurance
• Critical Illness, Accident, Short-Term Disability, and Pet Coverage
• Company paid life insurance and long-term disability
• Retirement Plan- 5% Employer Contribution
• Medical & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO- Starts accruing day 1 (Plus an additional 8 hours for your birthday!)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• CEU and License Reimbursements for eligible positions

WORKING CONDITIONS:

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands and fingers to operate computer keyboard, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Computer work is frequent. Good lighting and comfortable temperature of ventilation at all times.