LPN Assessment Nurse Case Manager

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Case Management:

• Contacts members and/or informal care givers as needed, but no less than one time per month and conducts an in-home visit at least every 90 days.
• Collaborates with Case Manager (CM) and members of the multidisciplinary team to establish member Care Paths which identify member needs and corresponding services to be provided and ensure Care Paths are updated with all assessment findings and member’s significant status changes are documented appropriately.
• Identifies and resolves variances from documented Care Path.
• Contacts member’s providers as needed and provides prompt notification of changes in member’s status to all appropriate parties.
• Ensures assigned members visit their PCP at least every three months and more often if needed.
• Accepts referrals and ensures potential members are screened in a timely manner as required by organization and governmental policies.
• Consults with the Administrator prior to each member discharge and on an as needed basis and the assigned Assessment Coordinator as appropriate.
• Takes call on a rotating basis as assigned.

Assessments:

• Sends assessments to Assessment Coordinator timely.
• Completes all new admission assessments, re-assessments, significant change assessments within specified appropriate time frame.
• Determines appropriate level of care on assigned members as outlined in state regulations and SCM Operational guidelines.

Quality Improvement:

• Assists with quality through effective collaboration with Quality Assurance and Education Coordinator, Assessment Coordinator and Administrator to ensure effective implementation of SCM Quality Assurance and Education plans, initiatives and processes.

Community Education:

• Seeks community education opportunities and provides recommendations to the Administrator and/or Community Education Coordinator.

Compliance:

• Maintains knowledge of, adheres to current regulations, SCM Personnel and Operational Guidelines and best practices related to the operations of the SOURCE Program and SCM.
• Performs all duties of the Assessment Nurse, as well as those of the Case Manager as outlined in state regulations and SCM Operational guidelines as assigned.
• Provides on-site assistance for all state surveys.
• Reports corporate compliance concerns appropriately.
• Reports privacy and security concerns appropriately.
• Reports work time and business expenses in accordance with organizational guidelines.

Record Management:

• Maintains prompt, accurate and secure documentation as it relates to member needs, contacts and plans.
• Ensures appropriate documentation is filed promptly in members’ chart as outlined in SCM Operational Guidelines.
• Utilizes appropriate log book to sign all member charts in and out as well as ensures member charts are not removed from the office for greater than 3 business days. 

Meeting Coordination and Attendance:

• Participates in weekly multidisciplinary team meetings prepared to discuss assigned members and to present new members.
• Participates in weekly staff meetings.
• Attends monthly provider meetings.
• Meets with assigned members’ Primary Care Physicians (PCP) at least quarterly.
• Participates in all SCM meetings and in-services as required.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists in the recruitment of new PCPs or other community services providers, as requested.
• Assists with Assessment Nurse Case Manager and Case Manager duties for other SCM locations as needed

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Completes work in a timely, accurate, and efficient manner.

• Ability to organize and prioritize assignments/responsibilities.
• Maintains constructive working relationships by communicating and interacting effectively with supervisors, organizational leadership, peers and individuals inside and outside the Organization, in a positive, professional and respectful manner
• Portrays a positive image of the organization and communicates guiding principles, mission, vision and values.

• Completes work in a timely, accurate, efficient an