Annual Wellness Nurse Licensed Practical Nurse - Family Practice

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Review office schedules and identify patients appropriate and due for Medicare AWV.
• Work collaboratively with clinical teams to accomplish AWV in an efficient manner for patient and team.
• Follow AWV protocols and standing orders including completion of preventive services that may result from AWV.
• Develop and share knowledge of AWV eligibility and documentation requirements.
• Develop knowledge of Medicare preventive services and clinical guideline recommendations for those serves.
• Address open quality gaps with patients and works collaboratively with patient towards closure of those gaps.
• Utilize appropriate protocols and standing orders in delivering patient care.
• Participate in regular team meetings, huddles, staff meeting and quality improvement projects to improve patient care.
• Maintain annual competencies for role.
• Document all communication with patient in electronic medical record.

Common Expectations:

• Travel to primary locations within assigned county.
• Ability to work independently and exercise clinical judgment in interactions with physicians, payers, patients and their families.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, as evidenced by a capacity to prioritize multiple tasks and role components.
• Aware of scope of practice boundaries, comfortable seeking direction and assistance from appropriate resources.
• Ability to think innovatively to find different ways of doing the work
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Proficient ability to use a computer and electronic medical record.
• Friendly, cheerful and helpful to patients and others. Ability to meet patients and others needs while following office policies and procedures.
• Ability to make critical decisions while following organizational policies and procedures.
• Ability to adapt easily to changing conditions and work responsibilities
• Display a positive attitude and be a positive agent for change
• Ability to organize and direct a project to completion.
• Work as part of a team and collaborate with co-workers.
• Ability to meet deadlines and collect and present data.
• Responsible for the care and maintenance of clinical equipment and supplies.
• Enters and/or retrieves data from established computer files using knowledge of various computer software applications.