| Location | Corning, NY |
| Salary | $29–$39.76 Per Hour |
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Summary
The LPN Pediatric Care Coordinator position is an integral part of the Patient Centered Medical Home Team. Their focus is to ensure the patient and their family/caregiver receive the most appropriate care to meet both their physical and psychosocial needs. The LPN Pediatric Care Coordinator works alongside families to build relationships and improve health outcomes for children and families. In collaboration with other members of the healthcare team, the LPN Pediatric Care Coordinator identifies at risk patients, develops a plan of care, and coordinates care with the patient's and family's/caregiver's involvement. Will work with physicians and other patient care providers as he/she supports the PCMH initiative in meeting quality process and performance objectives through data collection, data analysis and process outcome evaluation.
Experience
A minimum of two (2) years' experience in an ambulatory healthcare setting. Pediatric experience preferred. Excellent interpersonal skills with a focus on expert patient care and communication, sound clinical decision making, and good time management skills
Education
Completion of an accredited LPN program.
Licenses
The LPN Pediatric Care Coordinator must be licensed in both New York and Pennsylvania. The applicant must have a current license as a Practical Nurse in their state of practice prior to position start date. Additional state licensure must be obtained within 6 months of hire. Patient outreach and contact will be limited to those patients living in the state of current licensure until dual licensure is obtained.
Essential Functions
a. Actively manages a panel of high-risk patients/families using motivational interviewing, shared decision making, and goal setting to increase patient/family engagement.
b. Provides a psychosocial evaluation to determine social determinants of health that may be impacting their health, develops a care plan based on evaluation of patient's/family's needs, and supports patient/family/others during crisis situations and provides appropriate interventions.
c. Create a linkage between the patient/family and their Medical Home, community, and primary care provider through optimal care coordination with hospital, ER, consulting physicians, or by another health care provider
d. Transitional Care Management (TCM) for all identified patients (as appropriate)
Is an active member of the Care Coordination team through participation in regular team meetings, as well as leading discussions and teachings to practice level staff on high-risk patient management and support.
Supports the PCMH initiative at the practice level through involvement with quality improvement initiatives, participating in PCMH/Population Health meetings.
Support the primary care practice with the use of technology, including Microsoft and EPIC Software. Functionality would include reporting Workbench, Patient Outreach (eGuthrie, Health Maintenance, Care Everywhere, EPIC Care Link) and Disease registry tools.
Other Duties
Knowledge of child development, parenting practices and family systems
Ability to identify social problems and needs, assess the ability of patient/family to utilize services in problem solving
Ability to read and interpret policies
Ability to be flexible and work autonomously
Ability to mentor, coach, train, and consult with others
Time-management, organizational, and problem-solving skills
Document all contacts and attempted contacts with patients/families
Familiarity with medical terminology
Perform other duties as assigned.
The pay for this position is $29.00 - $39.76/hour
Joining the Guthrie team allows you to become a part of a tradition of excellence in health care. In all areas and at all levels of Guthrie, you'll find staff members who have committed themselves to serving the community.
The Guthrie Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The Guthrie Clinic is a non-profit, integrated, practicing physician-led organization in the Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania. Our multi-specialty group practice of more than 500 physicians and 302 advanced practice providers offers 47 specialties through a regional office network providing primary and specialty care in 22 communities. Guthrie Medical Education Programs include General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Anesthesiology and Orthopedic Surgery Residency, as well as Cardiovascular, Gastroenterology and Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship programs. Guthrie is also a clinical campus for the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.