Case Manager Opportunity in Pennsylvania

• Provides patient assessments, health education, health screenings, immunizations and other disease prevention programs
• Serves as care manager for patients with chronic health problems, e.g. diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia
• Educates the patient and family/significant others about diagnosis and the plan of care.
• Acts as a resource for facilitating communication when necessary.
• Works within all state and federal laws and regulations
• Notifies immediate supervisor of significant problems
• Maintains positive relationships with funding sources and community organizations
• Maintains clinical expertise and competency (to include age specific competency) as well as demonstrates thorough knowledge of procedures to deliver quality primary health care.
• Documents delivery of health care and nursing process in accordance with the Center’s policies and procedures in a timely, accurate, and consistent manner.
• Coordinates the delivery of patient care provided by the health care team.
• Interacts with health center personnel and assists providers to ensure optimal patient care and to obtain optimum patient flow and increased patient satisfaction.
• Coordinates and delegates the timely processing of patient referrals, prescribed medications, and other identified needs of the patient.
• Acts as a resource within the health center to other staff members in regards to patient care.
• Participates as a team member and promotes teamwork by assisting others with patient care and department activities.
• Maintains adequate inventory of medical forms, supplies, in-house medications, STD medications, and immunizations and completes monthly inventory reports as required.
• Assists in re-packaging, re-labeling, logging of in-house, and family planning medications.
• Fills medication orders as a backup to the Medical Assistant.
• Verifies patient’s medications with provider’s orders.
• Responds to patient and outside pharmacy calls for refills and clarification of orders.
• Administers all medications accurately using the five (5) rights of medication administration, documenting medications according to health center policy and procedures.
• Performs maintenance and controls on medical equipment and documents results.
• Upon completion of laboratory skill assessment, performs all laboratory functions according to provider orders.
• Assumes responsibility/accountability for delegating, directing, and supervising patient care activities.
• Identifies performance improvement opportunities.
• Serves as a resource and positive, proactive leader for the department.
• Accepts responsibility for remaining current with nursing and health care trends

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