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SalarySt. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.
The Care Manager (RN or LPN) is responsible for conducting facility and community based services, nursing assessments; assessing, motivating, and engaging with the identified population to address physical health needs; making appropriate referrals to community physicians; coordinating pain management care, providing medication coordination with the persons served pharmacy and drug data base system, providing disease and overdose prevention education. Assumes generalist functions of providing care management and support services within the team as identified.JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Take the lead role in conducting nursing assessments on all enrolled members of the the Center of Excellence (COE)
- Attend daily care coordination team meeting. Follow up on identified medication assisted treatment needs.
- In collaboration with care management team, organize and manage the system of reconciling medication of members between prescribers, including an initial analysis and then weekly analysis of the drug data base system. Communicate to team in daily meeting any concerns noted requiring intervention.
- Evaluate and chart psychotropic and medication assisted treatment effectiveness, complications, and side effects; and ensure follow up with supports on all required lab work according to protocol.
- Based upon medical assessments of client physical health, obtain releases and make appropriate referrals to integrated health coordination team as applicable, and to community physicians for further assessment and treatment. Coordinate psychiatric treatment with medical treatment. Coordinate care with involved physical health care providers.
- Ensure pain management care coordination for all members identified with pain management needs. Navigate this special population and follow best practice solutions to the opioid population.
- Provide care coordination, including developing, writing, implementing, evaluating and revising patient care profiles by identifying behavioral and physical health referral needs, including follow up on completion of referrals.
- Provide coordination of care with pharmacies connected to members of the COE. Work to obtain client consent to use one identified pharmacy for all health care needs, and monitor adherence to this plan.
- Provide individual disease education, including overdose prevention and symptom management to members served by the COE.
- Document client progress and care coordination contacts within the electronic health record.
- Provide on-call crisis coverage on a rotating basis with other team members.
PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:
Sitting for one to two hours at a time, walk on all surfaces for up to five hours a day, and climb stairs. Must be capable of driving a car and have the ability to finger and handle objects frequently. Occasionally firmly grasp, twist, and turn objects with hands and fingers. May be required to lift, carry, push, and/or pull objects weighing up to 75 pounds. Occasionally stoops, bends, squats, kneels and reaches above shoulder level. Staff must have the ability to hear as it relates to normal conversations and high and low frequencies and to touch as related to telephone and computer keyboard.
EDUCATION:
- Graduate of professional nursing program with minimum current LPN license.
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
- Must display sound theoretical knowledge of psychopathology, knowledge of major psychotropic and medication assisted treatment medications and their side effects, and awareness of commonly abused substances and their side effects.
- Previous care management experience is preferred.
HOURS: Full-Time
OTHER:
- Must have a valid driver's license and satisfactory driving record in accordance with St. Luke's policy
Please complete your application using your full legal name and current home address. Be sure to include employment history for the past seven (7) years, including your present employer. Additionally, you are encouraged to upload a current resume, including all work history, education, and/or certifications and licenses, if applicable. It is highly recommended that you create a profile at the conclusion of submitting your first application. Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's!!
St. Luke's University Health Network is an
Equal Opportunity Employer.
