Job Opening
Nurse (LPN or RN)
EDWP Case Management
Nurse (LPN or RN) EDWP Case Management
Job Description
Job Summary:
The Nurse is responsible for assessing and or reassessing the participant and family needs to promote quality care for the ongoing supports that are necessary for the individual to move into the home or continue receiving supports in the home or community environment. The nurse will be supervised by a Registered Nurse Supervisor.
The nurse performs work of considerable difficulty in the professional assessment and determination of a level of care and appropriateness for community-based services for Medicaid recipients or potential Medical Assistance Only clients. Functions as a member of an interdisciplinary team including client’s physician and serves large geographic areas which may include parts of one large county and/or many small counties which involve extensive travel.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assesses patient’s physical and psycho-social needs as required by program.
- Completes all assessments and care plans as identified by services requested.
- Completes all documentation within established Standards of Promptness
- Participates in the orientation of new personnel, in service training programs, case conferences, and staff development meetings.
- Ensures that the patients and caregivers understand the patient’s rights and responsibilities.
- Develops initial care plan.
- Completes routine reassessments.
- Attends hearings as requested, providing data and client records required by the hearing officer.
- Utilizes time management techniques when scheduling patients and planning daily work activities.
Qualifications:
- Graduate of an approved school of nursing with a current state nursing license in good standing without state or federal violations.
- Two years’ experience as a Nurse in one of the following areas of practice: Geriatric Nursing; Community Health; Long Term Care; Chronic diseases of adults preferred.
- Current certification in CPR and First Aid
- Reliable transportation with current driver’s license and proof of liability insurance.
- Satisfactorily complete a criminal background check.
- Participate in agency and program orientation, and annual continuing education as required by program.
Physical Demands:
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Prolonged sitting may be required.
- Prolonged use of computers may be required with intense visual concentration.
- Operates motor vehicle as required, to patient’s homes, physical ability necessary to get in/out of vehicle and walk to/from vehicle and up/downstairs as required.
- Vision corrected or adapted to be able to perform duties.
- Requires hearing corrected or adapted to be able to communicate effectively.
- Walking or standing is required, however, can rest at will.
- At times, may work under stressful conditions, due to individuality of patients and their need
Work Environment:
- Primarily works in clients’ homes with documentation completed remotely.
- Has the potential for being outside or in homes that are not climate controlled.
- Potential for heavy workloads with deadlines.