This is a full time position located at MLIH's 3 Mile office in Logan, W

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Educator:

• Responsible for development and implementation of a comprehensive patient and family education program.
• Serve as nurse educator to patients (individually and in group settings), to educate them about a variety of medical, substance use, and mental health conditions, as well as inform them about their recommended treatment.
• Identify learning needs of patients, as well as their family members when needed, and provide individualized education based upon specific learning needs and preferences.
• Facilitate learning by gaining an understanding of the patient’s and family’s ability to learn by including the following: cultural and religious practices, emotional barriers, desire and motivation to learn, physical and cognitive limitations, language barriers, and learning readiness.
• Translate scientific/medical language and concepts into clear, simple, and understandable information for patients, maximizing the potential for them to take reasonable action.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the educational intervention and adjust it accordingly, to improve quality results.
• Utilize an empowerment model to create partnerships with patients and family members by employing strategies based on their goals and preferences to foster self-management.
• Maximize care skills by increasing the patient and family’s ability to cope with the patient’s health status, prognosis, and outcome.
• Incorporate knowledge of current clinical practices and technologies to enhance patient’s and family’s ability to be actively involved in care and care decisions.
• Enhance the patient’s and family’s role by promoting healthy lifestyles.
• Use computer technology and other innovative methodologies to support patient and family learning efforts.
• Communicate teaching/learning activities, particularly difficult learning situations and high-risk needs, and patient/family response.
• Employ clinical practices that are evidence-based.

Health Homes:

• Oversee the Health Homes Program, including working with patients in the program, reporting, and any other duties required by the program.
• Serve as the primary contact for Health Homes audits and participate in other audits as needed.

AMAP:

• Ensure safe utilization of AMAP services in residential and outpatient services by providing education, training, and audits as an Authorized Registered Professional Nurse.

PCMH:

Nurses have a key role in Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) and care of patients with chronic medical conditions, by performing the following duties (including, but not limited to):

1. Triage patients and their calls.
2. Provide patient education and clinical advice at the direction of the provider
3. Assist in managing and carrying out patient plan of care.
4. Administer injections.
5. Manage patient rooms- take vital signs, document chief complaint and history of present illness (HPI), and review and reconcile medications.
6. Assist provider in medication refills.
7. Communicate test results to patients.
8. Assist in identifying preventative care needs.

General Nursing Duties:

• General nursing duties, as needed.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and registered with the State Board of Examiners for Registered Nurses. One year as a professional nurse required, with one year of successful experience as a nurse educator, preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and OTHER ABILITIES:

• Ability to enter information electronically using the agency’s electronic health record.
• Knowledge of educational principles as they relate to patient and family education.
• Knowledge of current clinical practices/technologies related to self-care and willingness to learn technologies.
• Excellent written and communication skills.
• Knowledge and skills in quality improvement methodologies.