Registered Nurse Care Coordinator

Overall Purpose: To provide high quality support to the children in the CCC Program in direct relation to improving medication management and administration in order to promote the well-being and safety of the children in care.

Core Task

               Performance Service

                              Primary Nurse Care Coordinator Activities

o   The Nurse Care Coordinator acts as a liaison between patients and health care providers to ensure patients are receiving services.

o   Complete monthly health assessments of all youth in their homes.

o   Responsible for ensuring medication management procedures are adhered to and adjusted as needed for all 7 CCC Group Homes.

o   Maintain medical files, logs, and documentation related to the medical care of CCC youth.

o   Create and maintain the youth’s Medical Passport if one does not accompany youth to placement.  

o   Coordinate medical services for youth; communicate medical appointments to Operations Managers and Scheduling Coordinator.

o   Track medical appointments on Excel spreadsheet to ensure compliance with DCBS regulations.

o   Coordinate and attend all medical appointments as required or deemed necessary.  

o   Collaborate with CCC Leadership Team members on medical needs of youth.

o   Complete MCO documentation and provide input for treatment plans.

o   Ensure EMR documentation is completed timely and according to set standards.

o   Ensure youth have necessary medication in a timely manner:

o   Calling in medications;

o   Picking up medications from the pharmacy; and

o   Distributing medications to Group Homes.

o   Creation and maintenance of MARs (Medication Administration Records) for all youth in the CCC program.

o   Update medication lists on all youth to ensure medical providers have updated information.

o   Complete medication counts of all CCC youth two times per month.

o   Create and post signs for all medication changes and medical alerts in all CCC group homes.

o   Conduct audits of group homes in regards to medication management as deemed necessary and complete monthly audits of medication timers.

o   Complete monthly menu and disseminate to group home staff.

o   Conduct monthly training of Medication Administration Training  (5 hours) in the evening.

o   Conduct monthly CPR training (5 hours) in the evening.

o   Attend all required agency meetings.

o   Attend all trainings and meetings in regards to the youth on case load.

o   Serve after hours on-call per schedule (additional pay provided).

Additional Duties

o   Attend training and development deemed necessary for this position.

o   Ensure that Health and Safety is observed in the course of employment.

o   Ensure compliance with Equal Opportunities Policy and Procedure in all employment.

o   May be required to assume other duties as may be requested by the Program Director/Treatment Director that is commensurate with level of responsibility and skills.

o   Comply with Corporate Compliance.

o   Comply with all Key Assets policies and procedures.

COMPETENCIES

·        Organized and resourceful self-starter and strong ability to work in a team.

·        Effective written and oral communication skills and listening skills.

·        Maintains composure in highly stressful or adverse situations.

·        Proficient Interpersonal skills to include friendliness, a welcoming demeanor, professionalism, and cooperation.

·        Proficent in Microsoft Office Suite; Excel, Outlook, Teams, and Word.

·        High level of focus on safety, adhering to all workplace and safety regulations and practices

QUALIFICATIONS

·        RN or greater clinical licensure. BSN is preferred.

·        Minimum of 5-7 years of experience is preferred.

·        Experience in psychiatric, residential, and/or adolescent care is strongly preferred.

·        Experience with psychotropic medications is strongly preferred.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This job primarily operates from the Lexington Office. The Nurse Care Coordinator will be required to travel to the group home settings as deemed necessary in order to carry out all job duties effectively. Employee must be able to travel to our three group home locations: Lexington, Nicholasville or Georgetown. A work cell phone and laptop will be issued for this role.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

The incumbent may be required to stand and/or walk for long periods of time and occasionally climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, and crouch. The incumbent must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

While performing the duties of this job, the incumbent is regularly required to talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

DISCLAIMER

It is the nature of the work of Key Assets Kentucky that tasks and responsibilities are, in many circumstances, unpredictable and varied. All staff is, therefore, expected to work in a flexible way when the occasion arises where tasks are not specifically covered in the Job Description and have to be undertaken.