RN/LPN Care Coordinator

At Mahaska Health, the primary role of a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Care Coordinator is to provide high quality, holistic healthcare to patients with multiple chronic and preventive conditions (high risk patients) through a patient-centered approach to improve their lives.

LPN - $23 - $31

RN - $29 - $40

Pay scale will vary depending on level of education and experience.

Essential Job Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To,

• Supports and empowers patients throughout health care continuum to include holistic counseling, problem solving “barriers to care” issues and coaching clients as needed re: treatment and medication adherence, healthy life choices, and self-help behaviors.
• Responsible for providing appropriate care and follow up to high-risk patients.
• Use monthly reports to monitor patient outcomes, review results with providers, and take appropriate follow up action with patients.
• Performs nursing assessment/medical triage of acute medical issues and medication side effects and refers or monitors appropriately.
• Provides chronic disease and preventive screening education to clients/families/partners, internal staff and external agencies in an organized and appropriate manner.
• Works to assist clients in accessing support services by serving as a liaison with other community agencies and connect patients with financial assistance and entitlement resources as needed.
• Manages patient referrals and follow-up to other specialty medical, mental health, substance abuse and community services.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents, reports, technical procedures, governmental regulations, and correspondence; ability to write routine reports and correspondence; and ability to present information in one-on-one, small group, and large group situations to management and staff.
• Consults with physicians, health care providers and outside agencies regarding continued care/treatment.
• Use the Electronic Medical Record system according to established guidelines.
• Provides assistance with direct nursing interventions such as venipuncture, wound care, vaccinations and other identified nursing responsibilities.
• Ensures billable procedures are correctly documented and submitted in a timely manner.
• Ability to work with mathematical nursing concepts.
  
  

Job Requirements Include But Are Not Limited To,

• A graduate from an accredited school of nursing and currently licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Iowa, able to work in the state of Iowa OR
• A graduate from an accredited school of nursing and currently licensed as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the state of Iowa and currently licensed as a Licensed Practical Nurse able to work in the state of Iowa.
• Two or more years’ experience as a registered nurse is preferred.
• Must have excellent computer skills and ability to learn new systems.
• Required to be current in BLS (Basic Life Support) by the standards of the American Heart Association.
• Will be required to show proof of having completed Mandatory Reporter course at the time of hire or attend within 6 months of the start date.
• Must adhere to all training requirements as mandated by Federal, State, and Professional licensure and regulatory standards.