Licensed Practical Nurse

PHMC serves as both a direct service provider to individuals, families, and communities across the region and as an intermediary agent — managing large-scale contracts, government and philanthropic partnerships, and multidisciplinary initiatives that require operational sophistication, strategic leadership, and deep mission alignment.

SUBSIDIARY: Health Services

DEPARTMENT: Health Connection Health Center

ROLE TYPE: Full-Time

Job Description :  

Provide primary care to diverse, underserved patients at a community-based nurse-managed health center.  The Nurse Care Manager will report to the Clinical Director.

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 Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides patient assessments, health education, health screenings, immunizations, and other disease prevention programs.
• Serves as care manager for patients with chronic health problems, high utilization patients, and high-risk patients.
• Assists with improving process and outcome measures toward continuous quality improvement.
• Assists with medication refills.
• Accurately records care provided and completes other assigned reports.
• Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings, including creating agenda documentation.
• Works within all state and federal laws and regulations.
• Notifies the immediate supervisor of significant problems.
• Maintains positive relationships with funding sources and community organizations
• Champion of shared decision making.
• Performs other tasks as directed and needed, including triaging of patients and linguistic services.
• Initiates opportunities to practice to the full extent of their education and training.
• Serves as a full partner of the health care team by assessing, analyzing, and addressing the chronic care needs of complex patients.

PHMC Compliance Responsibilities:

• Understands and adheres to PHMC compliance standards as they appear in the PHMC Code of Conduct, Whistleblowers, and Conflict of Interest Policies.
• Keeps abreast of all pertinent federal, state, and PHMC regulations, laws, and policies as they presently exist and as they change or are modified.
• Comply with HIPAA and Confidentiality Policies and Procedures as they apply to the job.
• Comply with Department of Public Health (DPH), The Joint Commission, and other accreditation and regulatory agencies' standards.
• Adhere to all PHMC Policies and Procedures.
• Knowledge and adherence to Infection Control and Environment of Care Guidelines and Procedures as described in the annual education module.

 Job Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below must be representative of the knowledge, skills, minimum education, training, licensure, experience, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Skills:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work with diverse staff in an urban setting
• Current CPR certification
• Ability to maintain comprehensive, accurate, and timely nursing documentation

EXPERIENCE:

• One year of experience in ambulatory care, community health, and/or behavioral health, socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, and diversity required.
• Experience with or desire to work with the homeless or other populations with limited access to health care preferred.
• Care of case management experience.
• Evidence of sound clinical decision-making.

EDUCATION:

• Pennsylvania LPN License Required

PHMC is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer.