LPN Care Coordinator
full-time•Carbondale
About this role
Description
We welcome and invite you to join The Wright Center for Community Health and transform your career as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in a dynamic, mission-driven environment committed to improving the health and welfare of our community. We offer unparalleled opportunities for LPNs eager to make a significant impact on community health while blossoming career paths driven by life-long learning.
At The Wright Center, you’ll be a key player in our dedicated clinical care team. While the role is primarily desk-oriented, you’ll engage in essential remote coordination via telephone with external agencies, ensuring seamless patient care management. This is your chance to thrive in a fast-paced, outpatient care setting, where your multitasking skills and clinical expertise will shine!
Embrace a fulfilling career where your contributions drive meaningful change and enhance the well-being of our community. Come be a part of something bigger - where your role matters and every day brings new opportunities to excel!
Here are some of the main functions of our LPN Care Coordinators:
- Oversee care for patients transitioning from healthcare facilities, including follow-up calls and coordination with the Primary Care Provider-Team.
- Coordinate care for at least 30 high-risk and rising-risk patients, including using risk stratification tools and managing registries.
- Arrange follow-up visits, and manage patient data on symptoms, medication, and support.
- Handle various clinical tasks including drawing up medications for clinicians to administer, and monitoring devices such as Ambulatory Blood Pressure, Continuous Glucose Monitoring, Retinavue for diabetic patients, while ensuring HIPAA confidentiality and pursuing ongoing professional development.
- Handling incoming phone calls from patients, creating orders, delivering test results via telephone, medication refills, scheduling appointments, calling outside medical facilities for scheduling of specialty appointments and test orders.
- An eligible candidate should have the following minimum qualifications:
- An active Licensed Practical Nurse license
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
At The Wright Center, we offer awesome benefits!
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage offered on day one
- Significant employer contribution to medical plan options
- 100% paid dental and vision coverage
- Up to 3 weeks PTO
- Up to 11 paid holidays per fiscal year
- 8% employer contribution to 403b retirement plan after one year of service
- Plus more!
*The starting rate of compensation for this position is $30.00 per hour. LPN Care Coordinators also receive an additional $1.50 per hour shift differential for working during weekends and holidays, as part of the rotation schedule.*
Requirements
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Meet The Wright Center for Community Health and its affiliated Enterprise entities’ EOS People Analyzer Tool
- Buy in and experience working in the EOS® model (strongly preferred)
- Mission-oriented; represents the enterprise in a professional manner while demonstrating organizational pride
- Graduate of an accredited LPN program
- Active Pennsylvania Practical Nursing license
- Previous experience in a health center setting a plus
- BLS Certification
- Experience with electronic health record, Medent a plus
- Ability to work as part of a care team
- Excellent communication skills
- Commitment to process improvement and quality
What you'll do
- LPN Care Coordinators oversee patient care transitions and coordinate care for high-risk patients. They handle clinical tasks, manage patient data, and ensure effective communication with patients and external agencies.
About The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education
The Wright Center for Community Health Practices in Clarks Summit, Hawley, Scranton, Jermyn, North Pocono and Wilkes-Barre, offer primary health care services for children and adults across Northeastern Pennsylvania. Our practices follow the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model, a delivery structure where treatment is coordinated through a patient’s primary care physician to ensure necessary care is received when and where they need it.
Every Wright Center for Community Health location in Luzerne, Lackawanna & Wayne Counties is unique, but at every practice, patients will find innovative, team-based health care aiming to take into account all aspects of physical and mental/behavioral health. Doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and medical support personnel collaborate with patients and their families to develop effective health care plans that work.
Graduate Medical Education features eight residency and fellowship programs in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Regional Family Medicine, National Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Cardiovascular Disease, Gastroenterology and Geriatrics. Our national partners are in Washington, Arizona, Ohio and Washington, D.C
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does a LPN Care Coordinator do at The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education?
As a LPN Care Coordinator at The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education, you will: lPN Care Coordinators oversee patient care transitions and coordinate care for high-risk patients. They handle clinical tasks, manage patient data, and ensure effective communication with patients and external agencies..
Is the LPN Care Coordinator position at The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education remote?
The LPN Care Coordinator position at The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education is based in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, United States. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.
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