Job Information
Kansas Employer Registered Nurse Care Coordinator-(Fort Scott) in Fort Scott, Kansas
This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/12880091
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This position is part of the clinical team. This position is responsible to perform overall nursing care, including triage for walk-in and telephoning patients, immunization administration. Provides communication link between providers and patients on test results, medications, and continuity of care.
Requirements
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- Review provider schedule in advance to optimize the patients visit.
- Develop working understanding of the current UDS measures for patients served. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate continuously the outcomes obtained.
- Review health record for recent hospital stays and ensure hospital records have been received.
- Review health record for information surrounding immunization status, preventive services, and necessary lab testing for the visit. Contact the patient as needed to discuss.
- Ensure health record is up to date with any health information from external sources (i.e. hospitals, WebIZ, etc.).
- Perform medication verification on new patients prior to their visit.
- Follow up with patients on any outstanding orders for testing or specialty care to ensure these services are completed. Answer any questions the patient may have regarding the testing.
- Answers triage and Pharmacy phone calls.
- Serves as the primary contact for Mission Control.
- Assist primary care nursing team with medication refills, prior authorizations and other items needed to provide quality continuous care for patients.
- Performs other duties as assigned. :::