LPN: Pediatric Nurse/Care Coordinator

Responsibilities

• Make home visits to children in the Prevention and Foster Care Programs, according to program guidelines
• Accompany children and families to selected primary care and pediatric and surgical subspecialty visits, as needed
• Triage responsibilities include obtaining and documenting vital signs, collecting specimens, performing vision and hearing screens and administering immunizations for children served in the clinics, as ordered by MD/PNP
• Assess, under RN supervision, the medical needs of each child through reviewing medical diagnoses, medical history, and inpatient and outpatient records
• Provide education for families on how to optimally care for the children in their home settings, particularly around the children's special health care needs, with reinforcement as needed
• Collaborate within the medical/nursing department and across departments with social workers, education specialists, recreation staff, mental health, and other professionals to best support meeting the child's health care needs
• Maintain and update plans of care as needed, assuring optimal quality of care
• Participate actively in multidisciplinary Clinical Care Conferences and Family Team Conferences convened at NAC and selected interagency case conferences held at NAC and in the community
• Facilitate access to medical, specialty and dental care in the community, seek medical records for all visits attended
• Ensure accurate and timely documentation of all patient care and community-based activities
• Assist in administrative dues, when needed
• Affiliate in quality improvement activities involving services provided to children in assigned caseload, including maintaining up-to-date medical record documentation

Requirements

• Completion of accredited licensed practical nursing program, completion of licensing exam
• Minimum 1 yr of nursing experience
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus
• Computer literacy required
• Experience with using electronic health records required

Qualifications

• Completion of accredited licensed practical nursing program, completion of licensing exam
• Minimum 1 yr of nursing experience

Skills

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus
• Computer literacy required
• Experience with using electronic health records required

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

$62,000- $67,000

Schedule

Not specified

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New Alternatives for Children, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

New Alternatives for Children, Inc. was founded on the principle of inclusion. We strive to create and maintain a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace at all levels.