Clinical Research Coordinator - LPN or RN

Avera•Sioux Falls, SD

20h•$23 - $46

About The Position

This position will support projects in the maternal and child health studies at Avera Research Institute. This includes supporting the ECHO study (Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes), which is a longitudinal, observational study following pregnant women and their children to understand how environmental exposures in the prenatal and early childhood time frame affect health outcomes for children later in life. Accountable for supporting patient care navigation in the clinic setting. The Coordinator's primary responsibility is to manage care for the patients of the primary care practice to promote effective education, self-management support, and timely health care delivery. This includes developing and monitoring care management processes and support primary clinical teams with these efforts. It also includes identifying the high acuity patient population and working to ensure care coordination for this patient population. The position involves some patient triage. The Coordinator will work with the clinic leadership and Medical Director (lead physician) of the practice to develop this position to best serve the needs of the patient panel and the primary care teams. This individual will work closely with leadership and others to support the development, maintenance, and reporting of quality measures within the medical home model.

Requirements

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Board of Nursing An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire
1-3 years Clinic Nursing
Registered Nurse (RN): Board of Nursing - Active license in the state of practice (South Dakota) is required.
1-3 years nursing experience, research and/or child development/assessment experience, or experience interacting with children in a profession setting is preferred.

Nice To Haves

4-6 years Case Management and/or homecare experience
Bilingual Spanish

Responsibilities

Works with all clinical teams as a resource on care management of all patients of the practice, including educating the patient about self-management tasks they can undertake to gain greater control of their health status, and, manage patient care in the health care continuum to achieve optimum outcomes in a safe and cost-effective manner.
Collaborates with physicians, providers, and practice staff in identifying appropriate patients for care management, and provides leadership for patient care teams.
Works with social services and nursing to identify, plan for, and provide an appropriate follow-up plan of care for patients.
Communicates this plan of care to patient’s families, medical providers, hospital staff when appropriate, community support, other agencies and departments.
Provides follow-up contact with patient as indicated to ensure compliance with recommendations – medications, lab/x-ray, specialists visits, PCP visits, dieticians, CDE, etc.
Reviews monthly status reports, dashboard results, and other information related to clinical care delivery.
Communicates with physician groups’ regarding statistical and financial impact of care delivery.
Serves as a resource for clinic care team education on changing payor requirements.
Collaborates with payer Case Managers for additional services when appropriate.
Determines and completes appropriate referrals.
Participates in regular team meetings and peer review activities.
Anticipates the needs of this patient population, seeing that necessary documentation and pre-visit planning is completed or requested before patient visit.
Promotes patient self-management and empowers patients/families to achieve maximum levels of wellness and independence.
Assess barriers when patient has not met treatment goals, is not following treatment plan of care, or has not kept important appointments.
Oversees the development, procurement and adoption of patient self-management educational resources used by the primary clinical teams.