LPN Care Coordinator
The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education
Summary
Care for and strengthen our community by joining 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.
Job description
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 care coordination via telephone with external agencies, ensuring seamless patient care management in a fast-paced, outpatient care setting.
Main Functions
- 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.
- Handle 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.
Schedule
- Evenings (one late night per week; 12PM-8PM)
- Weekends (either one Saturday or Sunday per month; when worked, employees will have a day off during the week)
- Holidays (one to two holidays per year)
Requirements
- Active Licensed Practical Nurse license
- Active Pennsylvania Practical Nursing license
- Graduate of an accredited LPN program
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Meet The Wright Center for Community Health and its affiliated Enterprise entities' EOS People Analyzer Tool
- Mission-oriented; represents the enterprise in a professional manner while demonstrating organizational pride
- Ability to work as part of a care team
- Excellent communication skills
- Commitment to process improvement and quality
- Buy in and experience working in the EOS model (strongly preferred)
- Previous experience in a health center setting a plus
- Experience with electronic health record, Medent a plus
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Employer medical contribution
- 100% paid dental & vision
- Up to 3 weeks PTO
- Up to 11 paid holidays
- 8% 403b contribution
Company overview
The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education is a prominent healthcare provider and educational institution specializing in graduate medical education and public health services. As a leading organization in medical training, it focuses on developing the next generation of healthcare professionals through comprehensive residency and fellowship programs. The center operates as a community-based academic medical institution that integrates clinical practice with medical education, serving diverse patient populations across multiple locations. Its mission centers on providing high-quality, accessible healthcare while advancing medical education and research. The organization plays a crucial role in addressing healthcare workforce shortages by training physicians in various specialties, with particular emphasis on primary care and underserved communities. Through its innovative educational models and community health initiatives, The Wright Center contributes significantly to improving healthcare delivery and public health outcomes in the regions it serves.