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Job Purpose:The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)/Registered Nurse (RN)-Lead Nurseis responsible for performing routine and non-routine clinical duties to assist Providers and other healthcare practitioners with patient care to ensure quality and efficiency. This position performs all clinical duties in accordance to state law and under the direction of a Physician. The LPN/RN-Lead is also responsible for assisting the Clinical Nurse and Lab Manager with management of the Nurse and Lab staff.

Patient-Centered Medical Home Essential Functions:

1. Patient Population Management:
2. Takes patient phone calls, answers patient questions and requests, provides information to patients, and returns patient messages.
3. Reviews prior authorization requests for medication to ensure all necessary information is provided; processes prior authorizations and accurately enters into database.
4. Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by monitoring confidential information processing.
5. Care Coordination:
6. Collects patients from lobby waiting area and escorts them to correct examination room and prepares them to be seen by a Provider.
7. Prepares and administers treatment such as vaccines and immunizations as ordered by HCC Providers.
8. Supervises all vaccines and immunizations given by a Medical Assistant or Certified Nursing Assistant.
9. Oversees and reviews patient medication refill requests.
10. Documents all patient encounters, phone calls and treatments in the patients Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
11. Distributes Tap Tams books to pediatric patients as needed; records the number of Tap Tams books distributed to patients monthly.
12. Self-Management Support:
13. Provides self-management support to patients by providing self-management tools and encouraging patients to self-manage and promote healthy behavior changes.
14. Complies with all applicable federal, state, local and clinic rules, regulations, protocols and procedures.
15. Communication Skills:
16. Calls patients on lab results and answers any questions.
17. Assists with overseeing the Certified Nurse Aides, Medical Assistants, Phlebotomists, Medical Intake staff and Lab staff by providing guidance and resolving issues, administering performance management, evaluations, discipline, support, and coordination of schedules for staff and approving timecards.
18. Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks and participating in professional societies.
19. Attends and participates as a team member on at least one HCC quality team initiative team such as quality improvement, safety, and/or employee recognition teams.
20. Participates in appropriate health promotion/disease prevention activities both on-site and off-site as required.

Additional Essential Functionsinclude the following.

1. Consistently checks temperatures on the vaccine fridges and freezers to ensure they are compliant with required temperature levels; logs levels.
2. Pulls International Health Assessments (IHA) records from the Electronic Disease Notification (EDN) system.
3. Prepares billing for any cervical pap smears and mammograms performed and enters into correct clinical system to ensure these services are billed.
4. Updates Vaccines for Children (VFC) provider lists.
5. Maintains all departmental equipment and supplies including nursing equipment/supplies and vaccines inventory; places supply and vaccine orders when needed.
6. Excellent organizational and attention to detail and time management skills