LVN Case Manager

LVN Case Manager Opportunity in Irving, TX

Pride Health is hiring an LVN Case Manager in Irving, TX! Schedule: Monday-Friday (8am-5pm). Contract: 3 month contract. Pay Rate: $28-31/hour.

Specific Duties:

• Contacts and performs initial interviews with patients who are in need of health coaching programs
• Conducts Chronic Care Model visits and reviews the patient's informal and formal support systems, focusing on what patients want to improve and educating them about their chronic disease
• Provide necessary coaching to reduce or eliminate behaviors that are considered high-risk
• Identify the required goals that each patient must fulfill and advice feasible options for achieving goal
• Ensure that patients are made aware of health issues, concerns and the way in which one could combat them
• Must raise awareness about the different available exercises, weight loss programs and other dietary requirements necessary for a healthy lifestyle
• Utilizes appropriate motivational interviewing techniques necessary for coaching and assisting the patient to complete a self-management goal/action plan
• Must be able to provide a chart of habits and lifestyle changes that are imperative for the improvement of the concerned patient's health
• Enters timely and accurate data into the electronic medical record to communicate patient needs and to ensure complete documentation of patient visits and phone calls. Tracks self-management goal outcomes and documents in electronic medical record
• Maintains current knowledge regarding CHF, IHD, COPD/asthma and diabetes as well as related treatments and complex medications
• Assists, initiates referrals, and coordinates transitions of care regarding hospitalization follow-up, palliative care, hospice, etc.
• Establishes a trusting relationship with identified patients, caregivers, clinic staff members and physicians

Must have qualifications/experience:

• Active LPN License
• BLS Certification
• 2+ years experience in a physician's office, clinical or hospital setting
• Experience related to patient education and/or motivational interviewing skills and self-management goal setting
• Proficient knowledge of chronic diseases, especially COPD/asthma, diabetes, CHF and IHD

Pride-Health offers eligible employee's comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors. Equal Employment Opportunity

Pride-Health is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment

Pride-Health is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates:

Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.

Only applicable for Kentucky positions: For this type of employment, state law requires a criminal record check as a condition of employment. This applies to direct care staff (Examples: RN, LPN, Nurse Aides, Therapists) referred to Kentucky nursing facilities, assisted living communities, or long-term care facilities, in accordance with KRS 216.793.