HIV Nurse (LVN or RN) Case Manager

HIV Nurse (LVN or RN) Case Manager

Salary Range $29.00 - $36.00 Hourly

Overview

Under the direction of the Program Manager, the Nurse Case manager is responsible for working with the medical team and providing quality case management for HIV/AIDS patients.

Description

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:

• Conducts complete medical case management assessments for all assigned clients.
• Develops individualized nursing case management plan for each assigned client according to their health care needs.
• Performs Intake of all assigned clients into medical case management services following an agreed upon format.
• Documents all assessments and follow-up care.
• Consults with HIV physicians and other team members for patient evaluations as needed.
• Provides patient education.
• Processes prescription refills.
• Tracks patient data and complete reports as required.
• Adheres to Quality Assurance procedures, participates in Quality Assurance reviews and presents Quality Improvement findings specific to Case Management outcome.
• Attends and participates in HIV team meetings, case conferences and other activities as assigned.
• Assures compliance with Office of Aids Policy and Procedure and other required standards as it relates to Nurse Case Management services.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Min. LVN with at least one year of case management experience.
• S.U.D Certification required
• Some experience and knowledge working with HIV/AIDS patients desirable
• Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision and with ethnic diverse communities.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
• Must be computer literate.