Licensed Practical Nurse PRN Hutchinson CBOC

Job Title

The Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center is seeking to hire an intermittent Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) (PRN) to help serve our Veterans in our Primary Care Department at our Hutchinson, KS Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC).

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Provides direct patient care to and assists with care coordination of Primary Care patients within the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT), supporting services and clinics throughout the health care system.
• Provides direct patient care to Primary Care patients in accordance with Primary Care standards and recommended practices/guidelines.
• Gathers additional data (face to face or via phone) related to patient needs for treatment determination of PACT.
• Participates in PACT performance measure activities such as, but not limited to, non-complex 2-day post-discharge calls, clinical reminder compliance, aspects of chronic disease management.
• Participates in daily and/or weekly PACT huddles.
• Assists with coordinating care of patients, including patients consulted through Clinical Video Tele-Health visits.
• Assures patients have pre-appointment requirements completed prior to Primary Care Provider (PCP) appointments.
• Alerts providers (physicians/nurse practitioners) of abnormal signs and symptoms and/or abnormal test results to expedite care.
• Assists with patient education related to managing risk factors, medications, procedures, and other medical regimens related to their disease process, within standards of practice.
• Other duties as assigned.