Clinical Specialist LPN, Full Time, Days, Basking Ridge NJ

Responsible Under the supervision of a MD or Registered Nurse, you will provide care to patients in an ambulatory setting


Principal Accountabilities:


1. Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary health care teams to maintain the standards of professional nursing practices in a clinical setting
2. Collect comprehensive data on patients' health (from patients and/or family members); Analyze data to determine needs.
3. Assisting the physician in treatments and procedures and ensuring that all physician orders are carried out appropriately and timely; work collaboratively with ancillary staff, including Patient Care Assistants
4. Foster effective and patient throughput, delivering excellent customer service, establishing and maintaining an organized professional environment.
5. Integrate patient care standards in all clinical activities; participate in performance improvement activities to improve patient safety, quality of care and patient outcomes
6. Maintain sensitivity and awareness of cultural and religious diversity when addressing patients, visitors, co-workers and other customers
7. Promote a supportive and team-oriented environment
Provide Clinical support services to APCS clients and case managers 

• Monitor the policies and procedures necessary to maintain the standards required by accrediting bodies and/or licensing agencies.
• Communicate with clients and families
• Complete incident forms
• Follow up and document on staff/ client complaints and concerns 
• Provide input into the development of the annual in-service program.
• Conduct in services throughout the year 
• Assist Nursing Coordinator with private duty nursing (PDN) cases, as necessary.
• Assist Scheduling Coordinators and HR Manager, with coordinating supervisions and client monitoring visits.
• Ensure case manager visits are completed.
• Screen prospective Skilled Nursing clients
• Supervise the follow-through with MD orders, insurance authorizations/approvals, care plans, medication profiles, assessments, reassessments, admission paperwork, discharge paperwork, case conferences, and departmental / staff meetings.
• Visit      private duty nursing cases at the request of the clinical director
• Train agency staff on software computer programs and materials.
• Assist in training new field case managers.
• Supervise CHHA team members complete annual evaluations 
• Monitor CHHA performance 
• Act as clinical support resource to field staff nurses and visit as necessary and through on call in accordance with the on-call schedule.

Required: 
1. Graduate of an accredited school of practical nursing required
2. LPN license and registration required
3. BLS certification required


Preferred: 
1. Acute/ sub-acute experience 
2. Capable of working in a fast- paced environment
3. Strong communicator   Knowledge of Microsoft suite products
4. Private Duty nursing experience with CAHC standards

5. Home care experience required 
6. EMR Vincent software