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Hours- Monday through Friday, 7:30-4:00, no evenings, no weekends, no holidays.

Collaborates with leadership to support practice transformation and population health efforts. Acts as a liaison between clinical staff and management focusing on coordinating the clinical operations of the practice, Panel Management, Patient Education and Health Coaching. Supports care management efforts within the team through process improvement, workflow redesign, providing assistance with training, and delegating to other members of the team.

Position Responsibilities

Collaborates with Practice Leadership to conduct Daily Huddles and Weekly Care Team meetings, in which the team will review practice population health data to improve care and achieve practice goals.

Supports the delivery of patient care: 

• Prepares patient for exam by obtaining and documenting vital signs, chief complaint and preparing patient for provider exam.
• Suture/staple removal, wound care, wound vacs, sterile technique.
• Provides general medical treatment such as administering medications.
• Performs phlebotomy and obtains specimens for processing.

Collaborates with practice team to support Population Health efforts:

• Panel management using Value Based Clinical registries.
• Coordinates test and referral tracking, in order to support care coordination efforts.

Supports Care Management Efforts:

• Leads patient education efforts; supports and trains Medical Assistants in effectively delivering education to patients.
• Leads self-management efforts for patients with chronic conditions, providing ongoing training and support to Medical Assistants with regard to health coaching and motivational interviewing. 

Under direction of Clinician, coordinates Transitions of Care:

• Ensures outreach to patients within 48 hours of Hospital discharge or within 7 days of ED Visits – schedules follow-up visits as appropriate.
• Facilitates hospital and other records into the EMR prior to visit. 
• Coumadin management and patient follow up.

Collaborates with Lead Medical Assistant to:

• Maintain par level of clinical supplies for facility.
• Performs daily regulatory testing as required and documents accordingly to ensure that the clinical equipment is accurate and compliant.
• Maintain par level of clinical supplies for facility.

Performs daily regulatory testing as required and documents accordingly to ensure that the clinical equipment is accurate and compliant.

Required Experience:

Minimum 6 months experience in a physician practice. 

Knowledge of minor surgical procedures and sterile technique. 

Multitasker with high organizational skills.

Required Education:

Graduate of approved LPN School of Nursing.

Required Training/Certification/Licensure:

Current NJ LPN License.

BLS Certification from American Red Cross or American Heart Association.

Hourly Rate: $23.80 - $35.71 The actual salary/rate will vary based on applicant’s experience as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Virtua offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to: medical/prescription, dental and vision insurance; health and dependent care flexible spending accounts; 403(b) (401(k) subject to collective bargaining agreement); paid time off, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, colleague and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; tuition assistance, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions. Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.

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