OB High Risk Coordinator (RN)

MAJOR FUNCTION: The high-risk OB nurse works within the women's health center for pregnant patients and works closely with the OB providers to identify those who are experiencing complications with their pregnancy and any high-risk factors during the pregnancy. The HR OB nurse may need to provide education and support for the pregnant woman. The HR OB nurse will assist with OB patient assessments, check their vital signs, administer necessary injections, such as Rhogam and Hydroxyprogesterone, assess labs, and report abnormalities to the provider. The OB HR nurse is also responsible for providing resources and referrals for specialized care for high-risk pregnant women, as well as continuously following up on the mother’s care. The HR nurse is responsible for maintaining and updating the HR patient records and ensuring appropriately scheduled appointments.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITES: Reviewing charts of patients scheduled to be seen by a provider by applying CCHN’s approved evidence-based guidelines and establishing a standardized plan of care 

• Asthma – Current severity assessment & appropriate therapy
• Depression – Current PHQ, Depression appropriate therapy
• Diabetes – HbA1c & FLP Testing
• Cardiovascular – Blood Pressure checks, FLP Testing

Prevention – Colon Cancer screening, smoking education, vaccinations, and equity 

• Patient calls are returned, and patients are contacted to complete & follow up on referrals, change medications, or care plan as well as to notify patients of their upcoming appointments (pre-visit phone calls), prescriptions called into the pharmacy, follow up on self-management goals in a timely manner, and review of 340 B Program.
• If a patient misses an appointment, timely call to find out why, record and track the reasons and reschedule.
• Coordinate health services for patients and offer additional assistance as needed.
• Keep communication channels open between patients, providers and as appropriate families and offer additional assistance if needed.
• Coordinate information between the patients and their providers –both in writing and verbally
• Make sure the patient is following discharge orders.

• Individual or group-based education, counseling, or self-management goal setting sessions
• Routine and timely documentation of all core process work activities including but not limited to evidence-based chart reviews, patient calls & correspondence, and patient education activities.
• Routine and timely documentation of all core process work activities including but not limited to evidence-based chart reviews, patient calls & correspondence, and patient education activities.
• Promotes teamwork within the microsystem to improve patient access and the efficiency of the team.
• Update patient information in EMR
• Ensure that patient communications are timely into EMR.
• Ensure that notes are clear and concise.
• Entry into EMR is completed as per protocol.
• Notes contain data regarding telephone/in person encounters, referrals, issuance of literature, encounters with family members, assistance with additional resources etc.
• Maintains Universal precautions and follows all applicable CCHN procedures regarding infection control and reducing healthcare acquired infections (HAI’s) Including but not limited to good hand washing and gloving practices.
• Communicate health information about Chronic Disease to patients.
• Ensure that approved literature on Chronic Disease which is recommended by the patient’s provider is timely relayed to the patient.
• Ensure that questions the patient may have regarding the literature is forwarded to the provider.
• Tracks the literature issued to the patient.
• Gathers and formats data regarding each site meeting the grant standards of care.
• Ensure that each team receives their data as requested and/or issued as per protocol.
• Trend the data on standards.
• Ensure that approved literature on Chronic Disease which is recommended by the patient’s provider is timely relayed to the patient.
• Ensure that questions the patient may have regarding the literature is forwarded to the provider.
• Tracks the literature issued to the patient.
• Gathers and formats data regarding each site meeting the grant standards of care.
• Ensure that each team receives their data as requested and/or issued as per protocol.
• Trend the data on standards.

OTHER JOB DUTIES: 

• May require long periods of standing, brisk walking, and occasional lifting.
• Requires stooping and/or bending, pushing, pulling, and manual dexterity on regular basis.          
• Work is generally performed in a clinical, health center, and home setting, and requires hands on patient care.
•  Requires performance of tasks that involve exposure to blood, bodily fluids, or tissue.

The above job description is not to be construed as a complete listing of the assignments that may be given to any employee, nor are such assignments restricted to those precisely listed in the description.

EOE

QUALIFICATIONS:  

• H.S. Diploma or equivalent 
• Completion of a formal program that results in the designation of an RN licensure. 
• Competent computer skills required.
• Required Trainings include annual OSHA training with emphasis on Bloodborne Pathogens, Relias, Electronic Medical Record, and EPM
• Current license to practice in the State of NJ and current CPR Certification.
• 3 years charge nursing experience required, ability to read, write, and understand instructions, add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Requires the ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and interpret graphs. 
• Requires the ability to exchange information on factual matters, schedule appointments, greet patients, explain policies of the facility, and/or relay patients’ needs to appropriate personnel.