Responsibilities
- Coordinate with families and providers regarding the care of children with spasticity and medical complexity, including those receiving intrathecal baclofen therapy and neurolytic injections.
- Advocate for patient’s needs by coordinating with insurance companies and outside community service agencies.
- Assess patient and family needs for clinical services; communicate directly and indirectly with healthcare providers in order to appropriately coordinate all aspects of patient care.
- Document in the EMR appropriately to meet the requirements of Chronic Care Management (CCM).
- Provide continuous care management with patient’s families and other stakeholders, including oversight of care plans, coordination of care, communication of lab and other diagnostic studies, as well as triage and highly accessible support for acute and/or urgent concerns.
- Collaborate closely with team members, internal and external stakeholders, and support services to provide high value care to children with disabilities and their families.
- Coordinate outside records with the EMR, and manage clinical information for process improvement and quality initiatives.
- Coordinate medication refills, letters of medical necessity, DMV forms, school care plans and medication prior authorizations as needed.
- Maintains inventory of specialized medications or items and ensures items are available.
- Utilize evidence/research-based nursing guidelines to ensure superior nursing care.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Work Environment and Level of Frequency that may be required:
Nearly Continuously: Office environment.
Often: Infectious disease, oils (there is air or skin exposure to oils or other cutting fluids), hazards (includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, or exposure to chemicals).
Physical Requirements and Level of Frequency that may be required
Nearly Continuously: Hearing, listening, talking.
Often: Repetitive hand motion (such as typing), walking, standing.
Seldom: Bending, reaching overhead.
Disclaimer
This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.
This position is patient-sensitive and must fulfill all associated vaccination requirements, or be approved for an exemption, prior to the first day of work. We protect our patients, coworkers and community by requiring all patient-sensitive employees to be immunized according to CDC standards and hospital policy. Limited exemptions may be made for documented medical contraindications or religious beliefs that object to vaccinations.
Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.
The staff member must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of life span growth and development and the ability to assess data regarding the patient’s status and provide care as described in the department’s policies and procedures manual.
The above job description reflects the general physical and mental demands and environmental conditions required to perform the essential functions for this position. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties to this job at any time. The University of Utah Health complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended and Sections 503 & 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and extends reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants or employees with disabilities. A qualified applicant must be able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without a reasonable accommodation.