IBD Care Navigator — LPN

ADP, Inc.; Buffalo (NY); Presencial; USD 37.000 - 47.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Generous PTO

Paid holidays

Medical coverage with HRA

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

Employee discounts

Descripción de la vacante

Premier Health Partners, PC in Buffalo, NY seeks an experienced LPN Navigator to coordinate care for inflammatory bowel disease patients under an RN navigator. You will perform triage, adjust treatment plans under supervision, and support multidisciplinary teams in clinic and outreach settings.

The role emphasizes patient education, medication management, and documentation in the EHR, with travel to designated locations as needed. LPN license in NY required.

Formación

• Current BLS certification.
• Graduate of an accredited practical nursing program.
• Current New York State license and registration as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
• Experience in ambulatory care, chronic disease management, care coordination, patient navigation, specialty care, or a related clinical setting preferred.
• Experience in Phlebotomy required.
• Ability to travel to designated clinical and community outreach locations as required.

Responsabilidades

• Collaborate with the RN Navigator and Gastroenterology providers to coordinate care for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
• Conduct patient outreach and follow-up related to treatment plans, medications, laboratory and diagnostic testing, procedures, and appointments.
• Monitor completion of required testing and assist patients with outstanding components of their care plans.
• Reinforce education regarding medications, treatment adherence, laboratory monitoring, and follow-up instructions.
• Support medication refill and prior authorization workflows for medications, biologic therapies, imaging, and other IBD-related services.
• Coordinate with specialty pharmacies, infusion services, laboratories, and other services involved in IBD treatment.
• Track patients receiving biologic and infusion therapies, including treatment scheduling and required laboratory monitoring.
• Support pre-biologic workflows, including tracking required TB, hepatitis, and other testing.
• Monitor treatment adherence and follow up on missed infusions, laboratory testing, appointments, and other components of the treatment plan.
• Assist with care coordination and follow-up for IBD patients receiving TPN or other complex therapies as directed by the RN or provider.
• Maintain IBD patient work queues, task lists, registries, and other program-specific tracking systems.
• Document patient communication, education, navigation, and care coordination activities in the electronic health record.
• Escalate clinical concerns, abnormal findings, changes in patient condition, or needs requiring nursing assessment to the RN or appropriate Gastroenterology provider.
• Provide intermittent clinical support to IBD providers at a designated off-campus practice location based on operational needs.
• Room patients, facilitate patient flow, obtain vital signs, perform medication reconciliation, and prepare patients for evaluation by IBD providers.
• Perform other LPN-level clinical functions necessary to support Gastroenterology/IBD patient care.

Conocimientos

Ambulatory care

Care coordination

Patient navigation

Phlebotomy

Gastroenterology

Communication

Educación

Current NYS LPN license

Accredited practical nursing program

BLS certification

Descripción del empleo

Premier Health Partners, PC in Buffalo, NY seeks an experienced LPN Navigator to coordinate care for inflammatory bowel disease patients under an RN navigator. You will perform triage, adjust treatment plans under supervision, and support multidisciplinary teams in clinic and outreach settings.

The role emphasizes patient education, medication management, and documentation in the EHR, with travel to designated locations as needed. LPN license in NY required.