Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

COPE Health Solutions; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness stipend

Paid parental leave

Comprehensive insurance plans

Job summary

COPE Health Solutions is seeking a Care at Home Care Manager – LVN in Los Angeles, CA. The LVN coordinates care, collaborates with patients, families, physicians, and the healthcare team to identify needs, promote cost-effective care, and improve outcomes.

The role supports an individualized care plan with disease management focus, engages patients to adopt healthy lifestyles, and aims to reduce unnecessary ER visits and hospitalizations. Requires State LVN license and travel up to 75%.

Qualifications

• Current Vocational Nurse License.
• 2+ years of experience in ambulatory care management.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and be able to travel.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to coordinate care and engage multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Implement and support individualized patient care plans.
• Address risk factors and/or obstacles to care, including hospital/ER utilization.
• Facilitate engagement between the PCP and patient.
• Sign off from Registered Nurse as appropriate and exercise clinical judgment.
• Maintain a predetermined patient caseload.
• Administration of vaccines and IM/PO medications.
• Performs routine phlebotomy and vitals collection.

Skills

HIPAA knowledge

Team collaboration

Time management

Patient advocacy

Education

LVN license

Job description

The Care at Home Care Manager – Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) facilitates patient continuity of care with the Care at Home healthcare team and managed care plan. Under the clinical direction and oversight of the Primary Care Physician and Registered Nurse, the LVN coordinates care for patients needing support by collaborating with the patient, family, physician, nurses, and other members of the CAH healthcare team to identify needs and expedite valuable, appropriate, and cost-effective care.

The LVN will support an individualized care plan focused on disease management and prevention, and or development of improved strategies to benefit patients at risk. They will engage patients and encourage them to take an active role in their health by providing them with the tools necessary to make healthy lifestyle choices, adopt life-long healthy behaviors, close gaps in care, and reduce unnecessary ER utilization and hospital readmissions.

Job Details

• FLSA Status: Non- Exempt
• Salary Range: $36.00- $46.00 Per hour
• Reports To: Assistant Vice President
• Direct Reports: N/A
• Location: Los Angeles, CA
• Travel: Up to 75%
• Work Type: Regulat
• Schedule: Full Tieme

Position Description:

The duties include, but are not limited to:

• Implement and support individualized patient care plans
• Address patient risk factors and/or obstacles to care, including hospital/ER utilization
• Facilitate engagement between the PCP and patient
• Demonstrated ability to influence others while motivating them to change
• Participation in required care coordination conferences
• Maintain a predetermined patient caseload
• Exercise sound clinical judgment, seek advice, and sign off from Registered Nurse as appropriate
• Take initiative in finding solutions to difficult and/or sensitive problemsParticipate in quality gap closures
• Work as a patient advocate
• Oversees point of care testing.
• Administration of vaccines
• Administration of IM and PO medications
• Performs routine phlebotomy
• Performs vitals signs collections
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned

Knowledge and Skills/Expected Competencies

• Willingness & ability to interact with healthcare personnel within a variety of clinical settings
• Understanding of HIPAA, Confidentiality Obligations, and nursing best practice
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
• Candidate must be able to execute workflows and work together with RNs and other members of the multi-disciplinary care team
• Knowledge of Payor programs and Quality Metrics
• Ability to review clinical data to address care opportunities and healthcare utilization trends
• Critical thinking skills & able to adapt to a fast, complex working environment
• Strong autonomous problem-solving ability
• Excellent time management skills
• Multitasking and prioritization, working in a high-volume environment with minimal supervision
• Ability to undertake a variety of diverse care tasks and work in a multidisciplinary team
• Compassionate and able to handle stress
• Documentation accuracy in medical records
• Adaptable to new technologies and software

Physical/Mental Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, bend, sit, talk, lift, or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk and use hands and arms to operate general office equipment (PC, telephone, file cabinets, copier, postage meter, fax machine and printer). The employee may occasionally lift and/or move between 10 and 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus. The employee may need to travel to healthcare practices. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. The Company reserves the right to modify the job description based on its needs and may require the employee to perform functions beyond those mentioned above. Neither this job description nor any other communication creates an employment contract between the Company and the employee.

Qualifications:

• Current Vocational Nurse License
• Two (2) + years of experience in one or more of the following settings:, Ambulatory Care Management
• Must have a valid driver’s license and be able to travel

Benefits:

As a firm passionate about health care, we’re deeply committed to the health and wellness of our own team members. We offer comprehensive, affordable insurance plans for our team and their families, and a host of other unique benefits, such as a yearly stipend for wellness-related activities, and a paid parental leave program. You can learn more about our benefits offerings here: https://copehealthsolutions.com/careers/

About Care at Home Solutions

Care at Home Solutions (CAH) is a community-based, physician-led care model designed for people with multiple chronic conditions and elevated health care utilization. A multidisciplinary team connects with patients in their homes and other care settings, combining clinical assessment, care management, navigation and support for health-related social needs. By building trusted relationships and coordinating with primary care providers, specialists, health plans and community partners, the program seeks to stabilize complex conditions, improve continuity of care and reduce avoidable emergency department visits and hospitalizations.

About COPE Health Solutions

COPE Health Solutions is a national tech-enabled services firm powering success for health plans and for providers in risk arrangements. Our comprehensive NCQA certified population health management platform and highly experienced team brings deep expertise, experience, proven tools, and processes to improve financial performance and quality outcomes for all types of payers and providers. CHS de-risks the roadmap to advanced value-based payment and improves quality and financial performance for providers, health plans and self-insured employers. For more information, visit https://copehealthsolutions.com/about-us/