Perinatal Case Manager

Pueblo Community Health Center, Inc.; Pueblo, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 46,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

403(b) Plan

Cafeteria 125 FSA

Job summary

Pueblo Community Health Center, Inc. is seeking a Perinatal Case Manager (Registered Nurse) to provide comprehensive obstetric case management and prenatal care at our Pueblo, CO location.

The role includes coordinating gynecological services, triaging OB calls, and maintaining detailed patient records. The position requires a Colorado RN license, BLS/CPR certification, and experience in obstetric or perinatal care preferred.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with valid Colorado license and CPR certification.
• Experience in obstetric or perinatal care preferred.
• Valid driver’s license may be required by law.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical case management for obstetric patients at Pueblo Community Health Center.
• Perform primary obstetric nursing care for routine prenatal services and medical screening.
• Coordinate gynecological care and birth control visits as needed.
• Triage OB calls and follow up on no-shows; transfer information to L&D.
• Maintain patient education and quarterly Lamaze classes; prematurity counseling.
• Document all patient interactions in medical records and maintain lab procedures.

Skills

Independent work

Interpersonal skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Analytical skills

Mathematical reasoning

Education

Registered Nurse with CO license

BLS CPR certification

OB/perinatal care experience preferred

Job description

Perinatal Case Manager (Registered Nurse)

Starting Pay Range - $33.31 - $39.19, per hour

Pueblo Community Health Center offers a flexible benefits program to full-time and part-time employees working 20 hours or more per week.

Benefit opportunities presently available to employees (Part Time 20, Part Time 30 & Full-Time employees only) are listed below:

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 403(b) Tax-Sheltered Annuity Plan
• Cafeteria 125 Flexible Spending Account

In addition to the benefits available for purchase through the Cafeteria 125 plan, Pueblo Community Health Center offers supplemental insurances and generous paid time off benefits including holidays and personal time off (PTO). The organization also contributes to the employee’s tax-sheltered annuity plan after one year of service.

Job Summary:

To provide medical case management services to the obstetric patients of Pueblo Community Health Center, Inc

Reports to:

Perinatal Service Manager

Supervision Exercised:

None

Education/Experience/License/Certification:

• Registered Nurse with valid Colorado license.
• Experience in obstetric or perinatal care preferred.
• Valid driver’s license and auto insurance as required by law.
• Current B.L.S. with skills demonstration C.P.R. certification for Healthcare Providers required

Required Travel:

Frequent travel is required including day-to-day local travel for patient care, business meetings, community events, etc, some of which may occur during evenings and weekends.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Ability to work independently.

2. Excellent interpersonal skills.

3. Essential to have ability to understand verbal information, ability to exchange verbal information with others and ability to present information verbally.

4. Essential to have ability to read and understand written materials and ability to compose information/instruction in written form.

5. Essential to have ability to memorize.

6. Essential to be able to reason mathematically and to have analytical and problem solving skills.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Ensure the function and activities of this department to embrace the philosophy, mission, values and Communicate with Heart service model supported by the Board of Directors of Pueblo Community Health Center, Inc.

2. Adhere to the guidelines and procedures of Pueblo Community Health Center, Inc.

3. Function as primary obstetric nurse for routine prenatal care and medical screening for Pueblo Community Health Center, Inc.

4. Function as primary nurse for gynecological and other patients seeking care at Pueblo Community Health Center, Inc. to include birth control visits, CPE’s, etc.

5. Medically case manage the obstetric population:

• Follow up on no shows and lab
• Perform triage of OB phone calls
• Transfer information to L & D

6. Perform routine point of care testing in the lab and assist in keeping urine lab clean and orderly.

7. Adhere to policies and procedures in the laboratory manual.

8. Maintain inventory of exam room supplies, stock and order supplies as needed.

9. Provide patient education including quarterly Lamaze class series and one-to-one prematurity prevention counseling sessions.

10. Maintain monthly statistics on the OB population.

11. Assist in scheduling HROB, case managing HROB visits and assisting in HROB clinic.

12. Assist in maintaining linkages with community agencies.

13. Ensure that all points of contact with the patient are adequately documented in the medical record, including patient phone calls, visits, and contact with other community agencies.

15. Provide gynecological and perinatal care appropriate to the age-specific needs of all patients in accordance with the principles of growth and development for infant, child, adolescent, adult and geriatric life cycles.

16. Maintain knowledge of current technology related to perinatal nursing.

17. Assist with gynecologic procedures and case management of gynecology patients.

18. Maintain CPR certification.

19. Adhere to infection control policies and procedures

20. Participate in the peer review process in the department

21. The employee may be required to provide services to an individual who is not a patient of the health center when the provider is then asked, called upon, or undertakes at or near the location of an emergency to provide service to a non-health center patient in an emergency situation or temporarily treat or assist in treating the non-health center patient.

22. The employee may be required to provide supervision of students and medical residents providing care at the health center’s facilities.

23. Perform other duties assigned.

The above duties are not all inclusive and are not intended to limit or define the duties that may be assigned.

Pueblo Community Health Center is a tobacco-free workplace. EOE