What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse Care Coordinator / Work from Home / Flexible Schedule position at UIC-Division of Specialized Care for Children?
This position is mainly remote but candidate must live within close vicinity to a DSCC office for meetings and home visits.
Position Summary:
The DSCC Nursing Consultant provides care coordination services to families eligible for DSCC Core services within a particular geographic area. Provides consultation to other members of the multi-disciplinary team utilizing skills and knowledge acquired from academic training and professional experience as a Nurse.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Provides care coordination services:
Develops a care coordination plan that is family-centered, community based and coordinated. Facilitates the implementation of the care coordination plan. Monitors the care coordination plan activities. Revises the care coordination plan to address the changing and ongoing concerns and priorities of the family. Coordinates all available health care benefits
- Identifies children eligible for DSCC services: Assists in determining general eligibility for each assigned case along with Program Coordinator Assistant. Determines medical eligibility for each assigned case. Assists in the completion of the financial application process for each assigned case along with Program Coordinator Assistant. Identifies potentially eligible children for the Home Care Program
- Enters, prepare, transmits, updates, scans and uploads information/documents in electronic records: Demographic and medical social data from applicants/recipients, families including completing forms and letters in support of care coordination services. Receives, processes and routes incoming/outgoing written applicant/recipient correspondence, reports, etc.
- Participates as a member of the Regional Office multi-disciplinary team: Complies with University, Division and Regional Office policy and procedures. Provides discipline based expertise to the Regional Office multi disciplinary team. Maintains nursing expertise in support of the Regional Office multi disciplinary team.
- Promotes interagency collaboration and an organized network of integrated services: Provides community education programs regarding DSCC services. Participates in developing and/or implementing a networking plan for the Regional Office.
- Participates in family-centered, community based clinics (if applicable): Coordinates all assigned DSCC clinics. Participates as a Nursing Consultant clinic team member.
- Participates in special projects impacting DSCC: Participates in agency committees/projects on a regional or statewide basis. Participates in DSCC sponsored interagency programs. Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Licensed as a registered professional nurse in the State of Illinois (If an Illinois Resident is licensed as a professional nurse in a state other than Illinois, the applicant must meet the criteria established by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to obtain the proper licensure within five (5) months of the date of appointment.)
- Bachelor's degree
- Two years of public health or specialized nursing experience
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $52,000.00 - $60,942.00 per year
Benefits:
- Continuing education credits
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Free parking
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Mileage reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Education:
- Bachelor's (Required)
Experience:
- Nursing or public health: 2 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- State of Illinois Registered Nurse license (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Springfield, IL 62704
Salary : $52,000 - $60,942