Licensed Practical Nurse
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Job Location:
New Brunswick, NJ - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
6 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Posting Summary
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse for the department of Family Medicine at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. The Licensed Practical Nurse in collaboration with physicians resident physicians nurse practitioners and the designated Resource Unit supported Medical Assistant other members of the healthcare team coordinates care for our patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) that are service recipients of NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities ( DDD ). Supports the education of resident physicians through processes of care coordination which requires significant interaction with community disability service provider agencies including direct support professionals and program directors families and specialists in a range of coordinating services for this vulnerable population many of whom have communication and other functional limitations the Licensed Practical Nurse serves as a bridge between patients resident/attending physicians families and community service providers. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Provides experiential education to resident physicians through care coordination as described in the summary. Coordinates with DDD provider agency staff including direct support professionals and other program staff to ensure that patients with I/DD are able to meet appointments and effectively communicate health status presenting problems and follow through with prescriptions physician orders and treatment recommendations. Communicates with patients with I/DD effectively to collect information on their healthcare needs including staff family and others that care about the individual in order to gather accurate information. Triages all incoming patient problems/concerns and gathers clinical information for the physician and nurse practitioners. Serves as liaison between clinicians patients caregivers pharmacies medical suppliers insurance companies community provider agency staff and families in ensuring appropriate preventative care and care for ongoing primary and disability related healthcare needs.
Overview
New Jerseys academic health center Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences ( RBHS ) takes an integrated approach to educating students providing clinical care and conducting research all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick and collaborating university wide RBHS includes eight schools a behavioral health network and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research neuroscience advanced biotechnology and medicine environmental and occupational health and health care policy and aging research. Our faculty are teachers clinicians and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine dentistry pharmacy public health nursing biomedical research and the full spectrum of allied health careers. Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the stateat Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark Scotch Plains Somerset Stratford and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick Newarks University Hospital in Newark and other affiliates. Through this community of healers scientists and scholars Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
Preferred Qualifications
One (1) year of relevant clinical experience in family medicine or disability setting preferred. Experience with care coordination and case management strongly preferred.
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse for the department of Family Medicine at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. The Licensed Practical Nurse in collaboration with physicians resident physicians nurse practitioners and the designated Resource Unit supported Medical Assistant other members of the healthcare team coordinates care for our patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) that are service recipients of NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities ( DDD ). Supports the education of resident physicians through processes of care coordination which requires significant interaction with community disability service provider agencies including direct support professionals and program directors families and specialists in a range of coordinating services for this vulnerable population many of whom have communication and other functional limitations the Licensed Practical Nurse serves as a bridge between patients resident/attending physicians families and community service providers. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Provides experiential education to resident physicians through care coordination as described in the summary. Coordinates with DDD provider agency staff including direct support professionals and other program staff to ensure that patients with I/DD are able to meet appointments and effectively communicate health status presenting problems and follow through with prescriptions physician orders and treatment recommendations. Communicates with patients with I/DD effectively to collect information on their healthcare needs including staff family and others that care about the individual in order to gather accurate information. Triages all incoming patient problems/concerns and gathers clinical information for the physician and nurse practitioners. Serves as liaison between clinicians patients caregivers pharmacies medical suppliers insurance companies community provider agency staff and families in ensuring appropriate preventative care and care for ongoing primary and disability related healthcare needs.
Overview
New Jerseys academic health center Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences ( RBHS ) takes an integrated approach to educating students providing clinical care and conducting research all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick and collaborating university wide RBHS includes eight schools a behavioral health network and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research neuroscience advanced biotechnology and medicine environmental and occupational health and health care policy and aging research. Our faculty are teachers clinicians and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine dentistry pharmacy public health nursing biomedical research and the full spectrum of allied health careers. Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the stateat Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark Scotch Plains Somerset Stratford and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick Newarks University Hospital in Newark and other affiliates. Through this community of healers scientists and scholars Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
Preferred Qualifications
One (1) year of relevant clinical experience in family medicine or disability setting preferred. Experience with care coordination and case management strongly preferred.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- ICU Experience
- Dermal Fillers
- Experience Administering Injections
- Home Care
- Nursing
- Botox Experience
- Critical Care Experience
- Medication Administration
- Tube Feeding
About Company
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is one of America's leading public research universities. Consistently top-ranked, Rutgers offers a range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs and continuing education opportunities.
