PATIENT CARE COORDINATOR LPN

Cooper University Health Care is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving residents and visitors throughout Cape May County. The system includes Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional; three urgent care facilities; nearly 30 primary care and specialty care offices in multiple locations throughout Cape May County; The Cancer Center at Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional; the Claire C. Brodesser Surgery Center; AMI at Cooper, Miracles Fitness and numerous freestanding outpatient facilities providing wound care, lab, and physical therapy services. We have a commitment to our employees by providing competitive rates and compensation programs.  Cooper offers full and part time employees a comprehensive employee benefits program, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement, on-site Early Education Center (employee discount), attractive working conditions, and the chance to build and explore a career opportunity by offering professional development.

• Manage centralized medication processes
• Completing medication prior authorizations and peer reviews or appeals for medication denials to facilitate provider written treatment plan and improve patient care
• Completing centralized medication refills following written protocols that include evaluation of patients chart for appropriate testing and follow up
• Manage transitions in care for patients and their care givers
• Manage chronic care management as directed by the patient, their care giver or physician/APP
• Perform periodic outreach to patients/caregivers and communicate with physician/APPs and RN Care Coordinator on behalf of the patient/ patient care giver
• Participate in maintaining and developing quality and performance initiatives for specific patient populations.
• Engaged in practice transformation operations. Work with offices to implement performance and quality strategies. Work with team to identify and overcome barriers to implementing transformation strategies.
• Other duties as assigned and within the scope of professional licensure as necessary for patient safety. Including redeployment to office for clinical assignments.

• High School Diploma or GED
• Licensed Practical Nurse
• CPR/BLS certified

• Licensed Practical Nurse
• CPR/BLS certified

• Excellent collaboration skills with clinicians and non-clinical staff
• Excellent patient advocacy skills and outreach skills
• Advanced computer literacy and technology skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• EPIC experience, preferred