RECOVERY+ Expansion LPN

Recovery+ Expansion Lpn

Under the supervision of the Medical Director, Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioners, the administrative supervision of the Clinical and Administrative Managers, and in collaboration with the Recovery+ RN, the RECOVERY+ Expansion LPN is responsible for providing an array of nursing care and services for Pathways offices and clients participating in medication-assisted treatment and recovery. These responsibilities include but are not limited to regular travel to outlying Pathways offices, coordinating lab work, injections, screening, and ordering of medication for clients at multiple Pathways offices, providing ongoing client education and support, and documenting care in the client's record. Specifically, the Recovery Expansion Peer is an integral player in ensuring the smooth roll-out and operation of the RECOVERY+ Expansion project into Pathways' surrounding county clinics. The Recovery+ Expansion LPN maintains a weekly schedule equivalent to thirty-six (36) to forty (40) hours per week. Incumbents are subject to regular travel to other Pathways offices and locations in West Tennessee.

Essential Job Functions :

• Provides client and family education, support, and care in gender-, spiritually-, economically-, and culturally-responsive, humble, kind, and competent ways
• Follows HIPAA guidelines and maintains the highest level of confidentiality and privacy at all times when dealing with client information
• Coordinates daily with the RECOVERY+ home office while expanding services onsite at outlying Pathways outpatient locations to deliver services and close loops in conjunction with the R+ home office team
• Assists in managing and maintaining provider schedules and client appointments
• Facilitates equitable services for clients in person and via telehealth as needed
• Conducts thorough and competent screening for licensed physicians and nurse practitioners via telehealth, telephone, and face-to-face interview
• Administers injections and secures specimens for laboratory tests as ordered by a licensed physician or nurse practitioner
• Appropriately documents all activities as well as physician and nurse practitioner orders promptly with correct and appropriate tone, grammar, and syntax
• Assists in the coordination, monitoring, and documentation of the ordering, shipping, logging, administration, and usage of medication as ordered by a licensed physician or nurse practitioner
• Completes Prior Authorizations as needed or directed by a licensed physician or nurse practitioner
• Communicates effectively and appropriately with providers, pharmacies, managed care companies, patient assistance programs, pharmaceutical companies, and partnering organizations and entities, documenting as needed
• Responds to medical emergencies, initiates CPR or appropriate action, and notifies authorized personnel
• Collaborates effectively with service recipients, outside agency personnel, family members, and internal agency personnel including but not limited to supervisors, therapists, physicians, nurses, and case managers to ensure continuity of care
• Provides reporting of work activity to Clinical Manager as requested
• Participates in staffing and supervision as scheduled, and displays evidence of the value of lifelong learning as related to best practices in client care
• Participates in Quality Assurance & Improvement, Utilization Management, and other agency and system functions
• Other activities or responsibilities as needed per supervisor or agency including but not limited to cross-training with and offering services for other departments

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