RN - Medicare Wellness

Company: CARLE
Location: Bloomington
Posted on: November 8, 2024

Job Description:

The Ambulatory Nurse utilizes a systematic approach to nursing by incorporating assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in the practice of nursing. - -Provides healthcare to individuals, families, and communities within the RN scope of practice as defined by the Illinois Board of Nursing. -Main focus of the Medicare Wellness nurse will be to complete Medicare Annual Wellness visits with eligible patients; in addition, help with clinic nursing responsibilities as defined or needed.

• Ensures understanding of CMS Medicare Annual Wellness Visit requirements/visit workflows
• Provides and facilitates competent health care of patients and families in area of practice. Ensures adherence to established standards of care and scope of practice.
• Ensures -documentation of care is complete and accurate.
• Provides health and wellness education to individuals and groups.
• Acts -as preceptor and supports the development of other staff and healthcare students.
• Provides -leadership for initiatives designed to improve the quality of care or clinical outcomes.
• Assists -Nursing Supervisor/coordinator in the development of departmental standing orders.
• Works with Nursing Supervisor to ensure department is compliant with DNV standards.
• Perform telephone visits with eligible Annual Wellness Visit patients
• Complete -AWV as assigned per departmental benchmarks/guidelines
• Assist with coordination of care for patients age 18-150.
• Perform telephone triage of both acute & chronic needs for patients age 18-150.
• Assist with in office procedures, such as incision & drainage, joint injections.
• Administration of immunizations & medications to patients age 18-150 -

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