Perinatal Case Manager

Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 1. Ensure the function and activities of this department to embrace the philosophy, mission, values and Communicate with Heart service model supported by the Board of Directors of Pueblo Community Health Center, Inc. 2. Adhere to the guidelines and procedures of Pueblo Community Health Center, Inc. 3. Function as primary obstetric nurse for routine prenatal care and medical screening for Pueblo Community Health Center, Inc. 4. Function as primary nurse for gynecological and other patients seeking care at Pueblo Community Health Center, Inc. to include birth control visits, CPE’s, etc. 5. Medically case manage the obstetric population: ◾ Perform initial OB screening ◾ Schedule OB visits ◾ Provide patient education ◾ Follow up on no shows and lab ◾ Maintain OB patient charts ◾ Perform triage of OB phone calls ◾ Transfer information to L & D ◾ Perform daily hospital round 6. Perform routine point of care testing in the lab and assist in keeping urine lab clean and orderly. 7. Adhere to policies and procedures in the laboratory manual. 8. Maintain inventory of exam room supplies, stock and order supplies as needed. 9. Provide patient education including quarterly Lamaze class series and one-to-one prematurity prevention counseling sessions. 10. Maintain monthly statistics on the OB population. 11. Assist in scheduling HROB, case managing HROB visits and assisting in HROB clinic. 12. Assist in maintaining linkages with community agencies. 13. Ensure that all points of contact with the patient are adequately documented in the medical record, including patient phone calls, visits, and contact with other community agencies. 14. Maintain patient confidentiality. 15. Provide gynecological and perinatal care appropriate to the age-specific needs of all patients in accordance with the principles of growth and development for infant, child, adolescent, adult and geriatric life cycles. 16. Maintain knowledge of current technology related to perinatal nursing. 17. Assist with gynecologic procedures and case management of gynecology patients. 18. Maintain CPR certification. 19. Adhere to infection control policies and procedures 20. Participate in the peer review process in the department 21. The employee may be required to provide services to an individual who is not a patient of the health center when the provider is then asked, called upon, or undertakes at or near the location of an emergency to provide service to a non-health center patient in an emergency situation or temporarily treat or assist in treating the non-health center patient. 22. The employee may be required to provide supervision of students and medical residents providing care at the health center’s facilities. 23. Perform other duties assigned. The above duties are not all inclusive and are not intended to limit or define the duties that may be assigned.

Closing Date

Open until filled. Pueblo Community Health Center is a tobacco-free workplace. EOE Apply online at www.pueblochc.org Qualifications