Home Care Services Nurse Care Coordinator Job Opening

Home Care Services Nurse Care Coordinator

Alabama Department of Public Health, Tuscaloosa County

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Category: Nurse

Qualifications Required:

  • Bachelor’s degree or Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university in Nursing and one year of professional nursing experience in home care.
  • License to practice professional nursing as issued by the Alabama Board of Nursing.
  • Valid Driver’s license

Job Duties:

  • Provides patient care management to include coordination of care from admission to discharge.
  • Performs, assigns and reviews nursing visit documentation.
  • Documentation accurately reflects patient status.
  • Provides all patient care according to the Nurse Practice Act and agency policy and procedures.
  • Completes all patient care documentation and departmental documentation in a timely manner.
  • Participates in an ongoing Subunit/LC Office QI program.
  • Communicates professionally with internal and external customers, to include but not limited to, public health staff, hospitals, nursing homes, medical facilities, and/or physicians.
  • Rotates on-call status with other staff nurses.
  • Routinely meets weekly productivity goal for patient care visits.
  • Responds to emergency and disaster assignments when called to duty.

Benefits and More:

  • Paid Time Off (annual, sick, personal) / State Holidays
  • State Employee Health benefits (medical, dental, vision)
  • State retirement through Employees’ Retirement System
  • Continuing education

Apply at www.personnel.alabama.gov

Classification Code: 40233

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $44,640.00 to $67,660.80 /year

Benefits offered:

  • Paid time off
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Healthcare spending or reimbursement accounts such as HSAs or FSAs
  • Retirement benefits or accounts

Relocation Assistance Provided:

  • No