RN - Specialty

Description Primary Title: RN-Infectious Disease Care Coordinator I Secondary Title: RN- Specialty Care Coordinator I CORE VALUES The core values of Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas (CHC/SEK) are dignity and stewardship. Each staff member is expected to perform their job duties in a way that preserves dignity for our patients and maintains good stewardship of the organization’s resources. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION The RN – Infectious Disease Care Coordinator is an integral member of the multidisciplinary clinical care team.

This role provides comprehensive nursing care and care coordination for patients receiving infectious disease services (including HIV and Hepatitis C), addiction treatment services (ATS), and medication assisted treatment (MAT). Responsibilities include in-clinic patient care, triage, care coordination, medication management support, patient education, and acting as a primary communication link between patients, providers, and the care team. The RN – Infectious Disease Care Coordinator provides oversight and guidance to Medical Assistants and supports clinical workflows to ensure safe, high-quality, and patient-centered care.

Requirements

ESSENTIAL DUTIES Oversees and supports the patient rooming process, ensuring accurate collection of health histories, medication reconciliation, allergy verification, and vital signs; prioritizes complex, new, and establishing patients; ensures exam rooms are clean, stocked, and prepared. Provides clinical support to providers and care teams, including performing specialty procedures, administering injections/treatments, phlebotomy, EKGs, and routine in-house laboratory testing. Provides oversight and verification of vaccines administered by medical assistants, ensuring accuracy, safety, and compliance with established protocols.

Collaborates with the refill nurse and providers to support timely prescription refills, adhering to Medication Refill Protocols and Controlled Substance guidelines; facilitates communication for approvals when needed. Assists with medication-related prior authorizations, including submission through EHR, phone, or fax; gathers and submits supporting documentation; coordinates peer-to-peer reviews and supports denial and appeal processes. Performs in-clinic and phone triage, collaborates with the multidisciplinary care team to provide complete patient care, prioritize and schedule patients appropriately, and supports same-day access for urgent patient needs.

Coordinates labs, appointments, specialty services, and reporting requirements; monitors patient flow and scheduling to maintain efficiency; participates in daily care team huddles. Provides patient education at discharge, ensuring understanding of medications, provider instructions, follow-up care, and treatment plans. Oversees sample medication distribution, maintains inventory and stocking of supplies, ensures proper cleaning/sterilization of equipment, transports specimens safely, and…

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