Life care planner vs nurse extern

Differences between life care planner and nurse extern duties and responsibilities

Life care planner example responsibilities.

• Manage caseload by providing care coordination to individuals with a primary intellectual/developmental disability diagnosis all of whom receive community-base waiver services.
• Complete health risk assessments for members who have recently become effective with Delaware Medicaid.
• Work with Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance companies in obtaining authorization using ICD codes for patient's home care needs.
• Examine patients arriving acutely in the ICU and administer therapeutic activities including ambulation, bed mobility, transfers and safety.
• Report to APS as appropriate.
• Create, implement, and evaluate nurse training for HEDIS.
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Nurse extern example responsibilities.

• Organize and manage regular clinics involving external physicians, including ophthalmology, ENT, Med/Surg, orthopedics, and podiatry professionals.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living, obtain vital signs and assessments, and perform 12 lead EKG's.
• Perform initial assessments on patients in outpatient oncology clinic; recording vital signs, significant medical history and chief complaints.
• Shadow to adult medical-surgical nurse staff- head-to-toe assessment, assist with medication administration, computer charting with co-signor, and telemetry monitoring
• Obtain ACLS, to ensure patients receive the best quality of care.
• Obtain ACLS certification and then float to all critical care areas as needed.
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