Nurse Patient Care Coordinator/ Educator

Job Description:

New Horizon Family Health Services (NHFHS) is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that has been improving the health of the communities we serve since 1992. We offer quality health care for anyone needing a family doctor and medical home. Our years of experience and commitment to excellence have earned us the reputation as a trusted source of quality medical, dental, and behavioral health care. 

Details:

• The NPCC/E works with patients referred for assistance in accessing and utilizing health care resources due to their complex chronic illness.  This position supports improvements in health outcomes through coordinating care, educating patients, building trust between patients and medical practitioners, and enhancing communication and the continuity of care.  The NPCC/E will teach, counsel and monitor patients on issues relevant to their health.  As a member of an interdisciplinary team, this position will consult with other health care team members to coordinate the provision of patient education, preventive care and disease management.

Experience and Skills:

Education:

• Associates or Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing and three years’ work experience related to chronic disease management as an RN in South Carolina
• Practical Nursing Degree and five year experience related to chronic disease management.

 Licensure/Certification:

• Must be licensed as Practical Nurse  or Register Nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing
• Must be BLS CPR certified.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Familiarity with local community resources for patients with chronic disease
• Knowledge of patient teaching, health promotion and disease prevention methods related to routine health care and those designed to address the needs of patients with chronic, disabling health conditions
• Understands the purpose of and has a working knowledge of PCMH concepts
• Ability to maintain effective work relationships
• Ability to make accurate professional judgments
• Ability to develop a collaborative therapeutic alliance with individuals

Benefits

New Horizon Family Health Services offers a robust and comprehensive benefit package to full time employees. These choices/options include:

• Paid vacations, holidays and sick leave

Optional Benefits which include:

• Medical (PEBA State Health Plan), Dental and Vision benefits
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability and Long Term Disability
• Optional contribution to a 403 (b) Retirement Plan, with up to 4% employer match after the first year of employment
• Continuing education courses through SC AHEC

Mission:

Our Mission is to provide quality, affordable, compassionate patient-centered health care to improve the health of the communities we serve. Our Vision is that our community will be one of the healthiest in the Nation. Superior patient care is the hallmark of NHFHS.

Community:

Greenville, South Carolina is the perfect place to live, work, and play. Greenville is surrounded by mountains, lakes, hiking & biking trails, as well as recreational activities including golf, tennis, water sports, cultural performances and more. Geographically located between Atlanta, GA and Charlotte, NC, with beaches just 3.5 to 4 hours away.

We are an Equal Opportunity employer.