Licensed Practical Nurse

Overview

New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.

Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state—at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, including Piscataway;

and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark’s University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse for the department of Family Medicine at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. The Licensed Practical Nurse collaborates with physicians, resident physicians, nurse practitioners, and the designated Resource Unit, supported Medical Assistant, and other members of the healthcare team, to coordinate care for patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) who are service recipients of NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD).

They support the education of resident physicians through care coordination processes requiring significant interaction with community disability service providers, including direct support professionals, program directors, families, and specialists.

• Provides experiential education to resident physicians through care coordination as described in the summary.
• Coordinates with DDD provider agency staff including direct support professionals and other program staff to ensure that patients with I/DD can meet appointments and effectively communicate health status, presenting problems, and follow through with prescriptions, physician orders, and treatment recommendations.
• Communicates with patients with I/DD effectively to collect information on their healthcare needs, including staff, family, and others that care about the individual, to gather accurate information.
• Triages all incoming patient problems/concerns and gathers clinical information for the physician and nurse practitioners.
• Serves as liaison between clinicians, patients, caregivers, pharmacies, medical suppliers, insurance companies, community provider agency staff, and families to ensure appropriate preventative care and ongoing primary and disability‑related healthcare needs.

• Licensed Practical Nurse licensure in the State of New Jersey is required.
• Demonstrated ability to assess health care needs of patients.
• Demonstrated ability to teach patients, families, and/or others in accordance with the overall plan of care.
• Demonstrated ability to provide clinical telephone advice and triage urgent and non‑urgent patient calls.
• Ability to function in a team environment.
• Effective oral and written communication skills. Basic word processing and computer skills.

• One (1) year of relevant clinical experience in family medicine or disability setting.
• Experience with care coordination and case management.

• Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage.
• Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs.
• Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax‑deferred savings options.
• Employee and dependent educational benefits (when applicable).
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