Join our team committed to the highest quality healthcare!
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Provide education about asthma and self-management to patients with asthma, their families, and/or caregivers and support systems.
- Provide education about the asthma disease process, exercise, medications, complications and their prevention, goal setting, psychosocial adjustment, and other related topics.
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Conduct home visits to reinforce family-patient asthma management skills including:
- Conducting in-home environmental assessments to identify potential asthma triggers.
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Assisting patients and their family to identify their personal asthma trigger(s)
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Understand, identify and educate about indoor and outdoor allergens and/or irritants that can make asthma worse and ways to reduce exposure to these triggers.
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Demonstrate low-cost trigger management strategies.
- Process referrals of SSCHC to receive spirometry, administer spirometry, and document appropriate findings in the EHR.
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Assist Chronic Care Department staff as needed for coverage (glucometer teachings, Blood pressure cuff teaching, HTN prevention and DASH diet education, facilitating appointments with Chronic Care team).
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Implement asthma education plan for patients.
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Document appropriately in the medical record in a timely, accurate manner.
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Evaluate the outcome of the education based on outcome criteria and adjust the educational plan as necessary.
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Work closely with other members of the patient care team, including physicians, other providers, nursing staff and other essential staff members.
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Develop and conduct group teaching sessions.
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Develop and conduct education sessions for the SSCHC community as needed.
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Participate in and provide expertise in clinic projects as appropriate.
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Seek and participate in continuing education opportunities related to Asthma care as able.
QUALIFICATIONS:-
High School Diploma or GED.
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Experience in community-based agency or community health organization preferred.
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Ability to present information to individuals and groups.
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Experience in the clinical setting with a focus on asthma, high blood pressure patient education, internal medicine, nutrition, adult and child health education, chronic disease management or public health preferred.
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Ability to interact with patients and families of various cultural backgrounds.
- Bilingual (Spanish/English) communication skills required, verbal and written.
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<st1:place new="" roman="" style="font-family: " times="">Valid Wisconsin</st1:place> driver’s license, use of an automobile and current automobile insurance.
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Excellent time management skills and the ability to multi-task.
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Basic computer skills.
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Maintain BLS Certification.
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