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Nurse Practitioner, Asthma Community Program (40 hours)
Boston Children's Hospital
Opportunity Description
Job Description Position Summary/ Department Summary:
Nurse Practitioner, Asthma Community Program
Key Responsibilities:
Nurse Practitioner, Asthma Community Program
Key Responsibilities:
- Identifying patients with high-risk asthma through daily review of hospital admissions for asthma exacerbations, ED logs, chart reviews and referrals from primary care providers, asthma specialists, social workers & community partners for asthma home visits
- Working with the entire care team to determine care needs of a given patient based on his/her clinical condition & identify/steps to remove barriers and improve care
- Training and supporting Community Health Workers in conducting family-centered asthma home visits that include asthma education; assessment of patient's asthma control, medication understanding and adherence, and social needs; home environmental assessments, provision of supplies for asthma trigger reduction & case management
- Providing on-going case conferences & education ...
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