Near Patient Nurse (Sasebo)

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

General

The Near Patient Nurse will be considered the main executor of the Near Patient Program in country medical services as per the TRICARE contract. 

Clinical

The role of the Near Patient Nurse is to provide medical case management and communication when a Prime or Prime Remote beneficiary is sought in the overseas Purchased Care Sector Provider (PCSP).  The Near Patient team will work collaboratively with the PCSP, in country US Military Facility/s and the Near Patient Team to manage the episode of care keeping the beneficiary at the center of all considerations.  Escalations to senior Near Patient Team members as determined by the medical situation will be required based on the clinical situation.  

Governance

In addition the Near Patient Medical Nurse will work in close association with the Clinical Quality Team and the organization underneath it on the quality and safety of providers up to and including auditing and credentialing TRICARE providers in a given area.  The Near Patient Nurse may assist in gathering information to include those contained within the CQMP. The Near Patient Nurse may be the main point of contact for clinical quality assessment and feedback for individual care episodes, ongoing quality assurance of providers and formal provider assessments. 

【※TRICAREサービスとは】
米軍人と軍人家族のための医療保障制度がTRICAREです。
TRICAREサービスでは、米軍基地内の医療施設では対処しきれないものを一般病院へ紹介する際に、紹介先病院の選定から患者（TRICARE受給者）の状況把握、病院・米軍への状況説明、請求代行などあらゆるサポートを行います。

Description:

【業務内容】
■提携病院（委託先）と患者の間に入り、医療症例管理と双方とのコミュニケーション
■提携病院への訪問もしくは電話にて医療状況のアップデート行い、リモートでの治療のサポート
■患者の医療情報の記録（退院までを丁寧に管理）及び米軍・米国保険団体への英語でのレポート作成
■TRICAREサービス及び提携病院での医療サービスの品質管理
■必要に応じてTRICAREチームのメンバーにエスカレーション
■必要に応じて他のプロジェクトやタスクをサポート

【英語の使用場面】
米軍人とのコミュニケーション及び米軍へのレポート作成において英語を使用します。

Requirements

• Registered General Nurse or equivalent with minimum 3 years of experience with registration to practice in country of work 

• Strong written and verbal communication in Japanese and English

• Writes medical English clearly, succinctly, and correctly 

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