RN-Care Coordinator

Requirements

• Required: Two (2) years of experience as a RN in an acute care or case management setting
• Reports To: Clinical Manager or Director
• Supervises: N/A
• Ages of Patients: Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult, Geriatric
• Blood Borne Pathogens: Minimal/ No Potential
• Skills, Knowledge, Abilities:
• Essential Responsibilities
• Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies, and takes action to resolve compliance questions or concerns and report suspected violations.
• Ensures that an admission review has been completed within one working day after admission.
• Transitions with the ED Care Coordinator and Transfer Coordinator for patients admitted to inpatient/observation level of care.
• Performs a comprehensive assessment of patient's clinical, psychosocial, discharge planning and financial needs. Establishes clinical milestones and goals related to these issues.
• Establishes rapport and a relationship with the patient and family in order to understand their needs and expectations and to assist them in setting realistic and mutual goals. Integrate an awareness of cultural factors in the patient/family interview process and elicit clinically relevant cultural information.
• Collaborates with the physician, patient and interdisciplinary team to establish a comprehensive plan of care to appropriately address clinical milestones.
• Communicates plan of care, including changes and issues related to plan of care to patient/family, physicians and other members of the healthcare team; facilitates communication between the physician, interdisciplinary team, patient and family.
• Gathers sufficient information from all relevant sources to determine the effectiveness of the plan of care to assure it is done in an accurate, safe, timely and cost effective manner.
• Acts as a resource to staff and physicians regarding appropriateness of admission and continued stay, levels of care (including related documentation requirements), quality of care concerns and criteria/guidelines/protocols utilized in care planning and resource utilization.
• Organizes, integrates and evaluates the effectiveness of the plan of care and progress toward achievement of desired outcomes. Modifies plan of care as patient/family needs change to accomplish goals established in the plan of care.
• Coordinates patient transfer to the appropriate level of care. Identifies and facilitates resolution of clinical and operational roadblocks to achieve optimal outcomes by identifying alternatives as needed. Communicates resulting decisions to patient/family, physicians and members of healthcare team, according to regulatory guidelines and hospital policies.
• Identifies opportunities to improve care/service. Assists in development and implementation of care performance improvement plans based upon analysis of patterns and trends identified from data collection and observatio

Benefits

Additional Information

Sign On Bonus Eligible Default Work Shift: Day (United States of America) Hours: 40 Salary range: $53.00 - $82.08 Schedule: Full Time Shift Hours: 10 Hour employee Department: Case Management Social Services Job Objective: Determines the appropriateness of hospital admission, and advocates, coordinates and facilitates the interdisciplinary plan of care to expedite medically appropriate, effective, efficient and timely utilization of resources for maximum patient outcomes. Partners with the charge nurse, social worker, physician and other members of the interdisciplinary team to facilitate safe and timely discharge, and intervenes as appropriate to remove barriers to efficient patient throughput and smooth patient transition. Applies clinical expertise and medical appropriateness criteria to resource utilization, admissions and discharge planning. Job Description: Education: Required: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Master's degree in Nursing Licensure/Certification: Required: California Registered Nurse (RN) licensure Preferred: Certification in Case Management

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