Coordinator RN

Coordinator RN

An RN Coordinator job involves overseeing patient care, acting as a liaison between patients, families, and providers, developing care plans, coordinating services (like home health, specialists), managing staff/operations in a unit, ensuring documentation is accurate, and focusing on transitions of care to improve outcomes, often for chronic conditions like diabetes or CHF, preventing readmissions. Key duties include patient assessment, education, care plan implementation, team communication, and administrative tasks like policy development or scheduling.

Qualifications

Required:

• Registered Nurse with a minimum of 3 years of clinical experience
• Strong organizational and care coordination skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams

Preferred:

• Prior experience in care coordination or case management
• Experience with grant coordination or program administration
• Heart failure experience

Certifications And Licenses Required (if Applicable—remove When Posting):

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) License

Scheduling Requirements (non-exempt Positions—remove When Posting):

• Full-Time, Day Shift (40 hours per week)

Essential Functions:

• Systematically assess patient needs, develop and implement comprehensive, individualized care plans, and set goals with the patient
• Link patients to necessary resources, coordinate between different departments, specialists, and post-acute care (home health, hospice)
• Serve as the primary communicator between patients, families, physicians, and the interdisciplinary healthcare team
• Educate patients and families about conditions, treatments, and self-management strategies
• Track patient progress, evaluate care plan effectiveness, and ensure quality and safety standards are met
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date records of assessments, interventions, and outcomes
• Supervise nursing staff, manage scheduling, orient new hires, and provide performance feedback (in supervisory roles)
• Oversee daily unit operations, develop policies, and manage resource allocation
• Facilitate smooth transitions from hospital to home, identifying barriers and arranging services

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Benefits And Perks

At RWJBarnabas Health, our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Driven by our Total Wellbeing promise, our market-competitive offerings include comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees' physical, emotional, financial, personal, career, and community wellbeing. These benefits and resources include, but are not limited to:

• Paid Time Off including Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
• Retirement Plans
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Disability and Life Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Planning Support
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Community and Volunteer Opportunities
• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, and Verizon
• ….and more!

RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer