Care Coordinator Nurse Float

Job Summary and Responsibilities The RN Care Coordinator is responsible for performing utilization review activities, overseeing the progression of care and transition of care planning for identified patients requiring these services. The RN Care Coordinator performs this role to meet the individual's health needs while promoting quality of care, cost‑effective outcomes and by following hospital policies, standards of practice and Federal and State regulations. The position's emphasis will be on care coordination, communication and collaboration with nursing, physicians, ancillary departments, insurers and post‑acute service providers to progress the care toward optimal outcomes at the appropriate level of care. The RN Care Coordinator advocates for the patient and family by identifying, valuing, and addressing patient choice, spiritual needs, cultural, language and socioeconomic barriers to care transitions. In addition, the RN Care Coordinator strives to enhance the patient experience. Completes and documents a discharge planning assessment on those patients identified by the designated screening process, or upon request. Reassesses the patient as appropriate and updates the plan accordingly. Facilitates the development of a multidisciplinary discharge plan, engaging other relevant health team members, the patient and/or patient representative and post‑acute care providers in accordance with the patient’s clinical or psychosocial needs, choices and available resources. Oversees and evaluates the implementation of the discharge plan. Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to ensure progression of care and appropriate utilization of inpatient resources using established evidence‑based guidelines/criteria. Collaborates with the healthcare team and post‑acute service providers to ensure timely and smooth transitions to the most appropriate type and setting of post‑acute services based upon patient’s clinical needs. Identifies risk for readmission and implements interventions to mitigate those risks for at least a 30‑day period. Job Requirements Graduate of an accredited school of nursing upon hire and minimum two (2) years of acute hospital clinical experience, or Masters in Case Management or Nursing field upon hire and one (1) year of experience, or Bachelor of Science in Nursing upon hire and at least five (5) years of nursing experience preferred Registered Nurse: NE (RN:NE) required upon hire, and Basic Life Support - CPR (BLS-CPR) required within 90 days Certified Case Manager (CCM) preferred Accredited Case Manager (ACM) preferred Pay Range $32.70 - $48.65 /hour We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. #J-18808-Ljbffr Catholic Health Initiatives