Nurse Clinician - Continuity of Care - Stead Family Childrens Hospital
Nurse Clinician - Continuity of Care - Stead Family Childrens Hospital
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Job Description
The Nurse Clinician for the University of Iowa Stead Family Childrens Hospital Continuity of Care (COC) Program functions as a clinical expert and care coordinator for pediatric patients with special and complex healthcare needs interfacing with the University of Iowa Childrens Stead Family Hospital faculty and staff from multiple departments/services patients and families and referring providers and community agencies/services.
The Nurse Clinician works collaboratively with the other COC team members University of Iowa Stead Family Childrens Hospital faculty/staff patients and families and external providers/agencies in coordinating the care of designated patients throughout their inpatient admission(s) discharge to home/community agencies and return to the University of Iowa Childrens Hospital for followup ambulatory visits. The Nurse Clinician provides services coordination consultation and resource and referral assistance; is a liaison between the faculty and staff of the University of Iowa Stead Family Childrens Hospital inpatient units and various medical/surgical subspecialty clinics the regional Child Health Specialty clinics and numerous interdisciplinary community providers/agencies as well as patients and their families.
- Coordinate and/or assist in the planning process for Iowas Medical Home and CommunityBased Waiver programs.
- Serve as a resource and liaison for families to regional Child Heath Specialty Clinics and regional medical providers and provide technical assistance and information for children with special healthcare needs being discharged from the University of Iowa Childrens Hospital.
- Provide followup phone calls to families of children with complex special healthcare needs who have been enrolled in the Continuity of Care Program.
- Be a liaison to families insurance companies and community providers and assist in securing the inhome communitybased services needed for the child to be discharged from the University of Iowa Childrens Hospital.
- Assist children with special healthcare needs and related services systems and program development activities as requested.
Percent of Time: 8090
Schedule:3236 hours per week MF
Location: Stead Family Childrens Hospital (SFCH)
SEIU Pay Plan: Highlights:
- Regular salaried position located in Iowa City IA
- Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health dental life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans
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Required Qualifications:
- A Baccalaureate degree in Nursing
- Minimum of 2 years recent pediatric nursing experience in childrens hospital or academic healthcare environment
- Current license to practice nursing in Iowa
- Demonstrates skill and efficiency in coordination of care and discharge planning for pediatric patients with complex health care needs (involving multiple departments and external agencies).
- Demonstrated expertise in specific clinical area of practice
- Proficiency in computer applications including Microsoft Excel Word and PowerPoint
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated excellent organizational skills critical thinking and problemsolving skills
- Demonstrated strong advocacy skills for pediatric patients and families
- Experience working with an interdisciplinary team
- Demonstrates willingness to flex work schedule to accommodate patient/family needs (e.g. meet with families during evening/weekends) and participation in community outreach
- Experience in quality management
Desired Qualifications:
- Previous case management experience is desired
- Knowledge of healthcare financing system especially Medicaid
- Experience with development/implementation of EBP standards
- Experience in ambulatory nursing
- Certification in case management/pediatric nursing is desired
- Previous experience with EPIC is desired
Please attach a resume and cover letter as part of the application process. Job openings are posted for a minimum of14calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. For questions or additional information please contact Nursing Recruitment at.
Successful candidates will be required to selfdisclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.
References:
- Five professional references will be requested and required at a later step in the recruitment process.
Employment Type
Full Time
