RN Care Coordinator
RN Care Coordinator
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Job Description
Overview
Located conveniently in the heart of Phoenix Arizona St. Josephs Hospital and Medical Center is a 571-bed not-for-profit hospital that provides a wide range of health social and support services. Founded in 1895 by the Sisters of Mercy St. Josephs was the first hospital in the Phoenix area. More than 125 years later St. Josephs remains dedicated to its mission of caring for the poor and underserved.
We are extremely proud to be a nationally recognized center for quality quaternary care medical education and research. St. Josephs includes the internationally renowned Barrow Neurological Institute Norton Thoracic Institute Cancer Center at St. Josephs Ivy Brain Tumor Center and St. Josephs Level I Trauma Center (which is verified by the American College of Surgeons). The hospital is also a respected center for high-risk obstetrics neuro-rehabilitation orthopedics and other medical services. St. Josephs is considered a sought-after destination hospital for treating the most complex cases from throughout the world. Every day approximately 20 percent of the hospitals patients have traveled from outside of Arizona and the United States to seek treatment at St. Josephs.
U.S News & World Report routinely ranks St. Josephs among the top hospitals in the United States for neurology and neurosurgery. In addition St. Josephs boasts the Creighton University School of Medicine at St. Josephs and a strategic alliance with Phoenix Childrens Hospital.
St. Josephs is consistently named an outstanding place to work and one of Arizonas healthiest employers. Come grow your career with one of Arizonas Most Admired Companies.
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Responsibilities
The Care Coordination Department at St. Josephs Hospital and Medical Center plays a critical role in providing exceptional patient care to its birth to adult in-patient population. By coordinating the delivery of healthcare and social services while balancing individually identified patient and family medical and psychosocial needs with cost-effective and available resources members of the Care Coordination Team are dedicated to furthering the mission of the Hospital.
Job Summary / Purpose
The RN Care Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the progression of care and discharge planning for identified patients requiring these services. The RN Care Coordinator performs this role to meet the individuals health needs while promoting quality of care cost effective outcomes and by following hospital policies standards of practice and Federal and State regulations. The positions emphasis will be on care coordination communication and collaboration with utilization management 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.
Responsibilities:
- Completes and documents a discharge planning assessment on those patients identified by the designated screening process or upon request. Reassess the patient as appropriate and update 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 patients 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 patients clinical needs.
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Qualifications
Minimum:
Education and Experience:
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Minimum two (2) years of acute hospital clinical experience or a Masters degree in Case Management or Nursing field in lieu of 1 year experience.
Preferred:
- Bachelors Degree in Nursing (BSN) or related healthcare field.
- American Heart Association BLS required within 3 months of hiring.
- At least five (5) years of nursing experience.
Licensure:
Active Arizona or Compact state RN License
Preferred:
- Certified Case Manager (CCM) Accredited Case Manager (ACM-RN) or UM Certification
Training:
- Knowledge of managed care and payer environment preferred.
- Must have critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Collaborate effectively with multiple stakeholders
- Understand how utilization management and case management programs integrate.
- Ability to work as a team player and assist other members of the team where needed.
- Knowledge of CMS standards and requirements.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
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