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Dignity Healths Mercy Gilbert Medical Center is nationally known for our holistic approach to medicine and here you are a part of a golden thread of compassionate care that connects staff and patients. While walking through the Healing Gardenwith its intertwined pathways garden areas and fountainsyoure reminded of our dedication to honoring the whole person. Embracing total well-being then seeing patients and their loved ones respond positively is personally rewarding to you.

Mercy Gilbert is a modern 212-bed acute care not-for-profit community hospital in the Phoenix areas East Valley. We offer a full breadth of care from emergency and cardiovascular to pediatric orthopedic and diagnostic services. Since opening in June 2006 we have been named the #1 Small-Sized Acute Care Hospital by Arizona Business Magazine and the #1 Healing Hospital in the Nation by Baptist Healing Trust. Weve also been named Business of the Year by the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce. Youre proud of these awards but even more youre proud of the solace serenity and reprieve youre able to provide here.

Living in Phoenixs relatively new suburb of Gilbert Arizona you treasure its old-world charm mixed with modern-day luxuries. This urban center has all the shopping restaurants and culture your heart desires with all the outdoor activities your spirit needs. There are nearby lakes for boating wakeboarding and water skiing while Flagstaff and Sunrise offer winter skiing and snowboarding. Arizona has four professional sports teams and youre a year-round fan. You look forward to all the activities but then again at the end of a busy day taking a moment to relax poolside and reflect sounds good too. The scenery the climate and the culture present the perfect backdrop for your healing work at Mercy Gilbert.

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The Care Coordination Department at Mercy Gilbert 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 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.

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.
• BSN degree or experience equivalent