Registered Nurse (RN) -Care Coordinator

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Work Shift

• The Care Coordinator RN (CC RN) is responsible for assessing transitional care needs, coordinating care across the continuum, and engaging with patient and family to assure care needs are met.
• The CC RN plans effectively to meet the patient's needs, manage the length of stay and promote efficient utilization of resources.
• Overall, the role integrates and coordinates care facilitation, care progression and transitional care planning functions.
• Specific functions within this role include:
• Psychosocial and functional status assessment, transitional care planning, clinical care progression, facilitate patient/family care conferences, participate in interdisciplinary rounds, and patient/family education
• Collaborates effectively with the utilization review nurse, patient's physicians and the interdisciplinary care team to provide a comprehensive assessment of the patient's medical care needs, psychosocial needs, any social determinants of health needs, goals/outcome attainment and continued care needs
• Assures that the patient is progressing towards their discharge goal and assists to alleviate barriers
• Seeks consultation from appropriate disciplines/departments as required to proactively identify and resolve delays to expedite care and facilitate discharge.
• May have other duties assigned

Assessment

• Based on preliminary screening of patients, initiates assessment of patients chronic disease management needs and psychosocial risk factors and availability of resources to assist upon discharge.
• Partners with the PAS, financial counselor and/or UM nurse to assess insurance and coverage requirements for all payers to ensure adherence to those requirements.
• Collaborates with the patient and family, along with the physician(s) and other members of the care team to fully establish and support both the patients care progression and discharge plans.
• Meets with physicians and care team routinely to collaborate on timely and efficient patient management.

Disposition Planning

• Manages all aspects of discharge planning for assigned patients.
• Implements discharge planning timely and provides resources in an efficient manner.
• Meets with patient/family to assess needs and develop an individualized discharge plan in collaboration with physicians.
• Identifies and documents barriers for timely disposition.
• Ensures/maintains discharge plan consensus with patient/family, physicians, care teams and payers.
• Responds to referrals for patients post‐acute needs from physicians and the care team.
• Participates in Interdisciplinary Rounds with the patients care team to confirm estimated date of discharge and make recommendations for best level of care transition at discharge.
• Initiates/facilitates post‐acute referrals through departmental processes for timely transition to the next level of care.
• Refer appropriate cases for social work intervention based on departmental protocol.
• Allows for any cultural or religious beliefs in providing service and continuity of care.

Care Progression

• Collaborates with physicians and care team to facilitate communication regarding patients care progression to ensure timely and efficient delivery of care.
• Proactively identifies delays/obstacles in diagnostic or treatments within the plan of care which can lead to discharge delays.
• Identities and discusses with physician the medical necessity for inpatient testing that may be more appropriate in the outpatient setting.
• Actively works to resolve barriers to discharge and engages/escalates barriers to discharge to the appropriate leader for efficient resolution

Documentation

• Initial clinical/psychosocial assessment completed and documented in medical record.
• Ensure all records are up‐to‐date and documentation is clear and concise.
• Ensure timely and accurate documentation in progress notes of interactions with patient/family, physicians, care team, and community partners as it pertains to the patients discharge plan.
• Accounts for and indicates all services arranged/delivered in electronic medical record.
• Track avoidable days and report trends that lead to undesired outcomes.

Professional Development and Initiative

• Completes all initial and ongoing professional competency assessment, required mandatory education, population specific education.
• Supports department‐based goals which contribute to the success of the organization.
• Serves as a preceptor and/or mentor for student interns (if appropriate)
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

• Associate's Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing with a Georgia RN License

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• RN ‐ Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN‐COMPACT ‐ RN ‐ Multi‐state Compact
• BLS ‐ Basic Life Support or BLS‐I ‐ Basic Life Support ‐ Instructor

Required Minimum Experience:

• Minimum 1 year nursing experience in the acute care setting.

Required Minimum Skills:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skill.
• Must possess maturity, self‐confidence, objectivity, and positive attitude.
• Self‐directed with the ability to function well under stress, handle change, and function in a fast‐paced environment
• Strong assessment, interview, organizational and problem‐solving skills.
• Knowledge regarding local, state and federal regulations required.
• Knowledge of community and state‐wide resources and programs.
• Ability to work collaboratively with physicians, members of the care team, and the patient/family to assist with progression of care through their transition to the next level of care.

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