PRN - Ambulatory Clinic RN Care Coordinator - Advanced Heart Failure Clinic

The University of Kansas Hospital • Kansas City, KS, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1w ago

PRN - Ambulatory Clinic RN Care Coordinator - Advanced Heart Failure Clinic

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Responsibilities

Job Summary

Job ID: R-35768 Job Type: Part time Location: Kansas City, Kansas

Position Summary / Career Interest:
The PRN Ambulatory Clinic RN Care Coordinator is a licensed registered professional nurse who provides ethical, evidence-based, safe and compassionate nursing care. The RN Care Coordinator focuses on patient safety and the quality of nursing care by identifying and clarifying patient needs, conducting health education, promoting patient advocacy, coordinating healthcare services, and evaluating patient outcomes. The RN Care Coordinator will provide support to their assigned physicians by communicating with the patient/family/caregiver and relaying the information to the physician. They will provide support during the physician’s clinic sessions and ensure the patient/family/caregiver understands the plan of care. They will verify all orders placed during the clinic session have been completed and the physician has been notified of the results.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

Responsible for management of patient flow, triage, and direct patient care.
Liaison of communication between front desk staff, nursing staff, physicians, and clinic manager.
Manage the care of the patient population by developing expected patient outcomes, defining appropriate resource utilization, and working with the provider to set patient goals.
Provide nursing support/coordination to the practice to optimize patient outcomes and improve the patient’s quality of life through clinical and educational programs and/or support services.
Support patient self-management of disease.
Coordinate continuity of patient care with patients and families following hospital admission, discharge, and ER visits.
Manage high-risk patient care, including management of patients with multiple co-morbidities or high risk for readmission to a hospital setting.
Develop relationships with patients and competently use assessment skills to identify physical, psychosocial, financial, and environmental health care needs of the patient.
Educate the patient and appropriate ancillary personnel about the health care needs, safety issues, and benefits which include patient education.
Utilize available electronic tools, such as EMR, to efficiently document assessments, clinical findings, plans of treatment, and progress toward goals.
Observe, record, and report patient's condition and reaction to drugs and treatments to physicians. Educate patient/family about diagnostic procedures, medications, nutrition, and maintenance of health and wellness.
Maintain/review patient records, charts, and other pertinent information. Record tests and examination results and follow up with the patient.
Respond to/refers incoming patient treatment-related phone calls. Instruct patient and family regarding medications and treatment instructions.
Maintain patient confidentiality.
Document using EMR to maintain and/or develop patient records in compliance with practice standards.
Must be able to perform the professional, clinical, and/or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

High School Graduate
Bachelor Degree Nursing (For existing employees in role, BSN required within 5 years)
2 or more years RN experience

Preferred Education and Experience

Will consider in lieu of RN experience a TUKHS Ambulatory Clinic LPN with 4 years of TUKHS experience that would remain in the same clinic setting.

Required Licensure and Certification

Basic Life Support Heartsaver (BLS HS) (Non-Clinical) - American Heart Association (AHA) or obtained within 14 days
Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Multi-State - State Board of Nursing Licensed in the state in which they will be working and proof of compact licensure submitted/applied for in the state in which the employee lives. Must have current active multistate Register Nurse (RN) license in good standing in state in which you live OR active single state RN license in good standing in the state you will be working with proof of application of a multistate RN license in the state in which you live. Staff hired prior to 2/1/2024 are required to obtain a multistate RN license from the state in which they live at the time of their next RN license renewal by 3/31/2026.

Knowledge Requirements

Previous medical office experience

We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.

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