Ambulatory Clinic Nurse Care Coordinator (RN)-PRN Cardiology

Responsibilities

• Manage 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 in order to optimize patient outcomes and to improve patient’s quality of life through clinical and educational programs and/or support services.
• Support patient self-management of disease.
• Care for high-risk patients, including those with multiple co-morbidities or high risk for readmission to a hospital setting.
• Develop relationships with patients and competently assess their health care needs, safety issues, and benefits.
• Educate patients and appropriate ancillary personnel about health care needs, safety issues, and benefits.
• 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 reactions to drugs and treatments to physicians.
• Respond to/refers incoming patient treatment-related phone calls.
• Instruct patients and families regarding medications and treatment instructions.

Requirements

• High School Graduate
• Bachelor Degree Nursing (For existing employees in role, BSN required within 5 years)
• 2 or more years RN experience.
• Preferred: TUKHS Ambulatory Clinic LPN with 4 years of TUKHS experience that would remain in the same clinic setting.
• Previous medical office experience.

Skills

• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical, and/or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.

Qualifications

• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Multi-State - State Board of Nursing.
• Current active multistate state Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing in state in which you live.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA).

Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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