Ambulatory Clinic RN Care Coordinator - Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine
The University of Kansas Health System · Kansas City, KS · 3 days ago
HealthcareFull-time
About the role
Join a fast-growing Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine team where Sleep Medicine is the fastest-expanding subspecialty within Pulmonary Care. Our program ranked No. 29 among the nation’s best in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals 2025-26.
Responsibilities
- Manage patient flow, triage, and direct patient care.
- Liaison of communication between front desk staff, nursing staff, physicians, and clinic manager.
- Develop expected patient outcomes, define appropriate resource utilization, and work with the provider to set patient goals.
- 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, including a registry.
- 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, including 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 reactions to drugs and treatments to physicians.
- Respond to/refers incoming patient treatment-related phone calls. Instruct patient and family regarding medications and treatment instructions.
- Maintain/publish patient records, charts, and other pertinent information. Record tests and examination results and follow up with patient.
- Maintain patient confidentiality.
Requirements
- High School Graduate
- Bachelor Degree Nursing
- 2 or more years of RN experience
Skills
- Basic typing and word processing ability
- Excellent analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
Benefits
Not specified
Pay
Not specified
Schedule
Full time