Care Coordinator Registered Nurse RN Pediatric Specialty

About the role

The RN Care Coordinator supports Pediatric Specialty Programs including Complex Care Clinic, Down Syndrome Clinic, Pediatric Palliative Care, Transition-to-Adult Care initiatives, and other pediatric specialty populations.

Responsibilities

• Supports the care of specialty patients by planning appropriate care and acting as a liaison to relay necessary information to other healthcare professionals and agencies.
• Maintains clinical competency and engages in ongoing skill development to provide excellent patient care and family support activities.
• Rounds on specialty patients daily and assists in the development, implementation, and evaluation of policies, protocols, clinical care paths, and procedures.
• Develops nursing standards of patient care and nursing standards of practice based on current research and professional standards.
• Measures, assesses, and improves patient outcomes through the development and implementation of nursing standards of care and practice.
• Evaluates patient care with a focus on process improvement and promotes quality improvement initiatives for the specialty population.
• Provides in-service education, staff development instruction, and educational opportunities to medical and nursing staff, nursing students, and members of the community.
• Serves as a resource for discharged patients, their families/significant others, and caretakers, as well as home health personnel.
• Supports and promotes evidence-based practice and specialty standards of care.
• Collaborates with surgeons, mid-level providers, consulting physicians, nursing, and interdepartmental staff to ensure a seamless experience for patients and their families from admission to discharge.
• Promotes comprehensive treatment and referrals along the patient care continuum by working with medical staff, interdepartmental staff, and community resources.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Capable of relating to diverse age and social backgrounds.
• Professional knowledge and clinical ability sufficient to provide excellent patient care and family support activities.
• An independent work initiative, sound judgment, diplomacy, and a professional demeanor.
• Sound knowledge of procedures and regulations specific to the assessment and care of infants, children, and adolescents.

Skills and Abilities

• Associate's degree in Nursing [Required]
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing [Preferred]
• 2+ years of hospital case management/care coordination experience [Preferred]
• 2+ years of RN experience in the pediatric setting [Required]
• Experience working with children with chronic, complex, and special needs [Preferred]

Education

• Associate's of Nursing [Required]
• Bachelor's of Nursing [Preferred]

Work Experience

• 2+ years of hospital case management/care coordination experience [Preferred]
• 2+ years of RN experience in the pediatric setting [Required]
• Experience working with children with chronic, complex, and special needs [Preferred]

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) [Required]
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification (PALS) [Preferred]

Physical Requirements

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Pay Range

$68,132.50 - $119,520.35