Care Coordinator RN

About the role

The RN Care Coordinator at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center plays a pivotal role in patient care, facilitating comprehensive care across the continuum. You will assess, plan, and facilitate care, advocate for patients, and collaborate with various healthcare professionals to ensure timely and high-quality transitions.

Responsibilities

• Completes and documents a discharge planning assessment on patients identified by the designated screening process, or upon request.
• Facilitates the development of a multidisciplinary discharge plan, engaging other relevant health team members, the patient, and post-acute care providers as needed.
• Oversees and evaluates the implementation of the discharge plan.
• Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to ensure progression of care and appropriate utilization of inpatient resources using established evidence-based guidelines/criteria.
• Collaborates with the healthcare team and post-acute service providers to ensure timely and smooth transitions to the most appropriate type and setting of post-acute services based upon patients' clinical needs.
• Identifies risk for readmission and implements interventions to mitigate those risks for at least a 30-day period.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Minimum two (2) years of acute hospital clinical experience, upon hire.
• Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire.
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 90 Days.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Nursing, preferred.
• At least five (5) years of nursing experience, upon hire.
• Preferred certifications: Certified Case Manager, Accredited Case Manager.

Skills

• Strong clinical acumen.
• Exceptional communication and advocacy skills.
• A strategic mindset.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit package including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefits, etc.

Pay

The posted compensation range is $43.10 - $64.11 /hour, reflecting the lowest to highest pay CommonSpirit in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting.

Schedule

Full Time, 80 hours per pay period, Days shift, No remote work.