Care Coordinator RN

About the role

Fairview is seeking a Care Coordinator RN to join the Surgical Specialties team at M Health Fairview Clinics & Surgery Center. This is a casual, hybrid position, with approximately 50% remote work available following successful completion of orientation and training. This role offers variable day shifts, with start and end times based on department and patient care needs, generally falling between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. As a casual position, scheduled hours will vary based on staffing and operational needs.

Responsibilities

• Accesses, analyzes, plans and provides follow-up care.
• Facilitates timely referrals and fosters positive relations with community providers.
• Evaluates and documents status and follows patient progress through phone calls, test results and report preparation.
• Evaluates quality of nursing care via patient rounds.
• Identifies problems that are specific to the clinical specialty.
• Provides pro-active disease management using evidence based practices.
• Serves as a liaison between patient/family, medical staff and others involved in treatment, promoting patient centered care based on jointly determined health care goals and priorities.
• Collaborates with appropriate staff to provide coordinated transition of care across the healthcare continuum.
• Facilitates timely referrals and fosters positive relations with community providers.
• Provides direct patient care in the area of specialty.
• Establishes individual nursing care plans.
• Provides education, counseling, medication management, and general health information to patients and patient representatives.
• Traits patient concerns and responds to patient concerns between visits under provider direction, to reduce relapse or inpatient care.
• Serves as a resource to patient care units, outpatient clinics and medical staff regarding the clinical specialty.
• Serves on task forces and committees related to the clinical specialty.
• Keeps up to date on technological advances and new pharmaceutical products.
• Consults with other areas regarding specialty.
• Aids in research projects which may include collection data, data analysis and evaluation.
• May identify research projects.
• Manages database to track patient outcomes and other specific categories as directed by physician.
• Promotes program and assists with marketing efforts.
• Oversees or manages prior authorization process and results verification process to ensure positive image.
• Provides effective educational material.
• Serves as a community liaison.
• Performs other duties including Performance Goals developed by manager and employee and reported in the employee’s Performance Review as part of UMPhysicians’ Performance Management tools.

Qualifications

• 3 years specialty experience doing care coordination or
• 5 years licensed RN with five years of clinical experience and ability to learn new specialty area
• MN Registered Nurse (RN) License
• Basic Life Support
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Licensed RN with four year Baccalaureate Degree (BSN)
• 2 years RN experience in the specialty area or previous care coordination experience
• Specialized knowledge of the specialty and conditions of served population
• EPIC

Benefits

Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link for additional information: https://www.fairview.org/careers/benefits/noncontract