Care Coordinator RN Wknd

About the Role

As a RN Care Coordinator, you will be a central figure in patient care, seamlessly navigating the healthcare journey to achieve optimal outcomes and an exceptional patient experience. Every day, you will strategically assess, plan, and facilitate comprehensive care across the continuum, expertly advocating for patients while collaborating with physicians, nursing, departments, insurers, and post-acute providers to ensure timely, high-quality transitions.

Responsibilities

• Completes and documents a discharge planning assessment on those patients identified by the designated screening process, or upon request. Reassess the patient as appropriate and update the plan accordingly.
• Facilitates the development of a multidisciplinary discharge plan, engaging other relevant health team members, the patient and/or patient representative, and post-acute care providers in accordance with the patient's clinical or psychosocial needs, choices, and available resources.
• 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 or Master's in Case Management or Nursing field with 1 year of experience, upon hire.
• Registered Nurse license in Arkansas, upon hire.
• Basic Life Support - CPR certification, within 90 days of hire.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (preferred).
• At least five (5) years of nursing experience (preferred).
• Certified Case Manager (preferred).
• Accredited Case Manager (preferred).

About the Workplace

CHI St. Vincent, a regional health network serving Arkansas, is part of CommonSpirit Health. We have served Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. With more than 280 licensed beds, CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs is a faith-based, not-for-profit organization serving the healthcare needs of Hot Springs, Ark., and surrounding communities.

CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs and CHI St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock are two of just over 400 Magnet hospitals nationwide and two of just four in Arkansas. As a Magnet institution, CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs achieved Magnet status for the first time on October 14, 2020, and employs the highest standards of quality, ensuring that patient care and safety are the top priority. Studies show that Magnet hospitals have better overall patient outcomes than non-Magnet hospitals.

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With combined resources, CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating healing both inside hospitals and in the community.

Benefits

CHI St. Vincent provides team members with the same level of care they provide to others. We offer benefits that complement and support work/life balance.

Pay

$33.51 - $44.21 per hour.