Clinical Care Coordinator/NP

Responsibilities

• Treats patients at the Och Spine Hospital with Orthopedic, Neurological Spine, Rehabilitation Medicine and Pain Management issues in both the inpatient and outpatient settings and/or other situations.
• Works independently or collaboratively with the Attendings, Fellows, and Resident staff as a well as the nurses, therapists, social worker’s and other support personnel who take part in caring for orthopedic spine surgery patients.
• Care coordination for patients needing non-operative treatment.
• Absorb and manage pre-operative care across other practitioners to optimize patients for surgery.
• Absorb and follow up on relevant consultations from other services.
• Perform peer-to-peer consults to obtain surgical pre-authorization for testing or surgeries for all Rounds independently and/or with attendings on all orthopedic inpatients.
• Prepare chart according to protocol and order appropriate x-rays for office hours using the Electronic Medical Record.
• Comply with Meaningful Use Measures.
• Evaluate and diagnose patients.
• Order and interpret diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient's age-specific needs.
• Administer injections/Prescribe appropriate pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities.
• Maintain and monitor effectiveness of prescribed intervention.
• Remove/apply dressings, sutures, staples, slings and/or braces.
• See post-op patients for wound checks and post-op care and notify attending of findings if abnormal.
• Review post-operative discharge instructions with patients including regarding wound.
• Triage incoming telephone calls; instructs patient and family regarding treatment instruction, then document action taken in the Electronic Medical Record (EPIC).
• Manage and oversee all spine attending in-basket tasks in EPIC.
• Fill out necessary forms, i.e. disability forms, workman's comp, handicap parking as needed; Assist with patient correspondence as needed, i.e. letters of medical necessity, school notes, insurance inquiries, etc.
• Facilitate the patient's transition within and between healthcare settings, e.g. admitting, transferring, discharging and home care including visiting nurse referrals.
• Formulate patient care protocols and critical pathways.
• Participate in accordance with hospital policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education and experience plus five years of experience.
• New York RN licensure, New York Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP), or New York Nurse Practitioner (NP) licensure and/or New Jersey Nurse Practitioner (NP) licensure.
• National Certification & DEA required.
• Ability to perform comprehensive history and physical examination.
• Ability to manage and coordinate a patient caseload.
• Work within a collaborative agreement/protocols with a physician and health care team.
• Demonstrate leadership ability to manage patients and interact effectively with peers and physicians.