Clinical Care Nurse Educator - Home Health Care - Full Time

Job Summary

A professional registered nurse who has clinical accountability for the coordination, monitoring and management of patient care resources to promote efficient delivery of patient care services at the appropriate level while maintaining the Virtua standard of quality of care to all patients.

Position Responsibilities

• Review and correct clinical documentation, focusing on patient medical data base, assessments and plan of care. Ensure documentation meets compliance requirements for regulatory bodies. Resource to staff in defining/education/implementing and evaluating patient care.
• Manage utilization of services by coordinating care and communicating extensively with members of the interdisciplinary team. This is to ensure appropriate utilization of services and prevent lower utilization of services.
• Ensure all clinicians involved in case are aware of case management/utilization management/disease management, quality improvement and education that is clinically appropriate within reimbursement guidelines for each episode.
• Ensures a high level of customer satisfaction and works with others to improve customer satisfaction over a period of time. Maintains a safe environment.

Position Qualifications Required / Experience Required

• Minimum of 2 years experience in specialty area.
• 3-5 years experience in home care.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Required Education

• Graduate of accredited School of Nursing.
• BSN required.

Training/Certifications/Licensure

• Current NJ RN License.
• Oasis coding.
• BLS certification.

Pay

The actual salary/rate will vary based on applicant’s experience as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Benefits

Virtua offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to: medical/prescription, dental and vision insurance; health and dependent care flexible spending accounts; 403(b) (401(k) subject to collective bargaining agreement); paid time off, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, colleague and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; tuition assistance, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions.