Regional RN Clinical Coordinator

About the role

The Regional RN Care Coordinator ensures resident care needs are met by coordinating and ensuring assessments are completed and all residents have accurate service plans at assigned locations. This role provides training and education of staff in all areas of health-related services, policies, and procedures. The Regional RN Care Coordinator supports multiple communities, offering RN services including on-call support, phone triage, nursing assessments, evaluating and documenting significant changes in condition, performing wound assessments, and conducting on-site routine clinical reviews.

Responsibilities

• Completes or oversees nursing assessments required for significant changes of condition, in accordance with applicable regulations.
• Assesses health, functional, and psychosocial status of residents.
• Participates in the development of individualized service plans.
• Supports multiple communities as assigned, providing RN oversight and ensuring timely completion of required nursing evaluations and documentation. Responsibilities include phone triage, on-call support, wound assessments, significant change evaluations, and routine clinical reviews.
• Provides training of staff in health-related services including personal care and medication management.
• Oversees the documentation and communication of resident care and services. Assists the management team to ensure resident records are completed in a timely manner and maintained according to company policies and state regulations.
• Delegates nursing tasks as permitted under applicable state nursing laws and practice acts, with appropriate communication maintained with residents, their families, and health care practitioners.
• Maintains and oversees medication services including staff training, staff oversight, pharmacy coordination, medication room, and medication systems.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of all rules, regulations, and policies pertaining to resident care. Stays informed of industry and health care trends and standards, applying new knowledge to meet the changing needs of residents.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Demonstrates core values of respect, integrity, commitment, and trust.
• Supports a dignified and caring atmosphere with residents, residents’ families, visitors, and staff.
• Protects privacy and confidentiality of information pertaining to residents, team members, the department/center/community, and company information and records.
• Maintains a safe and secure working environment and practices safe working habits.

Requirements

• Current, unencumbered RN license in the state of practice.
• Experience in wound assessments, coordination of care, weight monitoring and interventions, and identifying/troubleshooting changes of condition.
• Experience in geriatric nursing, medication administration, case management, and training and staff development preferred.
• Delegation experience in the state assigned preferred.

Qualifications

Registered Nurse license and Bachelor of Science in Nursing or Associate Degree in Nursing.