Registered Nurse - Care Coordinator - 40 Hours/Week - Days

About the role

Nebraska Methodist Health System focuses on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and the people we employ. Our culture, known as The Meaning of Care, emphasizes helping families grow through special deliveries, compassionate diagnosis conveyance, exceeding patient needs, and celebrating victories.

Responsibilities

• Provides appropriate care specific to the age of the customer/patient, ensuring understanding and comfort level of treatment as outlined in the Population Specific Criteria.
• Demonstrates ability to identify opportunities for and give individualized customer service/patient care according to customer/patient needs.
• Prioritizes data collection according to patient's immediate needs.
• Initiate discharge planning upon admission.
• Comprehensively assesses each patient/family the day of admission (or next day if admitted on off-shifts or Monday a.m. if admitted on the weekend) for medical, psychosocial, financial, and discharge needs.
• Screens all admissions to identify patients requiring complex case management and/or referrals to other healthcare team members.
• Maintains a professional behavior in attitude, demeanor, interactions to achieve organization's mission.
• Participates in meetings and/or committees as needed to assist in decisions effecting area/unit or organization.
• Participates in Performance Improvement activities.
• Facilitates timely referrals to care team (i.e.: Social Work, Rehab, Wound Care, Diabetes Clinic, Palliative Care, etc.).
• Coordinates interdisciplinary team actions to support the discharge plan, i.e.; consulting physician address needed medications, facility arrangements, physician approvals and orders for discharge.
• Participates and/or facilitates patient/family conferences to address clinical management issues and discharge plan.
• Teaches patient/family regarding complex diseases and/or discharge instructions.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited college of nursing required, or obtained within 5 years from date of hire for nurses with an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).
• Experience: Minimum of two years of relevant clinical experience.
• Licenses/Certifications: Current valid Registered Nurse (RN) License, valid compact multi-state license, or a temporary permit while awaiting licensure required for work state. Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) strongly preferred at time of hire, required within 3 months of hire.
• Certifications: Certification(s) in area of specialty preferred from National Certification Corporation (NCC) within 1 year of eligibility. Case Management certification preferred.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Strong interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate and interact with patients, family members, hospital personnel, and co-workers.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize work assignments.
• Ability to learn, retain, and utilize computer skills that are required for department and hospital information system.
• Ability to think critically and problem solve.
• Excellent negotiation skills, with the ability to address complex issues with physicians and staff across multiple departments.

Physical Requirements

• Weight Demands: Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
• Physical Activity: Occasionally Performed (1%-33%): Climbing, Crawling, Kneeling, Sitting, Frequently Performed (34%-66%): Balancing, Carrying, Crouching, Distinguishing colors, Keyboarding/typing, Lifting, Pulling/Pushing, Repetitive Motions, Stooping/bending, Twisting, Constantly Performed (67%-100%): Grasping, Hearing, Reaching, Seeing/Visual, Speaking/talking, Standing, Walking.
• Equipment/Machinery/Tools: Explosives (pressurized gas), Hazardous Drugs (exposure risks, personal protective equipment required), Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex), Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF), Mechanical moving parts/vibrations.