Registered Nurse (RN) - Care Coordinator - Full-Time Day Shift

About the role

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives. Job Summary: Wellstar North Fulton Hospital has an opportunity for a RN Care Coordinator. Full-time Day shift The Care Coordinator RN (CC RN) is responsible for assessing transitional care needs, coordinating care across the continuum, and engaging with patient and family to assure care needs are met. The CC RN plans effectively to meet the patient's needs, manage the length of stay and promote efficient utilization of resources. Overall, the role integrates and coordinates care facilitation, care progression and transitional care planning functions.

Responsibilities

• Psychosocial and functional status assessment
• Transitional care planning
• Clinical care progression
• Facilitate patient/family care conferences
• Participate in interdisciplinary rounds
• Patient/family education
• Collaborate effectively with the utilization review nurse, patient's physicians and the interdisciplinary care team to provide a comprehensive assessment of the patient's medical care needs, psychosocial needs, any social determinants of health needs, goals/outcome attainment and continued care needs
• Assure that the patient is progressing towards their discharge goal and assist to alleviate barriers