RN-Care Coordinator-Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstrucive Surgery

Job Summary

To support disease management tasks which include clinical responsibilities such as proactive monitoring, assessment, education, and follow-up of patients. To empower patients and their families in self-care practices and motivational and behavioral change modalities. To provide competency-based education to patients, staff, and providers and maintains care management databases.

Education & Experience

• Must be licensed as RN for two (2) years
• Certifications, Licenses Or Registration Required: Valid RN license
• PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: RN experience in clinical nursing with chronic disease, utilization review and/or quality management

Responsibilities

• Provides education and preventive health measures while helping the patient with chronic disease or condition to set behavior change goals.
• Participates in the control of cost effective services that reflect appropriate levels of staff, proper use of equipment, appropriate use of supplies, and effective management patient care.
• Adheres to restorative care philosophy by incorporating principles into direct care provided to residents on a daily basis.
• Evaluates, develops, and implements clinical program components to optimize patient care strategies and goals.
• Demonstrates effective interviewing and assessment skills and integrates new or current techniques to obtain information from the resident/family to plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
• Provides timely internal/external customer service in a cooperative, professional, and respectful manner.

Physical And Environmental Demands

• Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold
• Occasional exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals
• Mandates attention to safety considerations
• Occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours
• Occasional travelling to offsite locations
• Occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality
• Occasional bending
• Occasional lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds
• Occasional crouching/stooping
• Occasional kneeling
• Occasional pushing/pulling
• Frequent reaching
• Frequent sitting
• Frequent standing
• Occasional twisting
• Frequent walking