RN/ Care Coordination - Gastroenterology

Responsibilities/Job Description

Fairview has an immediate opening for a Registered Nurse (RN) Care Coordinator at Northland Medical Center in Princeton. This RN will support the Gastroenterology department. This is a salaried 0.8 FTE position (64 hours every two weeks), working Monday through Friday with 8-hour shifts from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. The schedule includes one weekday off each week.

This position focuses on an area of a specific medical specialty or chronic care condition (i.e. endoscopy, enterostomal therapy, mental health, total parenteral nutrition, bone marrow transplant). Serves as a resource and educator to patient, medical and hospital staff within the specialty. Coordinates care efforts for a safe, effective, efficient and patient centered transition along the health continuum. Provides pro-active disease management using evidence based practices. Acts as a liaison between patient/family, medical staff and others involved in treatment, promoting patient centered care based on jointly determined health care goals and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Accesses, analyzes, plans and provides follow-up care.

• Facilitates timely referrals and fosters positive relations with community providers.

• Evaluates and documents status and follows patient progress through phone calls, test results and report preparation. Evaluates quality of nursing care via patient rounds.

• Identifies problems that are specific to the clinical specialty.

• Provides pro-active disease management using evidence based practices.

• Serves as a liaison between patient/family, medical staff and others involved in treatment, promoting patient centered care based on jointly determined health care goals and priorities

• Collaborates with appropriate staff to provide coordinated transition of care across the healthcare continuum.

• Facilitates timely referrals and fosters positive relations with community providers.

• Provides direct patient care in the area of specialty.

• Establishes individual nursing care plans.

• Provides education, counseling, medication management, and general health information to patients and patient representatives.

• Triages patient concerns and responds to patient concerns between visits under provider direction, to reduce relapse or inpatient care.

• Functions as a resource to patient care units, outpatient clinics and medical staff regarding the clinical specialty.

• Identifies need and assists in writing and implementing policies and procedures.

• Provides education services to patients and their families and other hospital staff regarding the clinical specialty. Develops content, resource materials and coordinates the educational plan.

• Serves on task forces and committees related to the clinical specialty.

• Keeps up to date on technological advances and new pharmaceutical products.

• Consults with other areas regarding specialty.

• Assists with research projects which may include collection data, data analysis and evaluation. May identify research projects.

• Manages database to track patient outcomes and other specific categories as directed by physician.

• Promotes program and assists with marketing efforts. Oversees or manages prior authorization process and results verification process to ensure positive image.

• Provide effective educational material.

• Serves as a community liaison.

• Performs other duties including Performance Goals developed by manager and employee and reported in the employee’s Performance Review as part of UMPhysicians’ Performance Management tools

• Develops and maintains critical competencies listed in this job description and the competencies drop down list in the employee’s online performance management tool.

Required Qualifications

• 3 years specialty experience doing care coordination or

• 5 years licensed RN with five years of clinical experience and ability to learn new specialty area

• MN Registered Nurse (RN) License

• Basic Life Support (American Heart Assoc or Red Cross) *this requirement does not apply to dept 8901 Ambulatory Care Coordination within 30 Days

Preferred Qualifications

• Licensed RN with four year Baccalaureate Degree

• 2 years RN experience in the specialty area or previous care coordination experience

• Specialized knowledge of the specialty and conditions of served population

Qualifications

$85,737.60- $121,035.20 Annual