RN Care Coordinator / Pulmonary

Overview

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Description

9am-5:30pm / Full Time / 40 hours

We are seeking a capable RN Care Coordinator who has acquired broad experience in caring for patients, and has developed a sound understanding about the care of a particular patient population.

• Proactive patient outreach and care coordination for a panel of patients to achieve optimal outcomes and wellness, while decreasing preventable ED, inpatient and readmission visits.
• Functions as a clinical liaison, facilitator, advocate and collaborator in a multidisciplinary care team across the continuum of care to provide complex disease management interventions to high risk and post discharged patients identified.
• Utilizing assessment skills and risk assessment tools to collect subjective and objective information pertaining to the health status of the patient and identify barriers that will require a team-based approach.
• Conducts targeted outreach to identified patient panels to ensure timely and efficient care delivery across the continuum of care.
• Improve communication and collaboration between patient and families, healthcare teams and community-based organizations.
• Performs patient re-assessments to determine current health status and progress toward healthcare goals and care plan completion.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for identified high risk and post-discharged patients and facilitate access to services.
• Assimilate and document the results of the evaluative processes.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate of an accredited nursing school.
• Bachelors’ degree in Nursing (BSN) required.
• Must have a valid, active unencumbered Nursing license or temporary permit approved by the Georgia Licensing Board.
• Care Management experience preferred.
• Three (3) years of healthcare experience required.
• BLS Healthcare Provider certifications required.

Additional Details

Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

Emory Healthcare is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please contact Emory Healthcare’s Human Resources at careers@emoryhealthcare.org. Please note that one week's advance notice is preferred.