Ambulatory Clinic Nurse Care Coordinator (RN)- Float pool

The University of Kansas Health System; North Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Kansas Health System is seeking an Ambulatory Clinic RN Care Coordinator to float among clinics and provide expert nursing care. You will support physicians, coordinate care plans, educate patients, and ensure safe, ethical, and evidence-based practices across multiple clinics including ENT, endocrine, family medicine, and women’s health.

Responsibilities include patient flow management, effective communication with care teams, and documenting findings in the EMR.

Qualifications

• RN licensure in good standing in the required state.
• BSN preferred within 5 years for current employees.
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage patient flow, triage, and direct patient care.
• Liaise between front desk, nursing staff, physicians, and clinic manager.
• Develop expected patient outcomes and coordinate care goals.
• Provide nursing support to optimize patient outcomes and education.
• Coordinate continuity of care with hospital admissions, discharges, and ER visits.
• Document assessments and plans in EMR and communicate results to physicians.

Skills

RN licensure

Patient triage

EMR documentation

Care coordination

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

2+ years RN experience

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Position Summary / Career Interest:

Come join our ambulatory clinic float pool, where you have the opportunity to work in a variety of clinics PLUS receive incentive float pay! Including clinics such as ENT, Endocrine, family medicine, women’s health, etc.! The Ambulatory Clinic RN Care Coordinator is a licensed registered professional nurse who is a clinical expert who provides ethical, evidence-based, safe and compassionate nursing care. The Ambulatory Clinic RN Care Coordinator focuses on patient safety and the quality of nursing care by identifying and clarifying patient needs, performing clinic related patient care, conducting health education, promoting patient advocacy, coordinating healthcare services, and evaluating patient outcomes. The RN Care Coordinator will provide support to their assigned physicians by communicating with the patient/family/caregiver and relaying the information to the physician. They will provide support and nursing care services during the physician’s clinic sessions and ensuring the patient/family/caregiver understands the plan of care. They will verify all orders placed during the clinic session have been completed and the physician has been notified of the results. This position will float to different clinics as needed.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Responsible for management of patient flow, triage, and direct patient care.
• Liaison of communication between front desk staff, nursing staff, physicians, and clinic manager
• Manage the care of the patient population by developing expected patient outcomes, defining appropriate resource utilization, and working with the provider to set patient goals.
• Provide nursing support/coordination to the practice to optimize patient outcomes and to improve patient’s quality of life through clinical and educational programs and/or support services.
• Support patient self-management of disease.
• Coordinate continuity of patient care with patients and families following hospital admission, discharge, and ER visits.
• Manage high risk patient care, including management of patients with multiple co-morbidities or high risk for readmission to a hospital setting, including a registry.
• Develop relationships with patients and competently uses assessment skills to identify physical, psychosocial, financial, and environmental health care needs of the patient.
• Educate the patient and appropriate ancillary personnel about the health care needs, safety issues and benefits which include patient education.
• Utilize available electronic tools, such as EMR, to efficiently document assessments, clinical finds, plans of treatment and progress toward goals.
• Observes, records and reports patient’s condition and reaction to drugs and treatments to physicians. Educates patient/family about diagnostic procedures, medications, nutrition and maintenance of health and wellness.
• Maintains/reviews patient records, charts and other pertinent information. Records tests and examination results and then follows up with patient. Posts tests and examination results.
• Responds to/refers incoming patient treatment-related phone calls. Instructs patient and family regarding medications and treatment instructions.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• In providing patient care, document using EMR to maintain and/or develop patient records in compliance with practice standards.
• Floats to different clinics as requested.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Graduate or GED.
• Bachelor Degree Nursing For existing employees in role, BSN required within 5 years.
• 2 or more years of RN experience.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Previous medical office experience.

Required Licensure and Certification

• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) – Multi-State – State Board of Nursing Must have current active multistate state Register Nurse (RN) license in good standing in state in which you live OR active single state RN license in good standing in the state you will be working with proof of application of a multistate RN license in the state in which you live. Staff hired prior to 2/1/2024 are required to obtain a multistate state RN license from the state in which they live at the time of their next RN license renewal by 3/31/2026.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) – American Heart Association (AHA)

We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.