Care Coordinator - Colorectal Surgery

ccf; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic Health System in Cleveland is seeking a Care Coordinator for Colorectal Surgery to join the Digestive Disease Institute. You will work with a multidisciplinary team, coordinating care and managing disease-related needs for high-risk patients in a hospital-based setting.

The role requires RN licensure, BLS certification, and 3–5 years of nursing experience. A hybrid work component and home-based coordination may be available based on patient needs.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of Professional Nursing.
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Three to five years of nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary care team across the continuum of care for high-risk patients to develop goals and plans.
• Provide care and disease management coordination.
• Identify patients in specialty care with ongoing coordination needs and conduct targeted outreach.
• Use assessment skills, risk assessment tools, and technology to identify patients with care needs.
• Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments including disease-, age-, medical-, behavioral-, pharmacy-, and end-of-life needs.
• Educate and involve patients and families in coordinating their care and monitoring progress toward goals.
• Serve as a liaison and advocate for patients and families.
• Assist in managing transitions of care across settings to ensure optimal communication and planning.

Skills

Care coordination

Patient education

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

RN licensure

BSN preferred

Job description

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

Job Title

Care Coordinator - Colorectal Surgery

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Department

DDSI/Gastroenterology-Main Campus Hospital

Job Code

T99128

Shift

Days

Schedule

8:00am-4:30pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Digestive Disease Institute and become a part of one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. The Digestive Disease Institute specializes in medical and surgical treatments for disorders related to the gastrointestinal tract. Here, you will work alongside passionate,dedicated caregiversandreceive endless support andappreciationwhile buildinga rewarding career with one of the most distinguished otolaryngology medical centers in the country.

Cleveland Clinic Care Coordinators have beenvery successfulin helping patientsmanage their own care.In this role, yourhard work,dedicationandcommitmentcanlead to a decrease in Emergency Department visits, observation status, inpatientstaysand hospital readmission in care coordinated patients.

A caregiver in this positionworksa hybrid schedule from8:00am to 4:30pm or 8:30am to 5:00pm, with the availability to work from home two days per week.This role will be stationed at Crile Building at CC Main Campus.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary care team across the continuum of care for high-risk patients to develop goals, planinterventionsand maximize patient outcomes.

• Provide care and disease management coordination.

• Identifypatients in the specialty care practice that have ongoing coordination needs and conduct targeted outreach.

• Utilize assessment skills, risk assessmenttoolsand technological tools toidentifypatients with care needs and manage populations.

• Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments that include disease-specific, age-specific, medical, behavioral, pharmacy, social andend of lifeneeds of each patient.

• Inform and work with patients and their familiesregardingcoordination of their care, provide education and coaching,monitorpatient compliance with their care plan, perform reassessmentsregardingpatient progress toward goals, and update plan of care.

• Serve as a liaison and advocate for patients and families.

• Assistin managing transitions of care across care settings, ensuringoptimalcommunication and planning.

• Identifybarriers,facilitatesolutions, and connect others to community resources.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate from an accreditedschool ofProfessionalNursing

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) Or the American Red Cross

• Three to five years of nursing experience

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor’sofScience inNursing (BSN)

• Specialty certification

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.


• Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.


• May requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.


• Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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