Care Coordinator RN

CommonSpirit Health; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 59,374 - 88,317; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health is seeking a RN Care Coordinator in Houston, TX, to play a vital role in patient care, advocating for optimal healthcare outcomes. This position requires strong clinical acumen and communication skills to coordinate patient transitions effectively.

Ideal candidates will have a minimum of two years of acute clinical experience and be a graduate of an accredited nursing school. Responsibilities include developing discharge plans and ensuring smooth transitions to post-acute care services.

The role offers a competitive pay range of $43.10 - $64.11 per hour.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of acute hospital clinical experience.
• Basic Life Support - CPR within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Complete and document discharge planning assessments.
• Facilitate multidisciplinary discharge plans.
• Evaluate implementation of discharge plans.
• Collaborate to ensure proper care progression.
• Mitigate readmission risks for 30 days.

Skills

Clinical acumen

Communication skills

Advocacy skills

Strategic mindset

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Masters in Case Management or Nursing

Registered Nurse: TX

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (preferred)

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a RN Care Coordinator, you will be a central figure in patient care, seamlessly navigating the healthcare journey to achieve optimal outcomes and an exceptional patient experience.

Every day, you will strategically assess, plan, and facilitate comprehensive care across the continuum, expertly advocating for patients while collaborating with physicians, nursing, departments, insurers, and post-acute providers to ensure timely, high-quality transitions.

To be successful in this role, you will possess strong clinical acumen, exceptional communication and advocacy skills, and a strategic mindset, all driven by a passion for optimizing patient care across every touchpoint.

• Completes and documents a discharge planning assessment on those patients identified by the designated screening process, or upon request. Reassess the patient as appropriate and update the plan accordingly.
• Facilitates the development of a multidisciplinary discharge plan, engaging other relevant health team members, the patient and/or patient representative and post acute care providers in accordance with the patients clinical or psychosocial needs, choices and available resources.
• Oversees and evaluates the implementation of the discharge plan.
• Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to ensure progression of care and appropriate utilization of inpatient resources using established evidence based guidelines/criteria.
• Collaborates with the healthcare team and post-acute service providers to ensure timely and smooth transitions to the most appropriate type and setting of post-acute services based upon patients clinical needs.
• Identifies risk for readmission and implements interventions to mitigate those risks for at least a 30-day period.

Job Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and minimum two (2) years of acute hospital clinical experience, upon hire
• Masters in Case Management or Nursing field, and 1 year of experience, upon hire
• Registered Nurse: TX, upon hire
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 90 Days

Preferred

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing and at least five (5) years of nursing experience, upon hire
• Certified Case Manager, upon hire
• Accredited Case Manager, upon hire

Where You\'ll Work

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is an 1,045 bed facility located in the Texas medical center. A joint venture with Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor St. Luke’s is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology, transplantation, and more. The hospital is home to the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, a nationally-accredited and NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center. Our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experience—modeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients, visitors, staff, and physicians. The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care, research, and education.

Pay Range

$43.10 - $64.11 /hour