Care Coordinator RN

CommonSpirit Health; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health in Tacoma, WA, is seeking an RN Care Coordinator to lead patient care. In this role, you will assess, plan, and facilitate care across healthcare systems while advocating for optimal patient outcomes.

You will engage with healthcare teams and ensure timely transitions for patients’ post-acute care needs. A minimum of two years of clinical nursing experience and a WA RN license are required. Preferred qualifications include a Bachelor's in Nursing and previous case management experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of acute hospital clinical experience.
• Registered Nurse: WA required upon hire.
• Basic Life Support - CPR certification within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Complete and document discharge planning assessments.
• Facilitate development of multidisciplinary discharge plans.
• Oversee and evaluate implementation of discharge plans.
• Collaborate with the healthcare team for patient transitions.
• Identify risk for readmission and implement interventions.

Skills

Clinical acumen

Communication skills

Advocacy skills

Strategic mindset

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Bachelors of Science Nursing

Masters in Other Case Management or Nursing

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

Required

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

Preferred

• Bachelors Of Science Nursing and At least five (5) years of nursing experience., upon hire
• Certified Case Manager, upon hire and
• Accredited Case Manager, upon hire