Epilepsy Coordinator (Neurology)

Nemours Children's Health; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nemours Children's Health in Orlando, FL is seeking an Epilepsy Program Coordinator (RN, full-time) to lead care coordination for patients with epilepsy across EMU and outpatient settings. The role includes scheduling, triage, patient education, and collaboration with neurology teams to deliver family-centered care.

The successful candidate will coordinate pre-surgical workups, participate in education program development, and support quality initiatives within neurology services at Nemours.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing required; Master’s Degree preferred.
• Minimum three years of nursing experience.
• American Heart Association BLS Certification required.
• State of Florida RN License or compact RN License required.
• EMU Care Certification within one year of start date.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care for epilepsy patients across EMU and outpatient settings.
• Schedule pre-surgical tests (MRI, PET, SPECT, WADA, fMRI) and epilepsy surgery conferences.
• Respond to patient portal messages and triage phone calls.
• Develop standards of care and educational materials for the epilepsy program.
• Participate in research protocols and data collection for epilepsy research.
• Collaborate with neurology team to promote patient-family centered care.
• Discharge planning and post-visit follow-ups.
• Inpatient rounds in EMU on phase 1 and 2 patients.

Skills

Nursing

Care coordination

Patient education

Team collaboration

Time management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Master’s Degree preferred

Tools

EMR Software

Scheduling Systems

Nemours Portal

Job description

Job Description

Nemours is seeking an Epilepsy Program Coordinator (Full-Time), to join our team in Orlando, Florida.

The Epilepsy Program Coordinator is responsible for an area of specialized nursing practice which Includes multidisciplinary clinic engagement, phone triage, scheduling questions, letters, relaying imaging findings after discussing with providers, and responding to Nemours portal messages. The program coordinator will develop, organize, and supervise the delivery of support and educational programs and disease specific clinics for patients and caregivers within neurosciences. Candidates should have excellent time management skills, be a proactive worker, work well in a team environment, and possess the desire to engage in neurology patient care and coordination. This position is responsible for promoting a patient and family centered model of care. The position will also be responsible for promoting the shared governance model for Nemours nursing and positive role modeling the Nemours standards of behavior and values. The program coordinator is responsible for maintaining compliance with all regulatory and patient safety practices for the designated location/department.

The program coordinator is responsible for coordinating the care of patients with complex epilepsy followed by several of our neurologists and APPs. The coordinator would provide direct and indirect patient care in collaboration with the medical and nursing staff for patients and families followed by these subspecialty teams including services in the epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU) and outpatient care setting. The coordinators of the focuses will be patient workflow to the EMU and epilepsy surgery. The coordinator will play a critical role in building the epilepsy program.

• Performs ongoing assessment and evaluation of patient progress and revision of interdisciplinary plan of care related to patient needs. identifies patient/family need for further resources and initiates appropriate teaching and/or referrals.
• Participates in responding to patient phone calls. Explains treatment regimens to patient/family after having discussed with the physician or advanced practice provider.
• Demonstrates ability to share clinical knowledge with other members of the health care team; works collaboratively to share subspecialty knowledge.
• Acts as a liaison between families and members of the health care team.
• Utilizes specialized body of knowledge and technical skills in nursing practice related to subspecialty in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act, hospital policy and protocol.
• Participates in the development of standards of care, education materials, and programs for the specialty patient population.
• Demonstrates proficiency in the care of all ages: neonates, pediatrics, adolescents, and adults.
• Recognizes and identifies own learning needs and responsibility for continual development; strives to increase knowledge and identifies goals for professional growth.
• Responsible for participation in departmental and hospital programs for Quality/Process Assessment and Improvement, identifying opportunities to improve services, making recommendations, and implementing actions as appropriate and consistent with the goals of the Nemours Foundation.
• Acts as the liaison between patients, their families, and members of the health care team. Coordinates clinic visits and pre-operative studies for patients scheduled for the epilepsy surgery in collaboration with neurosurgeon and surgical epileptologists.
• Schedules the pre surgical tests including MRI, PET, SPECT, WADA and functional MRI and others as needed.
• Participates in inpatient rounds and coordinates the outpatient follow up.
• Manage the list of patients for pre-surgical work up and epilepsy surgery, responsible for tracking the pre-surgical patients’ test and follow ups and epilepsy surgery. Schedules epilepsy surgery conferences.
• Responsible for coordination of discharge follow up in collaboration with the patient’s physicians and APRN/PA’s.
• In collaboration with patient’s physicians and other providers, explains treatment regime to patients/families, i.e. pre-procedure instructions and admission process.
• Participates in research protocols and data collection in support of epilepsy research including data collection and input as needed.
• Responsible for collecting the data needed for USNWR report.
• Inpatient rounding in the EMU on phase 1 and phase 2 patients, and surgical patients.
• Participates in the intractable epilepsy and epilepsy surgical clinic.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing required. Master’s Degree preferred.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience.
• American Heart Association BLS Certification required.
• State of Florida RN License or compact RN License required.
• EMU Care Certification will be required within one (1) year of start date.

About Us

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children’s hospitals — Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida — along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

Learn more at Nemours.org .