Nursing Care Coordinator – Discharge & Education Lead

UNC Health Care; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 49,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Care in Chapel Hill, NC, is seeking a clinical administrative nurse to coordinate care, plan discharges, analyze data, and educate patients and staff. You will round with an interdisciplinary team to determine needs and coordinate ongoing acute and long-term care.

The role requires RN licensure in North Carolina and a state-accredited nursing degree, with at least five years of professional nursing experience. This is a full-time, onsite position in Surgery.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a state-accredited school of professional nursing.
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.
• Five (5) years of professional nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patient status of a specialized population. Rounds with an interdisciplinary health care team to determine patient care needs and coordinate ongoing acute care and long-term needs.
• Collaborates with health care team to provide information and resources to facilitate patient care. Provides inservices and formal presentations to nursing, medical and ancillary staff on topics related to the specialized patient population.
• Collects data related to specialized patient population and analyzes for trends. Enters data or coordinates its entry into databases and registries for benchmarking purposes. Participates in performance improvement activities to promote quality patient care.
• Coordinates patient care for post-hospitalization care and discharge planning. Makes referrals to other care providers during acute care episode and for post-discharge care.
• Promotes own professional development through attending inservices and presentations.

Skills

Care coordination

Discharge planning

Data analysis

Performance metrics

Patient education

Education

RN license

Nursing degree

Job description

UNC Health Care in Chapel Hill, NC, is seeking a clinical administrative nurse to coordinate care, plan discharges, analyze data, and educate patients and staff. You will round with an interdisciplinary team to determine needs and coordinate ongoing acute and long-term care.

The role requires RN licensure in North Carolina and a state-accredited nursing degree, with at least five years of professional nursing experience. This is a full-time, onsite position in Surgery.