Patient Care Coordinator

3000 Montefiore Medical Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

The Montefiore Patient Care Coordinator maintains standards of nursing practice and supports the mission of Montefiore Medical Center. This role provides leadership in coordinating and delivering patient care across units, from neonate to geriatric populations, under the guidance of the Administrative Nurse Manager.

Responsibilities include performance improvement activities, clinical expertise, and collaboration to optimize fiscal, human and other resources, while ensuring safe, high-quality

Qualifications

• Active NY RN license and current registration.
• BSN degree required; 5 years clinical experience, 2 in the specialty.
• Demonstrates clinical leadership, problem solving and safety.

Responsibilities

• Leads the coordination and delivery of patient care.
• Assesses patient and family health care needs and responses.
• Uses critical thinking to solve problems and guide decisions.
• Monitors progress toward health goals and updates care plan.
• Develops and delivers direct patient care for assigned patients.
• Maintains a safe environment for patients and families.
• Delivers comprehensive direct care to assigned patients.

Skills

Leadership

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Direct patient care

Care coordination

Education

New York State RN license

BSN degree required

5 years clinical experience, 2 in specialty

Tools

Computer literacy

BLS certification

Infection Control Certificate (Preferred)

Job description

City/State: Bronx, New York Grant Funded: No Department: NUR - ICU Einstein Bargaining Unit: NYSNA Work Shift: Day Work Days: ALTERNATE WEEKENDS Scheduled Hours: 7 AM-7:30 PM Scheduled Daily Hours: 11.5 HOURS Hourly Rate: $68.47 For positions that have only a rate listed, the displayed rate is the hiring rate but could be subject to change based on shift differential, experience, education or other relevant factors. To learn more about the “Montefiore Difference” – who we are at Montefiore and all that we have to offer our associates.

Job Summary

The Montefiore Patient Care Coordinator maintains standards of the practice for nursing as defined by the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics, Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice and Nursing's Social Policy Statement. The Patient Care Coordinator actualizes the vision, mission, values and balanced scorecard performance measures for Montefiore Medical Center. The Patient Care Coordinator participates in performance improvement/research activities; maintains professional practice standards and clinical expertise; and demonstrates leadership skills. The PCC demonstrates core and unit specific competencies based on the patient population served. The Patient Care Coordinator (PCC) contributes to the actualization of the vision, of the philosophy and the balanced performance measures of the discipline. He/she is committed to maintaining the standards of the practice of nursing and is responsible for the coordination, implementation, delivery and evaluation of the care to the neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and/or geriatric patient. The Patient Care Coordinator, in collaboration with and under the direction of the Administrative Nurse Manager participates in the coordination/implementation of fiscal, human and other resources needed to provide patient care services for a designated unit, location or patient population on a designated unit. Monitors performance of nursing personnel in maintaining MMC standards of practice of nursing. Coaches/ provides feedback to nursing personnel as needed. Clinical title does not carry from unit to unit.

Essential Functions

• Demonstrates leadership skills in the coordination and delivery of patient care.
• Systematically assesses the health care of patients/families and responses to care rendered.
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills to problem solve and initiate clinical decision making.
• Evaluates patient progress toward health goals and modifies critical path or plan of care accordingly.
• Develops, coordinates and provides direct care for specific patient assignment.
• Provides a safe environment for patients/families.
• Provides comprehensive direct patient care to assigned patients.

Requirements

• New York State License for Registered Professional Nurse and current registration or valid permit to practice in New York State as an R.N.
• BSN degree required 5 years clinical experience, two of which must be in the specialty or related service; or combination of education and experience acceptable to Clinical Director of Nursing or designee.
• Demonstrates clinical leadership, problem solving skills, competency and principles of Montefiore Excellence.
• Computer literate BLS and Infection Control Certificate Preferred.

Preferred Qualities

• Certification preferred in specialty or efforts to achieve certification.

Montefiore Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Since its inception in 1884, Montefiore’s mission has been to heal, to teach, to discover and advance the health of the communities we serve.

Montefiore's state-of-the-art facilities include the internationally-recognized Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and our Notable Centers of Excellence - Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care, Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Einstein Center for Transplantation.

Combined with a growing number of locations for primary and specialty care throughout the Bronx and Westchester County, Montefiore is the ideal organization to apply and hone your expertise.

An assortment of insurance products and discount programs through Voluntary Benefits. Check out our comprehensive benefits available to you when you join our outstanding team! To heal, to teach, to discover and to advance the health of the communities we serve.

To be a premier academic medical center that transforms health and enriches lives.