Patient Care Coordinator

St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System; Savannah (GA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System in Savannah, GA seeks a Patient Care Coordinator to oversee nursing care and coordination within the division.

Under direct supervision, you will ensure care aligns with system goals, policies and state guidelines while promoting quality and continuity for patients.

Qualifications

• RN licensure in state of practice required.
• 3–5 years acute care or home health preferred.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required.

Responsibilities

• Provide age-appropriate patient care and nursing assessments.
• Coordinate admissions and develop care plans under RN supervision.
• Collaborate with the care team through patient Team Conferences.
• Ensure documentation complies with agency policies and standards.
• Act as administrator in absence of the supervising Administrator.

Skills

Nursing

Case management

Team collaboration

Patient advocacy

Education

Associates in Nursing

Tools

EMR/EHR systems

Job description

Under direct supervision of the Administrator, the Patient Care Coordinator is accountable for the overallperformance and productivity of the division, while promoting continuity and optimal standards of qualitycare for patients/clients. The Patient Care Coordinator assists in the planning, development, implementationand evaluation of the health care services at the divisional level. The Patient Care Coordinator assures that careis provided in accordance with agency and health system's values, vision, mission, goals, policies andprocedures, and State, Federal and JCAHO guidelines. The Patient Care Coordinator performs admissions andassists with the coordination of patient care and services at the field staff level. He/She will be responsible for the ongoing reviewof current and discharged patient charts to assure compliance with home health requirements, agency philosophy, andestablished policies/standards of professional practice. He/She is responsible for the delivery of patient care; case managementof the assigned patients, supervision of assigned personnel and promoting collaboration among the multi-disciplinary health careteam. In absence of the administrator, the Patient Care Coordinator will be acting administrator.

Education

Associates in Nursing - Required

Experience

3-5 Years Acute Care or Home Health setting - Preferred

License & Certification

Professional License with State of Practice - Required

Basic Life Support (BLS) - Required

Core Job Functions

• Provides care appropriate to any age-related needs of the patients. Assess and interpret data about the patient's status in order to identify and provide the appropriate care. Admission and subsequent nursing assessments and supervision activities are completed on patients and participates in the on-call process.
• Plan of care developed and customized based on nursing assessment to include medical and nursing diagnosis, patient specific problems and needs under the supervision of the RN. Facilitates patient and family involvement, discharge planning, teaching needs, measurable outcomes are included in plan of care.
• Maintains knowledge and awareness of home health and legislative issues that impact the future of home care.
• Agency policies and procedures are followed in the care, maintenance and use of all supplies and computer hardware. Maintains reliable transportation and ability to travel as required.
• Completes all required documentation according to Agency policies and procedures. Collaborates with all personnel through patient Team Conference to identify, clarify and respond to the needs of the patient.
• Ensures completion of in-home competency check of all field staff upon hire. Accountable for overall productivity in their area. Accepts the responsibility of acting Administrator when necessary.