Patient Care Coordinator - Advanced Heart Failure (Full Time, 40, Day)

The Queen's Health Systems; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Queen's Health Systems in Hawaii is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to support advanced heart failure care. You will plan and coordinate education and patient care programs, serve as a clinical resource for patients and staff, and collaborate with the care team to coordinate the patient journey across the continuum.

Required qualifications include Hawaii RN license, BSN, BLS and ACLS, with Heart Failure certification preferred.

Qualifications

• RN license valid in Hawaii and nursing degree required.
• Current BLS and ACLS certification; Heart Failure cert preferred.
• Experience in cardiac acute care; ICU experience a plus.
• Proficient with EMR/EHR and basic data tools.

Responsibilities

• Plans and coordinates staff and patient education and care programs in advanced heart failure.
• Acts as clinical resource to patients, staff and community for advanced heart failure care.
• Collaborates with the team to coordinate care across the patient continuum.

Skills

Patient education

Clinical collaboration

Communication

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Hawaii State RN license

BLS/HCP Certification

ACLS Certification

Heart Failure Nurse certification (preferred)

Tools

EMR/EHR systems

Word processing

Spreadsheet software

Clinical databases

Job description

RESPONSIBILITIES

I. JOB SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plans, coordinates and collaborates with team members in the development and implementation of effective staff and patient education and patient care programs in advanced heart failure.
• Serves as a clinical resource to patients, Medical Center staff and the community in advanced heart failure care management and medical and surgical therapies.
• Collaborates with all members of the assigned area’s team to coordinate the care of the patient across the continuum.

II. TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Essential: finger dexterity, sitting, standing, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking.
• Frequent: stooping/bending, kneeling, climbing stairs, squatting, twisting body, reach above, at and below shoulder level.
• Occasional: pushing/pulling usual weight of up to 50 pounds of force, lifting up to 5 to 50 pounds, carrying usual weight of 5 up to 25 pounds.
• Operates physiological monitoring equipment, computer, printer, fax/copy machine, telephone.

III. TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Not substantially subjected to adverse environmental conditions.
• Subjected to noise and/or vibration from intercom, computer monitors.
• Exposure to body fluids and communicable diseases.
• Work environment is fast paced and sometimes stressful due to multiple demands.
• Required ability to flex hours to meet departmental needs.
• Requires some off island travel.

IV. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:

• Current Hawaii State License as a Registered Nurse.
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
• Current certification in Basic Life Support at the Healthcare Professional Level (BLS/HCP) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
• Certification as a Heart Failure Nurse preferred.

B. EXPERIENCE:

• Two (2) years progressive experience as a Registered Nurse in cardiac acute care nursing, preferably in a comparable organization.
• One (1) year ICU nursing experience preferred.
• Demonstrated skills in patient education.
• Demonstrated experience with electronic based medical records and word-processing applications.
• Experience with spreadsheet applications, clinical databases, and performance improvement activities preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Vet