Pediatric Care Coordinator - Temporary

Tahoe Forest Health System; Truckee (CA); On-site; USD 88,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Tahoe Forest Health System in Truckee, CA seeks a Nurse Navigator to facilitate social and healthcare services for patients needing additional medical care, education or resources. You will help medically complex and underserved patients access referrals, prevention and screening, coordinating resources and age-appropriate education.

The role emphasizes patient advocacy, education, and coordinating care across care teams, including follow-up after hospital visits, home visits as needed, and

Qualifications

• RN licensure in good standing is required.
• ADN or equivalent nursing degree with clinical experience.
• Experience coordinating care for medically complex or underserved patients.

Responsibilities

• Act as patient advocate and navigator to help access services.
• Educate and counsel patients and families on results and care plans.
• Coordinate referrals for social determinants of health and specialists.
• Participate in care team meetings and hospital rounds as needed.
• Lead health education and group visits, and follow up after hospital events.
• Maintain communication across the care team and with patients’ families.

Skills

RN licensure

Care coordination

Patient advocacy

Health education

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Tools

BLS Certification

RQI training

Job description

Rate of Pay: $77.40/hour + DOE (Base Pay of $73.72/hour includes 5% temporary rate)

Summary

Responsible for facilitating social and healthcare services for patients in need of additional medical care, education or resources to achieve optimal social and physical health. The role includes assisting medically complex, culturally and/or underserved patients to receive proper medical attention, including specialty referrals, prevention and screening. The role also includes coordination of resources and condition-specific, age-appropriate healthcare education.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Assists all patients through the healthcare system and community by acting as a patient advocate and navigator. Educates, informs, counsels and helps patients/families to understand results, procedures and treatment care plans.

• Provides care plan to assist patients with chronic diseases to better self manage their chronic disease.
• Assures home monitoring and patient knowledge that is consistent with treatment plan.
• Assists patients with information and resource referrals with local and external providers/specialists and resources. This includes referrals for Social Determinants of Health and medical partners.
• Participates in Primary Care Practitioner (PCP) patient care meetings and hospital rounding as necessary to meet the patient needs as well as contributes to the quality initiatives and collection of data associated with program.
• Facilitates health and disease patient education, including leading group office visits, or visits associated with hospitalization.
• Coordinates continuity of patient care with patients and families following hospital admission, discharge, follow up calls.
• Coordinates continuity of patient care with patients and families following ED visits based on acuity.
• Conducts home visits as indicated to monitor patient progress and assess needs.
• Promotes clear communication amongst a care team and treating clinicians by ensuring awareness regarding patient care plans. Facilitates care conferences as indicated.
• Facilitates patient medication management based upon medication reconciliation process.
• Participates on a team for data collection, health outcomes reporting, and clinical audits.
• Demonstrates System Values in performance and behavior and is culturally competent and age appropriate in the delivery of care and services.
• Complies with System policies and procedures.
• Other duties may be assigned

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervisory Responsibilities
No supervisory responsibilities.

Minimum Education/Experience
Associate's Degree Degree from college or vocational school from a National League of Nursing (NLN), Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or equivalent accredited school of nursing. The nurse shall have completed a nursing education program that included clinical experiences with actual patients under the supervision of qualified faculty.

1-2 years relevant experience

Required Licenses/Certifications
California Registered Nurse (RN)

• Upon hire
• Within 3 months of hire into job

Valid Driver's License in good standing

• Upon hire

BLS: Employee will be enrolled in the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) Basic Life Support (BLS) Entry or Prep Curriculum (depending on their previous BLS certification).

Upon hire

Other Experience/Qualifications
Required:

Two years’ experience in clinical or public health setting.

Self-disciplined, energetic, passionate, and innovative.

A team player that can follow a system and protocol to achieve a common goal.

• Highly organized and well-developed oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrates sound judgment, decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Able to maintain confidentiality with all aspects of information in accordance with practice, State and Federal regulations.
• Confidence to communicate and outreach to other community health care organizations and is aware of community resources.

Preferred:

Mother/child or pediatric experience

Equal Opportunity Employer
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