Registered Nurse Care Coordinator (RNCC) - Adult Neurology Clinic (Hybrid)

University of Virginia; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse Care Coordinator to enhance patient care through effective coordination and communication. This role involves developing and implementing personalized care plans, collaborating with healthcare teams, and providing education to patients and families. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong critical thinking skills and a commitment to health equity while ensuring continuity of care across various healthcare settings. Join a dynamic environment that values diversity and empowers you to make a significant impact on patient outcomes and experiences.

Qualifications

• 1 year of registered nursing experience required, 3 years preferred.
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in Virginia.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient care activities and develop individualized care plans.
• Educate patients and families on health management and self-care strategies.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure continuity of care.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Patient Care Coordination

Health Education

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Tools

Documentation Tools

Health Management Software

Job description

The Registered Nurse Care Coordinator (RNCC) is responsible for (deliberate) organization of patient and family-centered care activities between two or more participants in which the RNCC uses advanced critical thinking to develop, implement, and evaluate individualized care plans to empower patients and optimize outcomes. The RNCC marshals and coordinates resources and patient care activities to support transition management, through collaboration across the continuum, supporting patient and families’ needs for individualized follow-up and coordination of services across healthcare services and locations.

This job profile integrates the ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements, the AAACN Scope & Standards of Practice for Professional Ambulatory Care Nursing, and the AAACN Scope and Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses in Care Coordination and Transition Management, with the UVA Nursing Professional Practice Model.

Care coordination and transition management necessitate professional assessment, patient risk identification and stratification, and identification of individual patient needs and preferences that include but are not limited to the RNCC:

1. Demonstrating the use of the UVA Professional Practice Model through nursing professional practice, quality achievement, lifelong learning, empowered leaders, innovation, and expert caring.
2. Planning, coordinating, and prioritizing patient care activities considering patients' unique needs and desired outcomes in collaboration with the inter-professional team including consult recommendations and escalation as needed.
3. Maintaining safety and continuity of care using methods such as documentation, hand-off tools/processes, etc.
4. Collaborating and advising patients, families, and caregivers in their healthcare decisions, respecting their culture and values.
5. Providing health education and coaching to patients tailored to issues identified within treatment and service plans through evidence-based care delivery and safety standards.
6. Providing facilitative leadership that promotes health equity across the continuum and among interdisciplinary teams to improve population health, patient experience, and cost reduction.
7. Demonstrating knowledge and ability to participate in and apply research and evidence-based practices for the improvement of patient care throughout the lifespan and across the continuum.
8. Taking the lead in ensuring the continuity and consistency of care across the continuum to promote and facilitate pre-visit coordination, post-clinic follow-up, and handoff between services, along with monitoring and facilitating transitions of care.
9. Educating patients & families with chronic illness about evidence-based standards of practice to empower patients to include self-management strategies.
10. Identifying support needs and developing action plans and guidance to initiate patient-centered care planning and application of the nursing process.
11. Contributing to problem-solving through communication and collaboration and evaluating outcomes of treatment options to include tracking patient progress toward care plans and goals.
12. Supporting medication management.
13. Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited nursing program.
• Experience: 1 year of registered nursing experience required, 3 years of related and relevant registered nursing experience strongly preferred.
• Specialty Board Certification strongly preferred.
• License/Certification: Licensed to Practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia. American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification is required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Job requires standing for prolonged periods, frequently traveling, and bending/stooping. Proficient communicative, auditory, and visual skills; Attention to detail and ability to write legibly; Ability to lift/push/pull 20 - 50lbs. May be exposed to chemicals, blood/body fluids, and infectious diseases.

The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physicians Group, and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experience. We are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.