Registered Nurse Care Coordinator (RNCC) - Ambulatory Clinics

UVA Health System; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Join UVA's dynamic outpatient clinics as a Registered Nurse Care Coordinator. This role emphasizes patient-centered care, critical thinking, and collaboration to improve patient outcomes. Enjoy professional development opportunities and innovative practices in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Organizing patient and family-centered care activities.
• Developing, implementing, and evaluating individualized care plans.
• Facilitating care across the continuum.

Skills

Patient-Centered Care

Critical Thinking

Collaboration

Health Education

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Job description

UOVUNIUSREXTERNALENUS Are you enthusiastic about joining UVA's dynamic outpatient clinics and playing a crucial role in providing care to patients across the state? If so, we have a dedicated team ready to discuss opportunities! With a wide range of locations and flexible position types (including full-time, part-time, and PRN), we will help you find the perfect match for your nursing skills and aspirations.

Surgical Subspecialties

• UVA Surgical Care at the West Complex
• UVA Plastic Surgery at the West Complex
• Hyperbaric Medicine at the Medical Center
• ENT at Northridge Medical Park
• Zion Crossroads Multispecialty Clinics at Zion Crossroads
• Augusta Multispecialty Clinics in Fishersville

Medical Subspecialties and Women's Health

• UVA Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology Clinic at Northridge Medical Park
• UVA Dermatology Clinic at the Primary Care Center
• UVA Diabetes and Endocrinology Clinic at Fontaine Research Park
• UVA Infectious Disease Clinic at the West Complex
• UVA Nephrology Clinics in Farmville, Lynchburg, and Kidney Center Clinic in the West Complex
• UVA Rheumatology Clinic at Fontaine Research Park and Pantops
• UVA Pulmonary Clinic at the Primary Care Center
• UVA General Gynecology at the Primary Care Center
• UVA Midlife Health and Gynecologic Specialties at Northridge Medical Park
• UVA General Obstetrics and Maternal and Fetal Medicine Clinic and at the Battle Building
• UVA Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northridge Medical Park

Dialysis Clinics

• UVA Kidney Center Outpatient Dialysis at the West Complex
• UVA Dialysis Amherst
• UVA Dialysis Altavista
• UVA Dialysis Appomattox
• UVA Dialysis Augusta
• UVA Dialysis Culpeper
• UVA Dialysis Farmville
• UVA Dialysis Lynchburg
• UVA Dialysis Orange
• UVA Dialysis Page
• UVA Dialysis Staunton
• UVA Dialysis Zion Crossroads

Primary Care and Behavioral Health

• UVA Family Medicine Primary Care at Primary Care Center
• UVA Family Medicine and Specialty Care Crozet
• UVA Family Medicine Stoney Creek in Nellysford
• UVA Primary Care and Specialty Care Clinic Pantops
• UVA Primary Care Crossroads at North Garden
• University Physician Group Charlottesville at Fontaine Research Park
• University Physician Group Orange
• UVA Geriatric Medicine at JABA and the Colonnades
• UVA Behavioral Medicine Center at the West Complex
• UVA Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic at Old Ivy
• UVA Psychiatric Medicine at Northridge
• UVA Same-Day Clinic at 1222 Jefferson Park Avenue

Orthopedics and Pain Management

• UVA Orthopedic Center Ivy Road
• UVA Pain Management Center at Northridge Medical Park
• UVA Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at UVA Orthopedic Center Ivy Road

Becoming a part of UVA's Ambulatory nursing team opens the door to exciting new experiences as a Care Coordinator. Here are some of the remarkable benefits and opportunities that await you in outpatient care:

1. Expert Caring: As a Care Coordinator, you provide facilitative care that promotes health equity across the continuum and among interdisciplinary teams to improve population health, patient experience, and cost reduction.
2. Collaborative Team Learning: Through close interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, you will facilitate evidence-based practice care coordination and transition management, evaluating outcomes of treatment options and tracking patient progress toward care plans and goals.
3. Patient-Centered Care: Outpatient settings emphasize building strong patient relationships and delivering personalized care. As an RN Care Coordinator, you will identify unique patient support needs, develop action plans, and provide guidance to initiate patient-centered care planning.
4. Professional Development: Ambulatory care nursing practice encourages autonomy and self-driven growth. You will be empowered to take ownership of your professional development and pursue avenues that align with your career aspirations.
5. Innovative Practices: Outpatient clinics embrace the latest healthcare technology and practice advancements, exposing you to cutting-edge methods and tools.

To embark on this transformative journey with us, apply today! A member of our team will be in touch to guide you toward the perfect fit that aligns with your expertise, goals, and aspirations.

The Registered Nurse Care Coordinator (RNCC) is responsible for organizing patient and family-centered care activities between two or more participants, using 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, facilitating care across the continuum, supporting patient and families' needs for follow-up and service coordination.

This job profile integrates the ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses, the AAACN Scope & Standards of Practice for Professional Ambulatory Care Nursing, and the UVA Nursing Professional Practice Model.

Care coordination and transition management require professional assessment, patient risk stratification, and identification of individual needs and preferences, including but not limited to the RNCC:

• Demonstrating the use of the UVA Professional Practice Model through nursing practice, quality achievement, lifelong learning, empowered leadership, innovation, and expert caring.
• Planning, coordinating, and prioritizing patient care activities considering patients' needs and outcomes in collaboration with the inter-professional team.
• Maintaining safety and continuity of care using documentation, hand-off tools/processes, etc.
• Collaborating and advising patients, families, and caregivers in healthcare decisions, respecting their culture and values.
• Providing health education and coaching tailored to issues identified within treatment and service plans through evidence-based standards.
• Providing facilitative leadership that promotes health equity across the continuum and among teams to improve population health, patient experience, and reduce costs.
• Applying research and evidence-based practices for improving patient care across the lifespan and continuum.
• Ensuring continuity and consistency of care across the continuum, including pre-visit coordination, post-clinic follow-up, and transitions of care.
• Educating patients & families with chronic illness about evidence-based standards to empower self-management.
• Identifying support needs, developing action plans, and guiding patient-centered care planning.
• Contributing to problem-solving, evaluating treatment outcomes, and tracking patient progress.
• Supporting medication management.
• Other duties as assigned.
• UVA Nursing Professional Practice Model includes Relationship Based Care, Expert Caring, Empowered Leaders, Lifelong Learners, Quality Achievement, and Innovation.

Position Compensation Range:

$85,820.80 - $113,401.60 Annual

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited nursing program.
• Experience: 1 year of registered nursing experience required; 3 years of relevant RN experience strongly preferred.
• Specialty Board Certification strongly preferred.
• License/Certification: Licensed to Practice as a Registered Nurse in Virginia. AHA BLS certification required.

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