RN Care Coordinator

Penrose Hospital; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Penrose Hospital is seeking an RN Care Coordinator to oversee care progression and discharge planning for identified patients, coordinating with utilization management, nursing, physicians, and post-acute providers to ensure optimal outcomes. You will advocate for patients, address barriers to transitions, and enhance the patient experience.

The role requires RN licensure, strong clinical judgment, and exceptional communication. Preference for BSN and CCM/ACMRN certifications.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Two years of acute hospital clinical experience or a Master's in Case Management or Nursing in lieu of one year experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee progression of care and discharge planning for identified patients.
• Coordinate with utilization management, nursing, physicians, and post-acute providers to progress care toward optimal outcomes.
• Advocate for patients and families to address barriers to care transitions.
• Develop multidisciplinary discharge plan engaging health team members and postacute providers.
• Collaborate with healthcare team to ensure timely transitions to appropriate postacute services.
• Complete and document discharge planning assessments and reassess as needed.
• Identify readmission risk and implement interventions for at least 30 days.
• Oversee and evaluate discharge plan implementation.
• Use evidence-based guidelines/criteria to ensure appropriate inpatient resource utilization.

Skills

Nursing licensure

BLS certification

Care coordination

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Clinical judgment

Communication skills

Education

RN licensure

BSN preferred

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our RN Care Coordinator, you will oversee the progression of care and discharge planning for identified patients, promoting quality and cost-effective outcomes while adhering to all hospital policies and regulations. Every day you will coordinate, communicate, and collaborate with utilization management, nursing, physicians, ancillary departments, insurers, and post-acute providers to progress care toward optimal outcomes at the appropriate level. You will also advocate for patients and families, identifying and addressing barriers to care transitions, and striving to enhance the patient experience. To be successful in this role, you will be a Registered Nurse with strong clinical judgment, exceptional communication and collaboration skills, a deep understanding of care coordination principles, and a fervent commitment to patient advocacy and enhancing the overall patient experience.

• Facilitates the development of a multidisciplinary discharge plan, engaging other relevant health team members, the patient and/or patient representative, and postacute care providers in accordance with the patient's clinical or psychosocial needs, choices, and available resources.
• Collaborates with the healthcare team and postacute service providers to ensure timely and smooth transitions to the most appropriate type and setting of postacute services based upon the patient's clinical needs.
• Completes and documents a discharge planning assessment on those patients identified by the designated screening process, or upon request, and reassesses the patient as appropriate to update the plan accordingly.
• Identifies risk for readmission and implements interventions to mitigate those risks for at least a 30day period.
• Oversees and evaluates the implementation of the discharge plan.
• Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to ensure progression of care and appropriate utilization of inpatient resources using established evidencebased guidelines/criteria.

We are offering a $20,000 sign on in addition to up to $8,000 relocation assistance to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.

Job Requirements

Required

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Minimum two (2) years of acute hospital clinical experience or a Master'ss degree in Case Management or Nursing field in lieu of 1 year experience
• RN license in the state(s) covered: Arizona RN:AZ or Compact Arkansas RN:AR or Compact California RN:CA Colorado RN:CO or Compact Georgia RN:GA or Compact Iowa RN: IA or Compact Kansas RN:KS or Compact Kentucky RN:KY or Compact Minnesota RN:MN Nebraska RN:NE or Compact Nevada RN:NV North Dakota RN:ND or Compact Ohio RN:OH or Compact Oregon RN:OR Tennessee RN:TN or Compact Texas RN:TX or Compact Utah RN:UT or Compact Washington RN:WA or Partial
• BLS required within 3 months of hiring

Preferred

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) or related healthcare field
• At least five (5) years of nursing experience
• Certified Case Manager (CCM), Accredited Case Manager (ACMRN), or UM Certification

Where You'll Work

Penrose - St. Francis Health Services is a full-service, 712-bed acute care provider in Colorado Springs comprising Penrose Hospital, St. Francis Hospital and St. Francis Hospital - Interquest. Penrose Hospital serves as the anchor hospital of Penrose-St. Francis Health Services with 300-licensed beds and the ability to provide tertiary (high tech) medical-surgical services with an emphasis on elective and outpatient care. Established in 1890, Penrose Hospital has grown to become a major health treatment and referral center, specializing in cancer care, cardiac care, emergency trauma care and physical rehabilitation. It's an incredible time to join us as we are a proud Magnet Hospital with designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for superior quality in nursing care. With more than 300 days of annual sunshine, mild winters and easy-to-access recreational areas like Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods and some of Colorado's top destination resorts, you will enjoy an incredible lifestyle while having the career you've always wanted.