RN Care Coordinator

CHI; Council Bluffs (IA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

At CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs, we are seeking an RN Care Coordinator to guide patients through the care continuum, coordinating discharge planning and ensuring timely, high-quality transitions. You will work with physicians, nursing staff, insurers and post-acute providers, documenting assessments, creating multidisciplinary discharge plans, and monitoring implementation to reduce readmission risk.

Qualified candidates have a nursing degree and at least two years of acute hospital

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with active RN license.
• Minimum two years acute hospital clinical experience.
• Master's degree in Case Management or Nursing preferred.
• BLS CPR certification required within 90 days.
• RN license in the practice location upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Completes and documents discharge planning assessments and updates plans as needed.
• Develops multidisciplinary discharge plans involving patient, family, and post-acute providers.
• Oversees and evaluates discharge plan implementation.
• Collaborates with care teams to ensure appropriate inpatient resource use.
• Ensures timely transitions to post-acute services based on clinical needs.
• Identifies readmission risk and intervenes for at least 30 days.

Skills

Clinical nursing

Care coordination

Discharge planning

Communication

CPR/BLS

Education

BSN preferred

Master's degree in Case Management or Nursing

Certified Case Manager (CCM)

Accredited Case Manager (ACM)

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As a RN Care Coordinator, you will be a central figure in patient care, seamlessly navigating the healthcare journey to achieve optimal outcomes and an exceptional patient experience.

Every day, you will strategically assess, plan, and facilitate comprehensive care across the continuum, expertly advocating for patients while collaborating with physicians, nursing, departments, insurers, and post-acute providers to ensure timely, high-quality transitions.

To be successful in this role, you will possess strong clinical acumen, exceptional communication and advocacy skills, and a strategic mindset, all driven by a passion for optimizing patient care across every touchpoint.

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

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As a RN Care Coordinator, you will be a central figure in patient care, seamlessly navigating the healthcare journey to achieve optimal outcomes and an exceptional patient experience.

Every day, you will strategically assess, plan, and facilitate comprehensive care across the continuum, expertly advocating for patients while collaborating with physicians, nursing, departments, insurers, and post-acute providers to ensure timely, high-quality transitions.

To be successful in this role, you will possess strong clinical acumen, exceptional communication and advocacy skills, and a strategic mindset, all driven by a passion for optimizing patient care across every touchpoint.

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

Job Requirements

Required

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and Minimum two (2) years of acute hospital clinical experience, upon hire or
• Masters Other Case Management or Nursing field. and 1 year of experience, upon hire and
• Registered Nurse: NE, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 90 Days and

Preferred

• Bachelors Of Science Nursing and At least five (5) years of nursing experience., upon hire
• Certified Case Manager, upon hire and
• Accredited Case Manager, upon hire

Where You'll Work

At CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs, patients are at the heart of our care. Our campus is designed to heal the body, mind and spirit of every person in a more comfortable, less stressful hospital environment. Our full range of medical services include a new pavilion featuring enhancements in heart and vascular care, surgery, maternity, cancer care, and diagnostic imaging.

Pay Range

$32.70 - $48.65 /hour