RN - Care Coordinator

University of Mississippi Medical Center; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Mississippi Medical Center is hiring an RN - Care Coordinator for the Telehealth-Hospital ICU, Clinical Operations, and Remote Patient Monitoring team in Jackson, MS. The role focuses on proactive monitoring, education, and follow-up to empower patients and families in self-care and behavior change.

Responsibilities include education, cost-effective service delivery, and care optimization across diverse patient populations. Day shifts and full-time commitment are required.

Qualifications

• Must be licensed as RN for two years.
• Knowledge of evidence-based clinical guidelines across a wide variety of conditions.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under time constraints.
• Verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provides education and preventive health measures while helping the patient with chronic disease or condition to set behavior change goals.
• Participates in the control of cost effective services that reflect appropriate levels of staff, proper use of equipment, appropriate use of supplies, and effective management patient care.
• Adheres to restorative care philosophy by incorporating principles into direct care provided to residents on a daily basis.
• Evaluates, develops, and implements clinical program components to optimize patient care strategies and goals.
• Demonstrates effective interviewing and assessment skills and integrates new or current techniques to obtain information from the resident/family to plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
• Provides timely internal/external customer service in a cooperative, professional, and respectful manner.
• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Skills

Clinical knowledge

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Decision making

Care coordination

Job description

Job Requisition ID

R00055068

Job Category

Nursing

Organization

Telehealth-Hospital ICU, Clinical Operations, and Remote Patient Monitoring

Location/s:

UMMC Telehealth

Job Title

RN - Care Coordinator

Job Summary

To support disease management tasks which include clinical responsibilities such as proactive monitoring, assessment, education, and follow-up of patients. To empower patients and their families in self-care practices and motivational and behavioral change modalities. To provide competency-based education to patients, staff, and providers and maintains care management databases.

Education & Experience

Education And Experience Required

Must be licensed as RN for two (2) years

Certifications, Licenses Or Registration Required

Valid RN license

Preferred Qualifications

RN experience in clinical nursing with chronic disease, utilization review and/or quality management

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of evidence-based clinical guidelines across a wide variety of conditions and age groups. Knowledge of care management and resource/utilization management. Skill in the use of personal computers and related software applications. Ability to manage multiple priorities under time constraints; ability to analyze and solve problems. Understanding cost and quality issues. Verbal and written communication skills. Interpersonal skills to interact with a wide range of constituencies. Decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Provides education and preventive health measures while helping the patient with chronic disease or condition to set behavior change goals.
• Participates in the control of cost effective services that reflect appropriate levels of staff, proper use of equipment, appropriate use of supplies, and effective management patient care.
• Adheres to restorative care philosophy by incorporating principles into direct care provided to residents on a daily basis.
• Evaluates, develops, and implements clinical program components to optimize patient care strategies and goals.
• Demonstrates effective interviewing and assessment skills and integrates new or current techniques to obtain information from the resident/family to plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
• Provides timely internal/external customer service in a cooperative, professional, and respectful manner.
• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical And Environmental Demands

Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, frequent sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Time Type

Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt

Yes

Pay Class

Salary

FTE %:

100

Work Shift

Day

Benefits Eligibility

Grant Funded:

Yes

Job Posting Date

11/3/2026

Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):