RN Care Coordinator

St. Anthony Hospitals; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $20,000

Relocation assistance up to $8,000

Job summary

St. Anthony North Hospital is seeking an RN Care Coordinator to manage care progression and discharge planning for identified patients, ensuring quality and cost-effectiveness while aligning with hospital policies.

You will collaborate with care teams, insurers, and post-acute providers to enable optimal transitions and enhance patient experience. The role requires an RN with strong clinical judgment and excellent communication, coordination, and advocacy skills to improve patient outcomes and

Qualifications

• Requires RN license and acute hospital experience.
• Minimum two years of acute hospital clinical experience or a Master's in Case Management in lieu of 1 year.
• BLS certification within 3 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Oversee progression of care and discharge planning for identified patients.
• Coordinate with utilization management, nursing, physicians, insurers, and post-acute providers to progress care.
• Advocate for patients and families, addressing barriers to care transitions.
• Develop and document a multidisciplinary discharge plan engaging the health team and postacute providers.
• Identify readmission risks and implement mitigation strategies for 30 days.
• Oversee and evaluate the discharge plan and resource utilization.

Skills

Care coordination

Discharge planning

Communication

Collaboration

Clinical judgment

Education

Registered Nurse license (CO or multi-state compact)

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.

Qualified applicants with at least six months of direct RN experience are eligible for up to a $20,000 sign-on bonus!

Based on your Geographic location, you may be eligible for relocation assistance up to $8,000!*Some exclusions may apply.

Job Requirements

Required

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Minimum two (2) years of acute hospital clinical experience or a Master's 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

For more than 50 years, St. Anthony North Hospital has delivered optimal health care to the communities of Westminster, Erie, Brighton, Broomfield, Northglenn and Thornton. Highlights of our campus include 60,000 square feet of integrated primary and specialty care physician clinics, ambulatory surgery center, birthing center with private birthing suites, Level III Trauma Center with 24/7 emergency services, over 150 inpatient beds and an outpatient diagnostics center with lab and imaging services. In 2023, we received our prestigious Magnet designation! We are so proud of our nursing staff for this achievement, which is awarded to less than 6 percent of hospitals in the United States. Built on the pillars of convenience, wellness and person-centered care, we offer inpatient and outpatient care at one site, with an emphasis on preventive health, wellness and health education.