RN Care Coordinator - Neurology

ccf; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic Health System is seeking an RN Care Coordinator for Neurology at the Main Campus in Cleveland. You will coordinate care for high-risk patients across the continuum and work with a multidisciplinary team to optimize outcomes.

The role follows a daytime schedule, with hybrid work becoming available after the initial hire period. You will focus on patient outreach, education, and coordination of transitions of care to improve satisfaction and reduce avoidable readmissions.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of Professional Nursing.
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• BLS Certification through AHA or Red Cross.
• Three to five years of nursing experience.
• Cancer-specific certification or ongoing qualifying education if administering chemotherapy.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary care team to develop goals and interventions for high-risk patients.
• Provide care and disease management coordination across the continuum.
• Identify patients needing ongoing coordination and conduct targeted outreach.
• Perform comprehensive clinical assessments including disease/age-specific needs and end-of-life considerations.
• Educate patients and families on care plans, monitor adherence, and update plans accordingly.
• Serve as a liaison and advocate for patients and families across settings.

Skills

Nursing experience

Care coordination

BLS Certification

Oncology experience

Education

RN licensure

BSN

Cancer-specific certification

Job description

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.We all have the power to help, heal and change lives - beginning with our own. That's the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

Job Title

RN Care Coordinator - Neurology

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Department

Neurology-Neurological Institute

Job Code

T99128

Shift

Days

Schedule

8:00am-5:00pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic's Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As a Care Coordinator, you will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary care team staff across the continuum of care for high-risk patients. In this role, you will provide coordination of care and disease management longitudinally for patients with chronic conditions or episodic care for a surgical population. You will focus on patient outreach and care coordination for a panel of patients to achieve optimal outcomes and promote wellness, helping to decrease preventable emergency department visits and readmissions while improving patient satisfaction.

A caregiver in this position works 8:00am to 5:00pm. This role will become hybrid after the new hire period.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary care team across the continuum of care for high-risk patients to develop goals, plan interventions and maximize patient outcomes.
• Provide care and disease management coordination.
• Identify patients in the specialty care practice that have ongoing coordination needs and conduct targeted outreach.
• Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments that include disease/age-specific, medical, behavioral, pharmacy, social and end of life needs of each patient.
• Inform and work with patients and their families regarding coordination of their care, provide education and coaching, monitor patient compliance with their care plan, perform reassessments regarding patient progress toward goals, and update plan of care.
• Serve as a liaison and advocate for patients and families.
• Assist in managing transitions of care across care settings, ensuring optimal communication and planning.
• Identify barriers, facilitate solutions, and connect others to community resources.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate from an accredited school of Professional Nursing
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
• Three to five years of nursing experience
• Any registered nurse or advanced practice nurse must obtain a cancer specific certification or demonstrate ongoing qualifying education within the timeframe of the facilities accreditation cycle, if they work in medical oncology, radiation oncology, cancer center or cancer clinic and/or administer chemotherapy within an accredited Cleveland Clinic facility

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Specialty certification
• Neuro, ICU or ambulatory experience

Physical Requirements:

Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.May requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.

Personal Protective Equipment:

Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to compl