RN Care Coordinator - Orthopedics

ummc; Ridgeland (MS); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Ambulatory Ortho Clinic Operations in Ridgeland, MS seeks an RN Care Coordinator for Orthopedics to support disease management tasks, provide education, and maintain care management databases. The role emphasizes empowering patients and families in self-care and applying motivational change strategies.

The position requires an RN license with at least two years of experience and involves education for staff and providers, with a day shift in a full-time capacity.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of evidence-based clinical guidelines across conditions and ages.
• Care management and resource/utilization management knowledge.
• Ability to use personal computers and related software.

Responsibilities

• Provides education and preventive health measures for chronic disease patients.
• Participates in cost-control through appropriate use of staff, equipment, and supplies.
• Adheres to restorative care philosophy in daily patient care.
• Evaluates and implements clinical program components to optimize patient care.
• Demonstrates interviewing and assessment skills to plan and evaluate patient care.
• Provides timely internal/external customer service in a cooperative, professional manner.

Skills

Evidence-based guidelines

Care management

Resource utilization

Computer skills

Multitasking

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Decision making

Education

RN license

Tools

PC software

Job description

Job Requisition ID:

R00052382

Job Category:

Nursing

Organization:

Ambulatory Ortho Clinic Operations

Location/s:

Colony Park South

Job Title:

RN Care Coordinator - Orthopedics

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:

No

Job Posting Date:

07/20/2026

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