RN Care Navigator: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

University of Mississippi Medical Center; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Mississippi Medical Center seeks an RN-Care Coordinator for the Surgery Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. The role emphasizes disease management, proactive monitoring, patient education, and follow-up to empower patients and families in self-care.

You will provide competency-based education to patients, staff, and providers, maintain care management databases, and collaborate with clinical teams to optimize patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of evidence-based clinical guidelines across a wide variety of conditions and age groups.
• Knowledge of care management and resource/utilization management.
• Verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal skills for diverse constituencies.

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, 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 guidelines knowledge

Care management

Problem solving

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

RN license

Job description

The University of Mississippi Medical Center seeks an RN-Care Coordinator for the Surgery Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. The role emphasizes disease management, proactive monitoring, patient education, and follow-up to empower patients and families in self-care.

You will provide competency-based education to patients, staff, and providers, maintain care management databases, and collaborate with clinical teams to optimize patient outcomes.