RN - Clinical Care Coordinator/Baptist Hospital

Baptist-Health-Care,-Inc.; Pensacola (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health Care seeks a RN - Clinical Care Coordinator to lead continuity of care across outpatient, ambulatory, and post-acute settings in Pensacola, FL. You will collaborate with physicians, care teams, and community resources to improve transitions, reduce avoidable utilization, and support patient self-management.

Your role emphasizes safe discharge planning, follow-up, and population health outcomes, with a focus on reducing readmissions and enhancing patient engagement through

Qualifications

• Active Florida RN license (or compact state) required at hire.
• 1 year experience in care coordination, case management, or transitional care management preferred.
• 1 year experience managing patients with chronic/complex medical conditions preferred.
• 1 year experience conducting post-discharge follow-up and care transition activities preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with patients, families, physicians, care teams and community resources to coordinate care across the continuum and ensure safe transitions between settings.
• Identify patients at high risk for hospitalization or readmission and develop individualized care plans addressing clinical, psychosocial, and resource needs.
• Assess barriers to care (including social determinants of health) and connect patients with resources to support adherence and self-management.
• Communicate with interdisciplinary teams regarding patient needs, care plans and significant clinical events to ensure coordinated services.
• Evaluate care provided and patient responses to reassess and improve quality of care.
• Prioritize post-discharge needs using discharge reports and coordinate follow-up appointments for high-risk patients.

Education

Technical Diploma/Certificate in Nursing

Associate Degree in Nursing

Job description

RN - Clinical Care Coordinator/Baptist Hospital

Pensacola, FL, United States

Job Description

The RN - Clinical Care Coordinator – Continuum of Care is a registered nurse responsible for coordinating patient care across the continuum, with particular emphasis on outpatient, ambulatory, free standing emergency department, post-acute, and community-based settings. The Clinical Care Coordinator collaborates with physicians, advanced practice providers, care teams, patients, families, and community resources to improve care transitions, reduce avoidable utilization, address social determinants of health, improve quality outcomes, and support patient self-management. Core deliverables include successful transitions of care, free standing emergency department care coordination, reduction of avoidable hospital utilization, improved patient engagement, reduced readmissions, closure of care gaps, population health outcomes, patient satisfaction, and connection to appropriate community resources.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with patients, families, physicians, advanced practice providers, free standing emergency department staff, ambulatory practices, post-acute providers, and community resources to coordinate care across the continuum and facilitate safe, efficient transitions between care settings and timely follow-up.
• Identifies patients at increased risk for hospitalization, readmission, emergency department utilization, poor health outcomes, or unmet social needs; develops and implements individualized care plans to address clinical, psychosocial, and resource needs
• Assesses barriers to care, including social determinants of health, and connects patients with internal and external resources to support treatment adherence, self-management, access to care, and overall well-being.
• Communicates and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams regarding patient needs, care plans, transitions, and significant clinical events to ensure coordinated delivery of services.
• Evaluates the identified problems, care provided, and patient’s responses are reassessed to meet patient and family needs and assure overall quality of care delivered.
• Evaluates daily inpatient discharge reports to prioritize post-discharge needs, including abnormal laboratory findings, pending diagnostic results, follow up appointment scheduling, and care coordination for high-risk readmission patients.
• Identifies barriers to successful recovery and coordinates interventions to reduce avoidable readmissions and emergency department utilization.
• Serves upon request as a care coordination resource for Baptist freestanding emergency departments by assisting with patient navigation, community resource referrals, follow-up care arrangements, chronic disease management support, and appropriate disposition planning.
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation in accordance with organizational policies, regulatory requirements, and professional standards.
• Maintains current clinical knowledge, licensure, certifications, and competencies relevant to care coordination, population health, and transitional care management.

Qualifications

• Technical Diploma/Certificate Nursing Required or
• Associates Degree Nursing Required
• 1 year Experience in care coordination, case management, or transitional care management. Preferred
• 1 year Experience managing patients with chronic and complex medical conditions, including CHF, COPD, diabetes, and other high-risk populations. Preferred
• 1 year Experience conducting post-discharge patient follow-up and care transition activities. Preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse Licensed State of Florida or compact state Upon Hire Required

About Us

Baptist Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system committed to improving the quality of life for people and communities in northwest Florida and south Alabama. The organization includesthree hospitals, four medical parks,Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, and an extensive primary and specialty care provider network. With more than 4,000 team members, Baptist Health Care is one of the largest non-governmental employers in northwest Florida.

Baptist Health Care, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. BHC maintains and enforces a policy that prohibits discrimination against any workforce members or applicants for employment because of sex, race, age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, religion, genetic information, or other category protected by federal, state or local law. Certain positions may require a Level 2 Background check through AHCA. Additional information about this requirement can be found here: Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse

Job Info

• Job Identification 10964
• Job Category Nursing - RN
• Posting Date 09/24/2026, 01:45 AM
• Locations 123 Baptist Way, Pensacola, FL, 32503, US
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Day
• FTE 1.0 FT