RN Clinical Care Coordinator: Patient Flow & Discharge Lead

Mary Washington Healthcare Incorporated; United States; On-site; USD 54,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Mary Washington Healthcare Incorporated is seeking a dedicated Unit Clinical Care Coordinator (Unit C3) to optimize unit-level patient flow, bed placement, and progression through DRG and LOS targets. You will collaborate across the Hub with physicians, nurses, and ancillary staff to remove barriers, align with payor and regulatory requirements, and coordinate timely discharge planning.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team and oversee Care Advance software for DRG, TLOS, and discharge planning

Qualifications

• Minimum of three (3) years recent acute care nursing experience.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred (applicable to all external and internal placements).
• Valid RN License from Virginia or reciprocal compact state required.
• Utilization review experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates patient care activities in collaboration with the Hub and Clinical Care Coordinators (C3s) to ensure appropriate patient placement, level of care, patient progression, and patient flow at the unit level.
• Assesses patients’ clinical presentation against Milliman Care Guidelines (MCG) to identify admission status, working DRG and target LOS; validates admission order matches determined status and level of care; collaborates with CDI Nurse when further evaluation is warranted.
• Assesses patients in observation and outpatient status to determine if clinical presentation warrants status change; progresses patient as clinically indicated.
• Coordinates with Utilization Review (UR) Nurse to align payor and status requirements with patient’s clinical progression; verifies appropriate regulatory letters are delivered to patient and family when indicated.
• Consults and educates medical and nursing staff regarding status, placement, payor requirements, and utilization of resources.
• Leads clinical care team (RN, physician, ancillary staff and social worker) in daily SNAP huddle to identify patient progression and discharge barriers; assigns barriers to appropriate team member for resolution; escalates unresolved barriers to senior leadership.

Skills

Acute care nursing

Communication

Time management

Crisis management

Staff coordination

Clinical collaboration

Education

RN License

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred

Job description

Mary Washington Healthcare Incorporated is seeking a dedicated Unit Clinical Care Coordinator (Unit C3) to optimize unit-level patient flow, bed placement, and progression through DRG and LOS targets. You will collaborate across the Hub with physicians, nurses, and ancillary staff to remove barriers, align with payor and regulatory requirements, and coordinate timely discharge planning.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team and oversee Care Advance software for DRG, TLOS, and discharge planning