RN III Care Coordinator

Arkansas Children's Hospital; Springdale (AR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Arkansas Children's Hospital in Springdale is seeking a Registered Nurse for inpatient medical-surgical care. This full-time, day-shift position is in the CC093060 Medical Surgical - Inpatient department.

You will provide holistic patient and family-centered care across the hospital stay, coordinating with care teams from admission through discharge. Requires an Associate's degree or nursing diploma and RN license in Arkansas or a compact state, with a minimum of three years nursing experience.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or equivalent from two-year college program or technical school or nursing diploma, Associate Degree Nursing.
• Bachelor's Degree Nursing.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates continuity of patient care with patients and families following hospital admission and discharge, and for clinics ER visits, and PCP visits.
• Facilitates hand-off throughout the continuum of care.
• Manages high-risk patient care, including management of patients with multiple comorbidities or high risk for readmission to a hospital setting.
• Provides and facilitates education of parents/families of patients following admission and coordinates discharge planning.
• Serves as resource for team promoting advocacy for patients, families, and Arkansas Children's Team.
• Conducts comprehensive, preventative screenings for patients and/or assists all support staff in daily patient interactions as needed.
• Consistently provides safe and effective nursing care at a proficient level.
• Proficiently assesses increasingly complex patients and serves as a resource to others to ensure developmentally appropriate and culturally sensitive care.
• Provides individualized patient and family education at a proficient level in increasingly complex care situations, and serves as a resource in guiding others.
• Proficiently mentors, coaches, precepts, and teaches healthcare professionals and students in the care of increasingly complex patients.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Associate's degree or equivalent from two-year college program or technical school or nursing diploma, Associate Degree Nursing

Bachelor's Degree Nursing

Job description

ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S IS A TOBACCO FREE WORKPLACE. FLU VACCINES ARE REQUIRED. ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE CONSIDERATION FOR EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, DISABILITY, PROTECTED VETERAN STATUS OR ANY OTHER CHARACTERISTIC PROTECTED BY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAWS.

Work Shift:

Please see job description for details.

Time Type:

Full time

Department:

CC093060 Medical Surgical - Inpatient

Summary:

Inpatient Medical Surgical, Full Time, Day Shift

Additional Information:

Provides safe, effective, and holistic patient and family centered care for the patients and families in Primary Care Services. Leads clinic efforts in patient-centered medical home related population management, data collection and quality improvement activities. Addresses the patient's preventive care and care coordination needs within a specialized area of clinical practice. Acts as a clinical resource for patients, families, staff, and community providers.

Required Education:

Associate's degree or equivalent from two-year college program or technical school or nursing diploma, Associate Degree Nursing

Recommended Education:

Bachelor's Degree Nursing

Required Work Experience:

Nursing - 3 years of experience

Recommended Work Experience:

Required Certifications:

Certification specific to patient population, leadership role or education - , Registered Nurse (RN) license - Arkansas or Compact State, within 6 months of hire or eligibility - Certification specific to patient population

Recommended Certifications:

Description

• 1. Coordinates continuity of patient care with patients and families following hospital admission and discharge, and for clinics ER visits, and PCP visits. Facilitates hand-off throughout the continuum of care.
• 2. Manages high-risk patient care, including management of patients with multiple comorbidities or high risk for readmission to a hospital setting.
• 3. Provides and facilitates education of parents/families of patients following admission and coordinates discharge planning.
• 4. Serves as resource for team promoting advocacy for patients, families, and Arkansas Children's Team.
• 5. Conducts comprehensive, preventative screenings for patients and/or assists all support staff in daily patient interactions as needed.
• 6. Consistently provides safe and effective nursing care at a proficient level.
• 7. Proficiently assesses increasingly complex patients and serves as a resource to others to ensure developmentally appropriate and culturally sensitive care.
• 8. Provides individualized patient and family education at a proficient level in increasingly complex care situations, and serves as a resource in guiding others.
• 9. Proficiently mentors, coaches, precepts, and teaches healthcare professionals and students in the care of increasingly complex patients.
• 10. Performs other duties as assigned.