RN - Nurse Coordinator

Live Well Homecare; Wilkes-Barre (Luzerne County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Formal training opportunities

Job summary

Live Well Homecare is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join an interdisciplinary team. The role focuses on preventative care, screenings, and disease management, providing primary clinical support to providers, patients, and families.

You will assess needs, coordinate tests, educate on disease management, and implement evidence-based interventions in a primarily clinical setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of RN experience; Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.
• Strong clinical, educational, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess healthcare, educational, and psychosocial needs to develop individualized treatment plans.
• Investigate healthcare options, facilitate communication, and eliminate barriers to treatment.
• Educate patients and families on disease management, care coordination, and health programs.
• Implement clinical interventions based on risk and evidence-based guidelines.
• Collaborate with primary care providers to ensure guideline adherence, initiate and adjust therapies, and monitor patient progress.
• Coordinate diagnostic tests, maintain documentation in electronic health records, and ensure accurate data entry.
• Participate in professional development, review current literature, and incorporate effective teaching strategies.
• Assist in post-discharge care transitions and support program development and evaluation.
• Perform clinical procedures such as specimen collection, IV management, medication administration, and vaccines under provider direction.

Skills

Clinical skills

Educational skills

Communication skills

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) degree

Job description

Role Overview

This position involves serving as an expanded nursing role within an interdisciplinary team to promote preventative care, conduct screenings, and coordinate disease management, providing primary clinical support to providers, patients, and families.

Role Overview

This position involves serving as an expanded nursing role within an interdisciplinary team to promote preventative care, conduct screenings, and coordinate disease management, providing primary clinical support to providers, patients, and families.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess healthcare, educational, and psychosocial needs to develop individualized treatment plans.
• Investigate healthcare options, facilitate communication, and eliminate barriers to treatment.
• Educate patients and families on disease management, care coordination, and health programs.
• Implement clinical interventions based on risk and evidence-based guidelines.
• Collaborate with primary care providers to ensure guideline adherence, initiate and adjust therapies, and monitor patient progress.
• Coordinate diagnostic tests, maintain documentation in electronic health records, and ensure accurate data entry.
• Participate in professional development, review current literature, and incorporate effective teaching strategies.
• Assist in post-discharge care transitions and support program development and evaluation.
• Perform clinical procedures such as specimen collection, IV management, medication administration, and vaccines under provider direction.

Qualifications & Skills

Minimum 2 years of RN experience, graduate from a specialty nursing training program (Bachelor's preferred), and strong clinical, educational, and communication skills.

Work Environment

Primarily in a clinical setting, with accountability to organizational policies and procedures.