RN Nursing Coordinator - UNC NC Jaycee Burn Center

UNC Health; North Carolina; On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Burn Outpatient Nurse Coordinator at the NC Jaycee Burn Center within UNC Health provides specialized clinical coordination for burn patients throughout outpatient recovery, working with burn surgeons, APPs, and clinic staff to ensure seamless, high-quality, patient-centered care.

This onsite, day-shift role supports families navigating follow-up needs, coordinates imaging, referrals, and therapies, and contributes to clinic efficiency and patient education.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a state-accredited school of professional nursing.
• Five (5) years of professional nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary clinical point of contact for new and returning outpatient burn patients and families, addressing care coordination needs and facilitating timely communication
• Coordinate outpatient burn clinic care, including visit planning, follow up coordination, and transitions from inpatient to outpatient care
• Collaborate closely with burn surgeons, advanced practice providers, nursing staff, therapists, and clinic support staff to ensure continuity of care
• Support clinic flow and operational efficiency through proactive coordination and problem solving
• Provide patient and caregiver education related to burn recovery, wound care, scar management, and long term follow up
• Coordinate referrals, imaging, therapy, and specialty services as needed to support comprehensive outpatient burn care
• Assist with documentation, tracking, and communication to support safe, efficient, and patient centered clinic operations
• Participate in clinic based quality improvement and patient experience initiatives

Education

Graduation from a state-accredited school of professional nursing

Job description

Description

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

This is a Day shift position and the schedule is Monday-Friday

No weekends or holidays

10 hour shifts may be available

Summary

The Burn Outpatient Nurse Coordinator at the NC Jaycee Burn Center provides specialized clinical coordination for burn patients throughout their outpatient recovery. This role is central to ensuring seamless, high quality, patient centered burn care by coordinating clinical services, facilitating communication across the interdisciplinary team, and supporting patients and families as they navigate complex follow up and recovery needs. The coordinator works closely with burn surgeons, APPs, clinic staff, and patients to optimize care delivery while advancing the mission of the UNC Burn Center.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary clinical point of contact for new and returning outpatient burn patients and families, addressing care coordination needs and facilitating timely communication
• Coordinate outpatient burn clinic care, including visit planning, follow up coordination, and transitions from inpatient to outpatient care
• Collaborate closely with burn surgeons, advanced practice providers, nursing staff, therapists, and clinic support staff to ensure continuity of care
• Support clinic flow and operational efficiency through proactive coordination and problem solving
• Provide patient and caregiver education related to burn recovery, wound care, scar management, and long term follow up
• Coordinate referrals, imaging, therapy, and specialty services as needed to support comprehensive outpatient burn care
• Assist with documentation, tracking, and communication to support safe, efficient, and patient centered clinic operations
• Participate in clinic based quality improvement and patient experience initiatives

Other Information

Other information:

Education Requirements

• Graduation from a state-accredited school of professional nursing

Licensure/Certification Requirements

• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.

Professional Experience Requirements

• Five (5) years of professional nursing experience.

Job Details

• Legal Employer: STATE
• Entity: UNC Faculty Physicians
• Organization Unit: Surgery
• Work Type: Full Time
• Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
• Salary Range: $35.87 - $51.57 per hour (Hiring Range)
• Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
• Work Assignment Type: Onsite
• Work Schedule: Day Job
• Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill
• Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

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