RN - PCMH Care Coordinator - Hybrid - MUSCP

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC); South Carolina; On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Carolina Family Care, Inc. (CFC) is seeking a Nurse Care Coordinator affiliated with MUSC to collaborate with physicians, staff, and health care professionals in delivering patient-centered care. The role requires residency in South Carolina near Charleston and frequent hospital-site presence at MUSC.

The RN will coordinate care for an assigned patient population, handle chronic care management, and ensure effective communication among the care team and providers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing required; RN licensure in SC or a compact state.
• Minimum of 3 years nursing experience in care coordination or related field.
• Current BLS certification (AHA or Red Cross) is required.
• Must reside in South Carolina, near Charleston, to access MUSC hospital facilities.

Responsibilities

• Identify patients who qualify for care coordination and arrange follow-up services to meet clinical goals and quality measures.
• Communicate effectively with patients, care teams and providers to support continuity of care.
• Identify patient needs/barriers to care and connect patients/families with community resources.

Skills

Care coordination

Patient communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Job description

Job Description Summary

The role of the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Care Coordinator is a nurse that works collaboratively with the physicians, staff and other health care professionals to actively facilitate health care delivery and promote care team communication for an assigned patient population ensuring appropriate care is provided. Applicants must reside in South Carolina and near Charleston as they will be going into the main MUSC hospital in downtown Charleston over 50% of the time.

Entity

Carolina Family Care, Inc. (CFC)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Cost Center

CC000101 CFC PC Care Coordination

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Pay Grade

Health-27

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

• Identifying patients that qualify for care coordination: not meeting clinical goals and quality measures, overdue for visits, labs, or referrals and arranging for follow-up services as appropriate, chronic care management for our medically complex patients and identify gaps in care and respond with appropriate action to correct.
• Communicates effectively and professionallywith patient (s), care team (s) and providers to provide support for continuity of care between patient, care team, and assigned providers
• Identify patient needs and/or barriers (psychosocial and other) to care and coordinate patients/families contact with community resources.

Additional Job Description

Bachelor’s degree in nursing required and three years related nursing experience. Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state. Some positions require certification as a generalist in a related specialty area by the American Nurses Association (ANA). Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required

Physical Requirements

Continuous requirements are to perform job functions while standing, walking and sitting. Ability to bend at the waist, kneel, climb stairs, reach in all directions, fully use both hands and legs, possess good finger dexterity, perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders, reach in all directions. Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use, initially and as required. Maintain 20/40 vision corrected, see and recognize objects close at hand and at a distance, work in a latex safe environment and work indoors.Frequently lift, lower, push and pull and/or carry objects weighing 50 lbs (+/-) unassisted, exert up to 50 lbs of force, lift from 36” to overhead 25 lbs.Infrequently work in dusty areas and confined/cramped spaces.

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

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