Responsibilities/Job Description:
Fairview is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Care Coordinator to join our Pediatric Specialty Clinic team in Woodbury, MN. This is a 0.7 FTE position with a consistent schedule that includes Wednesdays off each week and every other Tuesday off. Shift start times vary between 8:00 AM and 8:30 AM, with end times between 4:30 PM and 5:00 PM. This hybrid role offers the flexibility of one day per week onsite in the clinic, with the remaining scheduled days working remotely from home.
Benefits of this position include:
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Hybrid work arrangement
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No weekends
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No holidays
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Opportunity to support patients and families within a specialized pediatric care team
Join a collaborative team dedicated to providing exceptional care and coordination for pediatric patients and their families.
This position focuses on an area of a specific medical specialty or chronic care condition (i.e. endoscopy, enterostomal therapy, mental health, total parenteral nutrition, bone marrow transplant). Serves as a resource and educator to patient, medical and hospital staff within the specialty. Coordinates care efforts for a safe, effective, efficient and patient centered transition along the health continuum. Provides pro-active disease management using evidence based practices. Acts as a liaison between patient/family, medical staff and others involved in treatment, promoting patient centered care based on jointly determined health care goals and priorities.
Responsibilities
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Accesses, analyzes, plans and provides follow-up care.
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Facilitates timely referrals and fosters positive relations with community providers.
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Evaluates and documents status and follows patient progress through phone calls, test results and report preparation. Evaluates quality of nursing care via patient rounds.
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Identifies problems that are specific to the clinical specialty.
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Provides pro-active disease management using evidence based practices.
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Serves as a liaison between patient/family, medical staff and others involved in treatment, promoting patient centered care based on jointly determined health care goals and priorities
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Collaborates with appropriate staff to provide coordinated transition of care across the healthcare continuum.
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Facilitates timely referrals and fosters positive relations with community providers.
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Provides direct patient care in the area of specialty.
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Establishes individual nursing care plans.
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Provides education, counseling, medication management, and general health information to patients and patient representatives.
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Triages patient concerns and responds to patient concerns between visits under provider direction, to reduce relapse or inpatient care.
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Functions as a resource to patient care units, outpatient clinics and medical staff regarding the clinical specialty.
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Identifies need and assists in writing and implementing policies and procedures.
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Provides education services to patients and their families and other hospital staff regarding the clinical specialty. Develops content, resource materials and coordinates the educational plan.
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Serves on task forces and committees related to the clinical specialty.
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Keeps up to date on technological advances and new pharmaceutical products.
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Consults with other areas regarding specialty.
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Assists with research projects which may include collection data, data analysis and evaluation. May identify research projects.
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Manages database to track patient outcomes and other specific categories as directed by physician.
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Promotes program and assists with marketing efforts. Oversees or manages prior authorization process and results verification process to ensure positive image.
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Provide effective educational material.
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Serves as a community liaison.
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Performs other duties including Performance Goals developed by manager and employee and reported in the employee’s Performance Review as part of UMPhysicians’ Performance Management tools
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Develops and maintains critical competencies listed in this job description and the competencies drop down list in the employee’s online performance management tool.
Required Qualifications
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3 years specialty experience doing care coordination or
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5 years licensed RN with five years of clinical experience and ability to learn new specialty area
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MN Registered Nurse (RN) License
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Basic Life Support (American Heart Assoc or Red Cross) *this requirement does not apply to dept 8901 Ambulatory Care Coordination within 30 Days
Preferred Qualifications
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Licensed RN with four year Baccalaureate Degree
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2 years RN experience in the specialty area or previous care coordination experience
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Specialized knowledge of the specialty and conditions of served population
Qualifications: $85,737.60- $121,035.20 Annual
