Provides continuity of care by ensuring smooth transitions between care settings.
Develops a relationship with patient and their multidisciplinary team to facilitate and/or navigate through subsequent treatment and follow-up to reflect continuity of care.
Completes a nursing assessment to identify the patients individualized needs and collaborates with multidisciplinary team and other departments to develop an interdisciplinary plan of care.
Supports the patient and family by providing education, addressing psychosocial needs, advocating, providing continuity of care and identifying barriers to care.
Navigates through the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of the patient throughout the continuum of care.
Provides expert clinical advice to the multidisciplinary team in designing collaborative teaching plans/programs and in planning/providing patient/family education and discharge planning including wellness and health maintenance within designated specialty.
Coordinates timely, seamless, evidenced based care across the care continuum resulting in best patient outcomes.

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices
Typically requires 5 years of experience in clinical nursing that includes experience in nursing assessment, care plan development and in educating patients
Working knowledge of the components of quality and acute patient care needs specifically related to the area in which care will be performed
Excellent analytical and interpersonal communication skills necessary to negotiate with families, patient, physicians and third party payers.

Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short
and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program

Registered Nurse Care Coordinator – Cardiology Clinic

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