RN Clinical Coordinator | Urology-Clinical | Days | Full-Time

Overview

Description .

The RN Clinical Coordinator will interface with the multidisciplinary health care team to ensure care coordination occurs for all specialties patient population across the care continuum by (1) ensuring the delivery of needed care services and the removal of barriers to care, (2) assisting patients in overcoming obstacles across the patient's care continuum, and (3) building therapeutic and trusting relationships with patients, families, and all caregivers. This position provides clinical functions as required for this patient population and participates in optimizing patient care management and providing a patient care experience that is safe, timely, efficient, cost-effective, equitable and patient-centered. With the established guidelines set forth by the University of Florida Jacksonville Healthcare, Inc. and under the direction of the appropriate administrator or manager, ensures adherence to all policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

Job Requirement

Promotes a patient- and family-centered care environment for ethical decision making. Advocates for patients to promote optimal care and outcomes. Promotes autonomous decision making by patients.

Plans and implements age-appropriate care based on assessment, diagnosis, standard of care, medical treatment plan, and progress toward desired outcome. Assesses individual physical, psychosocial and developmental needs of patients.

Triage calls for department of patients (collects and assesses patient data to determine patient needs and to promote optimal patientcare); document calls in the electronic medical record. Calls in prescriptions to pharmacies as directed by appropriate members of the team.

Works with designated physicians and other healthcare professionals to develop and maintain clinical protocols/care pathways, to include coordinating their entry into the electronic medical record (EMR).

Assumes responsibility and accountability for tracking lab, pathology, cytology and radiology procedures ordered to ensure results are received and viewed by the responsible provider.

Maintains open communications with all health team members (both internal and external) on behalf of the patient, and their significant others as designated by the patient. Notifies providers to confirm patient exams ordered/required, obtains prior exams/films/results, and ensures tests, procedures and related consultations are scheduled and performed.

Assesses educational barriers and needs of patients, families, caregivers, and provides education that best supports the understanding of the diagnosis and plan of care. Provides care education to healthcare team members.

Works closely with physicians and allied health professionals in all areas (both internal and external) to coordinate, communicate and update and facilitate all components of the patient's multidisciplinary plan of care. Serves as the patient's central point of contact.

Serves as a liaison between this program and other areas of service that interacts with this program and patients. Reviews referrals to ensure the correct provider is assigned to the referral based on subspecialty

Participates in the tracking of metrics and patient outcomes, in collaboration with administration

Qualifications

Qualification

Experience Requirements

1 year-Computer experience with HBOC and IDX or other practice management system - preferred 3 years - Nursing experience in a surgical specialty or comparable environment - preferred

Education Requirements

Associates - Nursing - required Bachelors- Nursing - preferred

Certification/Licensure

Registered Nurse (RN) required - at time of hire

Travel

Up to 10%

Additional Duties

Additional duties as assigned may vary

UFJPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drugfree Workplace

Job Requirement

Promotes a patient- and family-centered care environment for ethical decision making. Advocates for patients to promote optimal care and outcomes. Promotes autonomous decision making by patients.

Plans and implements age-appropriate care based on assessment, diagnosis, standard of care, medical treatment plan, and progress toward desired outcome. Assesses individual physical, psychosocial and developmental needs of patients.

Triage calls for department of patients (collects and assesses patient data to determine patient needs and to promote optimal patientcare); document calls in the electronic medical record. Calls in prescriptions to pharmacies as directed by appropriate members of the team.

Works with designated physicians and other healthcare professionals to develop and maintain clinical protocols/care pathways, to include coordinating their entry into the electronic medical record (EMR).

Assumes responsibility and accountability for tracking lab, pathology, cytology and radiology procedures ordered to ensure results are received and viewed by the responsible provider.

Maintains open communications with all health team members (both internal and external) on behalf of the patient, and their significant others as designated by the patient. Notifies providers to confirm patient exams ordered/required, obtains prior exams/films/results, and ensures tests, procedures and related consultations are scheduled and performed.

Assesses educational barriers and needs of patients, families, caregivers, and provides education that best supports the understanding of the diagnosis and plan of care. Provides care education to healthcare team members.

Works closely with physicians and allied health professionals in all areas (both internal and external) to coordinate, communicate and update and facilitate all components of the patient's multidisciplinary plan of care. Serves as the patient's central point of contact.

Serves as a liaison between this program and other areas of service that interacts with this program and patients. Reviews referrals to ensure the correct provider is assigned to the referral based on subspecialty

Participates in the tracking of metrics and patient outcomes, in collaboration with administration

Qualification

Experience Requirements

1 year-Computer experience with HBOC and IDX or other practice management system - preferred 3 years - Nursing experience in a surgical specialty or comparable environment - preferred

Education Requirements

Associates - Nursing - required Bachelors- Nursing - preferred

Certification/Licensure

Registered Nurse (RN) required - at time of hire

Travel

Up to 10%

Additional Duties

Additional duties as assigned may vary

UFJPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drugfree Workplace