RN Care Coordinator- PCC Northern Lights

**5,000 Sign-on Bonus**

1.0FTE, 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday 8a - 5p.

Salaried Nursing position. Full-time benefits.

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The Care Coordination Nurse is responsible for ensuring the provision of quality patient care in the appropriate setting through care coordination, case management, utilization management of inpatient admissions, and transitions of care to different levels of care. In collaboration with the attending practitioner, the family and other members of the health care team, coordinates individualized plans of care and communicates the plan to appropriate stakeholders. Ensures high quality care is provided as efficiently and cost effectively as possible. Facilitates continuity of care by coordinating transition to post-discharge care. Practices professional nursing and promotes patient advocacy in accordance with the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses. Maintains a current Ohio Nursing License.

**Must be a new-to-NCH employee to be eligible for the sign-on bonus.

Why Nationwide Children's Hospital?

The moment you walk through our doors, you feel it. When you meet our patient families, you believe it. And when you talk with anyone who works here, you want to be part of it. Welcome to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Where Passion Meets Purpose.

Here, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are integrated into our core values and practices. We are passionate about building, sustaining and evolving an inclusive and equitable environment. We are seeking individuals who live these values and want to share their experiences and efforts in support of our collective mission.

We’re 14,000 strong. And it takes every one of us to improve the lives of the kids we care for, and the kids around the world we’ll never meet. Kids who live healthier, fuller lives because of the knowledge we share. We know it takes a Collaborative Culture to deliver on our promise to provide the very best, innovative care and to foster new discoveries, made possible by the most groundbreaking research. Anywhere.

Ask anyone with a Nationwide Children’s badge what they do for a living. They’ll tell you it’s More Than a Job. It’s a calling. It’s a chance to use and grow your talent to make an impact that truly matters. Because here, we exist simply to help children everywhere.

Nationwide Children’s Hospital. A Place to Be Proud.

Responsibilities

The Care Coordinator Nurse performs case management core functions which include:

Screening and identification of patients

Assessment of patient/family strengths and needs

Development of a family-centered plan of care

Facilitate communication and collaboration amongst the health care team

Develop patients’ self-management skills through education and resource provision

Manage transitions between settings, caregivers, and providers

Provide monitoring and follow-up across the continuum of care

Maintains knowledge of current concepts, research needs and research strategies related to care coordination including case management, utilization review and discharge planning.

Assists in educating others regarding the role of care coordination/ case management

Participates in ongoing education related to information technology requirements for the department

Qualifications

EDUCATION

BSN Required

LICENSURE

Current licensure as a registered nurse in the state of Ohio is required.

Valid Driver’s License

Proof of Auto Insurance

EXPERIENCE

Two years of nursing experience required.

At least one year in pediatric nursing is highly preferred.

Nursing experience may include inpatient nursing, case management, utilization review, discharge planning, community health nursing.

Utilization review, and/or discharge planning experience desirable.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

Ability to communicate with health care professionals, by demonstrating diplomacy, tact and a professional demeanor.

Working knowledge of CMS and other review agency standards.

Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate and delegate tasks.

Ability to relate to diverse age and demographic backgrounds.

Computer literate. Working knowledge of MS Office.

Professionally appropriate analytical and organizational skills required.

MINIMUM PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Bend/twist; squat/kneel; climb stairs/ladder; reaching above shoulder; lifting/carrying 0-20lbs; pushing/pulling 0-25lbs; work environment may include contact with communicable diseases and/or pathogens/patient equipment/machinery/electricity: OCCASIONALLY - 1-33% of the time.

Standing/walking; driving; vision: depth perception/color vision/peripheral vision - FREQUENTLY - 34-66% of the time.

Sitting; flexing/extending of neck; repetitive hand/arm use; computer skills; audible speech/hearing acuity; seeing - far/near; problem solving/decision making/interpreting data - CONTINUOUSLY - 67-100% of the time.

Note: Regular, reliable and consistent attendance is an essential job function. Employees are expected to perform work as scheduled. Please see the physical requirements for this position listed below. The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individual so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision.

EOE M/F/Disability/Vet

Full Time