Care Coordinator - Registered Nurse

Overview

This position is 32hours per week Hybrid

 

This position is a hybrid, remote and also on-site in Lebanon, and the population will be patients undergoing certain surgical procedures at DHMC.  The work will involve supporting the patient and family across the care continuum, from the pre-operative phase through the post-discharge transition.

Responsibilities

Follows-up on assigned complex patients, Post Hospital Discharge, to assess status and determine next step.

Manages and coordinates clinical care of high risk and complex populations in the outpatient setting. Performs outreach, needs assessments, validates medication and assess gaps in care in order to develop individualized care plans in alignment with patient goals and expectations. Barriers to care are assessed and connections to local resources are made as required.

Provides face to face encounters for complex patients and serves as the point of contact for high risk patients and families. Facilitates education opportunities and risk avoidance, assists in establishing effective patient provider interaction, ensures patient understanding of the treatment plan and works with the patient to develop goals and strategies.

Assesses registry and other reports to extract appropriate high risk and complex cases.

Provides disease education to patients and families using interactive tools such as Emmi.

Performs Annual Wellness Visits and Advanced Care Planning for complex patients.

Participates in case conferences with care teams as well as in All Staff Current Daily Huddles.

Coordinates the hand off of patients to team nurses when stable and continues to mentor and support team nurses in care coordination tasks.

Participates in applicable Quality Improvement projects as assigned.

Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 3 years of clinical experience required.
• Excellent assessment, communication, interpersonal, and organizational/time management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work well as a member of a team and respond calmly and effectively in a fast paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Sound decision making, judgment, time management and negotiating skills.
• Familiarity with electronic medical records, and computer applications including MS Word and Excel.
• Must demonstrate passion for care of patients with chronic disease.
• Sound decision making, judgment, and negotiating skills.
• Knowledge of methods to educate and counsel patients, assess their readiness for changing health behaviors.

Required Licensure/Certifications

• Current certification in BLS
• Licensed Registered Nurse with NH Eligibility