Ambulatory Clinic Nurse Care Coordinator (RN) - Neurology

The University of Kansas Health System • Kansas City, KS

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About The Position

The Ambulatory Clinic RN Care Coordinator is a licensed registered professional nurse who is a clinical expert who provides ethical, evidence-based, safe and compassionate nursing care. The Ambulatory Clinic RN Care Coordinator focuses on patient safety and the quality of nursing care by identifying and clarifying patient needs, performing clinic related patient care, conducting health education, promoting patient advocacy, coordinating healthcare services, and evaluating patient outcomes. The RN Care Coordinator will provide support to their assigned physicians by communicating with the patient/family/caregiver and relaying the information to the physician. They will provide support and nursing care services during the physician’s clinic sessions and ensuring the patient/family/caregiver understands the plan of care. They will verify all orders placed during the clinic session have been completed and the physician has been notified of the results.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (Employees in this title on July 1, 2018 are required to have a BSN within 5 years)
• BLS Certification
• Registered Nurse in State of Kansas and/or Missouri (depending on work location) required
• 2 years of RN experience
• Basic typing and word processing ability
• Excellent analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills

Nice To Haves

• Previous medical office experience

Responsibilities

• Provides ethical, evidence-based, safe and compassionate nursing care.
• Focuses on patient safety and the quality of nursing care by identifying and clarifying patient needs.
• Performs clinic related patient care.
• Conducts health education.
• Promotes patient advocacy.
• Coordinates healthcare services.
• Evaluates patient outcomes.
• Provides support to assigned physicians by communicating with the patient/family/caregiver and relaying information to the physician.
• Provides support and nursing care services during physician’s clinic sessions.
• Ensures the patient/family/caregiver understands the plan of care.
• Verifies all orders placed during the clinic session have been completed.
• Ensures the physician has been notified of the results.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level