Ambulatory Clinic Nurse Care Coordinator (RN)- Sports medicine
About The Position
The Ambulatory Clinic RN Care Coordinator is a licensed registered professional nurse who provides ethical, evidence-based, safe, and compassionate nursing care. The role focuses on patient safety and quality by identifying and clarifying patient needs, providing clinic-related patient care, conducting health education, promoting patient advocacy, coordinating health care services, and evaluating patient outcomes. The RN Care Coordinator supports assigned physicians by communicating with patients, families, and caregivers and relaying information to the physician. The coordinator provides nursing support during clinic sessions, helps patients and caregivers understand the plan of care, verifies that orders placed during clinic sessions have been completed, and ensures the physician is notified of results.
Requirements
- High school graduate.
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
- Two or more years of RN experience.
- Current active multistate Registered Nurse license in good standing in the state where the applicant lives.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) certification from the American Heart Association within 14 days.
- Basic typing and word-processing ability.
- Excellent analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Nice To Haves
- Previous medical office experience.
Responsibilities
- Manage patient flow, triage, and direct patient care.
- Coordinate communication among front desk staff, nursing staff, physicians, and the clinic manager.
- Manage patient population care by developing expected outcomes, defining appropriate resource utilization, and working with providers to set patient goals.
- Provide nursing support and coordination to optimize patient outcomes and improve quality of life through clinical and educational programs or support services.
- Support patients in self-management of disease.
- Coordinate continuity of care with patients and families following hospital admission, discharge, and emergency room visits.
- Manage high-risk patient care, including patients with multiple comorbidities or risk of hospital readmission, and maintain a registry.
- Build relationships with patients and use assessment skills to identify physical, psychosocial, financial, and environmental health care needs.
- Educate patients and appropriate ancillary personnel about health care needs, safety issues, benefits, and patient education.
- Use electronic tools such as the EMR to document assessments, clinical findings, treatment plans, and progress toward goals.
- Observe, record, and report patients' conditions and reactions to drugs and treatments to physicians.
- Educate patients and families about diagnostic procedures, medications, nutrition, and health and wellness maintenance.
- Maintain and review patient records, charts, and other pertinent information.
- Record and post test and examination results, and follow up with patients.
- Respond to or refer incoming patient treatment-related phone calls.
- Instruct patients and families regarding medications and treatment instructions.
- Maintain patient confidentiality and document patient care in the EMR in compliance with practice standards.
- Perform the professional, clinical, or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
