Care Coordinator (RN) - Social Work

Hartford Healthcare • Meriden, CT

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The licensed RN care coordinator demonstrates expertise in a healthcare setting in the assessment and treatment of patients along the continuum of care. This role involves developing and implementing discharge planning within an interdisciplinary healthcare team, and addressing complex clinical care needs by identifying and removing barriers that prevent optimum access to needed post-acute care. The care coordinator works collaboratively with providers to identify discharge barriers and delays to optimize the efficient use of acute care hospital days and prevent prolonged length of stay. They provide clinical leadership to their healthcare teams and ensure daily goals are met according to the patient’s plan of care. Hartford HealthCare is Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network, serving the community since 1998, with MidState Medical Center earning top honors for quality stroke care, gold level recognition for organ donation, and employing leaders in cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
• Previous experience in acute care healthcare setting
• Valid Registered Nurse License with the State of Connecticut
• Demonstrate comprehension of medical terminology, natural history of illness and general disease processes; identification of and reliance on educational resources to continuously improve clinical practice as a medical social worker.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and conflict resolution skills required.
• Possesses ability to provide expert verbal and written clinical documentation and consultation along the continuum of care.
• Must be able to work collaboratively, efficiently and effectively with multidisciplinary health care professionals to ensure a seamless transition of care for our patients and families.
• Ability to multi-task and address multiple needs of healthcare team members and patients/families.
• Ability to address complex psychosocial needs by working with community resources and addressing barriers that prevent patient from optimizing their health and quality of life.
• Ability to work in fast changing healthcare environment.

Nice To Haves

• Case Management Certification preferred
• Preferred bilingual English/Spanish
• Knowledge of computer applications preferred

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates expertise in a healthcare setting in the assessment and treatment of patients along the continuum of care.
• Develops and implements discharge planning within an interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• Addresses complex clinical care needs by identifying and removing barriers that prevent optimum access to needed post-acute care.
• Works collaboratively with the providers to identify discharge barriers and delays in order to optimize most efficient use of acute care hospital days and prevent prolonged length of stay.
• Provides clinical leadership to their healthcare teams and ensures daily goals are being met according to the patient’s plan of care.

Benefits

• Newly Revised Competitive Hourly Rates
• Tuition Reimbursement after just 6 months of employment and up to 40% reimbursement with Quinnipiac University for colleague AND dependents
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Medical, dental and vision plans
• 401K with company match
• Ample opportunities for advancement
• Competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees