Care Coordinator RN

Fairview Health Services•Saint Paul, MN

16d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a full-time Care Coordinator Registered Nurse for its Bethesda Clinic in St. Paul, Minnesota. This salaried, 1.0 FTE position works Monday through Friday, with 8-hour shifts scheduled between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The role coordinates care for Family Medicine patients, supporting safe, effective, efficient, and patient-centered transitions across the health care continuum. The Care Coordinator RN provides proactive, evidence-based disease management; serves as a resource and educator to patients and clinical staff; and liaises with patients, families, medical staff, and others involved in treatment. Care is based on health goals and priorities determined jointly with patients.

Requirements

1–2 years of experience in care coordination, or 5 years as a licensed RN with five years of clinical experience and the ability to learn a new specialty area.
Minnesota Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or Red Cross within 30 days; this requirement does not apply to Department 8901, Ambulatory Care Coordination.

Nice To Haves

Licensed RN with a four-year baccalaureate degree.
2–3 years of RN experience in the specialty area or previous care coordination experience.
Specialized knowledge of the specialty and conditions of the population served.

Responsibilities

Accesses, analyzes, plans, and provides follow-up care.
Facilitates timely referrals and fosters positive relationships with community providers.
Evaluates and documents patient status and progress through phone calls, test results, and report preparation; evaluates nursing care quality through patient rounds.
Identifies problems specific to the clinical specialty.
Provides proactive disease management using evidence-based practices.
Liaises between patients and families, medical staff, and others involved in treatment to promote patient-centered care based on jointly determined goals and priorities.
Collaborates with appropriate staff to coordinate transitions of care across the health care continuum.
Provides direct patient care in the specialty area and establishes individual nursing care plans.
Provides education, counseling, medication management, and general health information to patients and their representatives.
Triages patient concerns and responds between visits under provider direction to reduce relapse or inpatient care.
Serves as a clinical specialty resource to patient care units, outpatient clinics, and medical staff.
Identifies the need for, and assists with writing and implementing, policies and procedures.
Serves on task forces and committees related to the clinical specialty.
Keeps current on technological advances and new pharmaceutical products.
Consults with other areas regarding the specialty.
Assists with research projects, which may include data collection, analysis, and evaluation; may identify research projects.
Manages databases to track patient outcomes and other categories as directed by a physician.
Serves as a community liaison.
Performs other duties, including performance goals developed with the manager and employee and reported in Fairview performance management tools.
Develops and maintains critical competencies listed in the job description and the employee’s online performance management tool.