Clinical Nurse Coordinator Full Time Days

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare•Glenview, IL

18h

About The Position

New Wound Care Clinic in Glenview Full Time Days, no weekend no holidays BSN and Wound Care experience highly preferred. At Northwestern Medicine, every patient interaction makes a difference in cultivating a positive workplace. This patient-first approach is what sets us apart as a leader in the healthcare industry. As an integral part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to join our quest for better health care, no matter where you work within the Northwestern Medicine system. We pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, our goal is to take care of our employees. Ready to join our quest for better? Job Description New Wound Care Clinic in Glenview Full Time Days, no weekend no holidays BSN and Wound Care experience highly preferred. The Clinical Nurse Coordinator reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

Requirements

Associate’s Degree
RN licensure in Illinois
CPR Certified
Applicable nursing knowledge to provide services to rehabilitation patients and their families
Ability to work independently within own discipline, yet practice within an interdisciplinary framework
Flexibility and ability to manage work in a changing environment.
Two years of nursing practice

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree
Case management skills
Two years of rehabilitation nursing practice
One year of case management experience

Responsibilities

Provides education, guidance, and support to patients/families in order for patients to manage their therapeutic regimens and self-care activities to achieve maximum independence.
Facilitates access and provides rehabilitative services within the available patient resources, while being responsive to the needs of internal and external customers.
Assesses patient and family's current understanding of the management of the patient's therapeutic regimens and self-care activities.
Develops an individualized plan of care based upon nursing diagnoses/problems with consideration of patient's culture, age, and developmental level and sets appropriate goals.
Implements a plan of care to achieve established goals and continually evaluates patient and family response to the plan of care.
Provides patient/family education for the patient and family to manage the prescribed therapeutic regimens.
Coordinates with the team and scheduling team patient rounds.
Coordinates the discharge planning process to facilitate the transition to the next label of care.
Educates the team regarding patient's insurance benefits.
Reviews patient progress for medical necessity, guidelines for continued stay against performance, against protocol benchmarks/progress toward functional goals/appropriateness of level of service.
Communicates and conveys plans to referring agencies to facilitate a smooth transfer process.
Interfaces with Admission and PFS representative to verify/obtain on MANG status throughout discharge planning process as necessary.
Assures ongoing certification for continued stay, transition to appropriate LOC obtain pre-certification/authorization as required by payer for special services.
Communicate effectively with patients and their families using approaches appropriate to their age, cognitive status, language abilities and level of education and informs them of necessary information regarding their health status and rehabilitation progress.
Provides clear, concise and timely documentation regarding the nursing services provided and case management areas discussed.
Collaborates with internal and external case managers and coordinates services to optimize the patient's use of available resources to implement a successful discharge plan.
Serves as communication link between patient, family and the interdisciplinary team.
Participates in education and training sessions
Attends external continuing education programs and presents information to other staff.
Mentors new staff and students.
Performs other duties as assigned