Complex Care Coordinator - Pediatric Dialysis
About The Position
This is your moment to join the team at one of the nation's premier academic health systems and the #1 Children's Hospital in Virginia, as recognized by U.S. News & World Report. Our hospital is a nationally acclaimed pediatric academic center, offering advanced specialty and surgical care services for children and their families. We are seeking experienced nurses to join our Magnet-recognized Academic Medical Center, dedicated to providing exceptional care and fostering innovation in healthcare. Why Join Our Team? Prestigious Academic Excellence: Work within UVA Health, a nationally acclaimed academic hospital and Level 1 Trauma Center. Comprehensive Pediatric Services: 60-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) 25-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) 38-bed Acute/Intermediate Care Pediatric Unit Benefits of Joining UVA Health: Comprehensive benefits, including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Retirement Savings Plans. Opportunities for professional growth with a Clinical Career Ladder and leadership roles. Additional perks such as sign-on bonuses, education support, and generous paid time off. Be part of a community dedicated to innovation, healing, and transforming women's and children's healthcare. If you're ready to make a difference, apply today to join our mission of providing world-class care for families. The Registered Nurse Care Coordinator (RNCC) is responsible for the care of acute and chronic patients and should be experienced in different dialytic and CRRT modalities. As the pediatric dialysis/CRRT RNCC, you will provide high-quality care to pediatric patients requiring dialysis and work closely with our multidisciplinary team to educate, train, and supervise dialysis and CRRT treatments and ensure optimal outcomes. This job profile integrates the ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements the AAACN Scope & Standards of Practice for Professional Ambulatory Care Nursing and the AAACN Scope and Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses in Care Coordination and Transition Management, with the UVA Nursing Professional Practice Model. Care coordination and transition management necessitates professional assessment, patient risk identification and stratification, and identification of individual patient needs and preferences that include but are not limited to the RNCC:
Requirements
- Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited nursing program.
- Experience: Experience: 1 year of registered nursing experience required, 3 years of related and relevant registered nursing experience strongly preferred.
- License/Certification: Licensed to Practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia. American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification is required.
Nice To Haves
- Specialty Board Certification strongly preferred
Responsibilities
- Demonstrating the use of the UVA Professional Practice Model through nursing professional practice, quality achievement, lifelong learning, empowered leaders, innovation, and expert caring.
- Planning, coordinating, and prioritizing patient care activities considering patients' unique needs and desired outcomes in collaboration with the inter-professional team including consult recommendations and escalation as needed.
- Maintaining safety and continuity of care using methods such as documentation, hand-off tools/processes, etc.
- Collaborating and advising patients, families, and caregivers in their healthcare decisions, respecting their culture and values.
- Providing health education and coaching to patients tailored to issues identified within treatment and service plans through evidence-based care delivery and safety standards.
- Providing facilitative leadership that promotes health equity across the continuum and among interdisciplinary teams to improve population health, patient experience, and cost reduction.
- Demonstrating knowledge and ability to participate in and apply research and evidence-based practices for the improvement of patient care throughout the lifespan and across the continuum.
- Taking the lead in ensuring the continuity and consistency of care across the continuum to promote and facilitate pre-visit coordination, post-clinic follow-up, and handoff between services, along with monitoring and facilitating transitions of care.
- Educating patients & families with chronic illness about evidence-based standards of practice to empower patients to include self-management strategies.
- Identifying support needs and developing action plans and guidance to initiate patient-centered care planning and application of the nursing process.
- Contributing to problem-solving through communication and collaboration and evaluating outcomes of treatment options to include tracking patient progress toward care plans and goals.
- Supporting medication management
- Other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits, including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Retirement Savings Plans.
- Opportunities for professional growth with a Clinical Career Ladder and leadership roles.
- Additional perks such as sign-on bonuses, education support, and generous paid time off.
- Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Paid Time Off, Long-term and Short-term Disability, Retirement Savings
- Health Saving Plans, and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Certification and education support
- Generous Paid Time Off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
