RN / Nurse Care Coordinator at UW Medical Center-Montlake
University of Washington•Seattle, WA
•Onsite
About The Position
UW Medical Center-Montlake - Social Work & Care Coordination has an outstanding opportunity for a Nurse Care Coordinator. This position will specifically provide care coordination for transplant, orthopedic, and medical-surgical patients.
Requirements
- Master's Degree in Nursing or related field. Applicable experience may substitute for education.
- Three years of professional nursing experience.
- Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
- Effective interpersonal skills, leadership skills, and clinical expertise.
- Ability to access information and document in electronic medical record.
- Current Washington State RN licensure at time of hire, and current BLS.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in Case Management strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Identification and monitoring of high medical needs patients to ensure timely completion of consults, procedures and tests, ongoing team communication, and facilitates coordination between providers across the continuum of care.
- Lead medical team and nursing huddles and work creatively on removing barriers to discharge due to medical complications and/or system or team obstacles.
- Assist with ordering complex medical equipment and in ensuring safe transitions of care.
- Develop and monitor outcome measures related to care coordination and staff and patient satisfaction with discharge planning and providing ongoing consultation and education to staff on how to achieve improved patient flow through the UWMC system.
Benefits
- For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
