Nurse Clinician - Continuity of Care - Stead Family Children's Hospital
About The Position
The Nurse Clinician for the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital Continuity of Care (COC) Program functions as a clinical expert and care coordinator for pediatric patients with special and complex healthcare needs. This role interfaces with faculty and staff from multiple departments/services, patients and families, and referring providers and community agencies/services. The Nurse Clinician works collaboratively with other COC team members, hospital faculty/staff, patients and families, and external providers/agencies in coordinating care throughout inpatient admissions, discharge to home/community agencies, and return for follow-up ambulatory visits. The role provides services coordination, consultation, and resource and referral assistance. It serves as a liaison between inpatient units and various medical/surgical subspecialty clinics, regional Child Health Specialty clinics, interdisciplinary community providers/agencies, and patients and their families.
Requirements
- A Baccalaureate degree in Nursing
- Minimum of 1 year recent pediatric nursing experience in children's hospital or academic healthcare environment
- Current license to practice nursing in Iowa
- Demonstrates skill and efficiency in coordination of care and discharge planning for pediatric patients with complex health care needs (involving multiple departments and external agencies).
- Demonstrated expertise in specific clinical area of practice
- Proficiency in computer applications including Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated excellent organizational skills, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated strong advocacy skills for pediatric patients and families
- Experience working with an interdisciplinary team
- Demonstrates willingness to flex work schedule to accommodate patient/family needs (e.g., meet with families during evening/weekends) and participation in community outreach
- Experience in quality management
Nice To Haves
- Previous case management experience is desired
- Knowledge of healthcare financing system, especially Medicaid
- Experience with development/implementation of EBP standards
- Experience in ambulatory nursing
- Certification in case management/pediatric nursing is desired
- Previous experience with EPIC is desired
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and/or assist in the planning process for Iowa’s Medical Home and Community-Based Waiver programs.
- Serve as a resource and liaison for families to regional Child Heath Specialty Clinics and regional medical providers.
- Provide technical assistance and information for children with special healthcare needs being discharged from the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital.
- Provide follow-up phone calls to families of children with complex special healthcare needs who have been enrolled in the Continuity of Care Program.
- Be a liaison to families, insurance companies and community providers and assist in securing the in-home community-based services needed for the child to be discharged from the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital.
- Assist children with special healthcare needs and related services, systems and program development activities as requested.
Benefits
- paid vacation
- sick leave
- health, dental, life and disability insurance options
- generous employer contributions into retirement plans
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
