Nurse Clinician - Inpatient NICU Little Hero Continuity of Care (70%)

UIOWA•Iowa City, IA

20h•Onsite

About The Position

University of Iowa Healthcare Department of Nursing is seeking a NICU Little Hero Continuity of Care Nurse Clinician to perform specific tasks to assist members of the Nursing team in providing patient education and discharge planning under the supervision of the Director of Pediatric Care Coordination Division. This role involves planning, monitoring, and documenting patient care across the continuum of inpatient and outpatient services, educating patients and families about their treatment plans, and serving as a patient advocate. The clinician will also facilitate assessment of patient needs, complete community referrals, observe for breakdowns in the plan of care, and collaborate with external healthcare providers for smooth transitions. Additionally, the role includes identifying performance improvement opportunities, monitoring continuity of care, coordinating care planning for specific programs, providing follow-up calls to families, and acting as a liaison between families, insurance companies, and community providers to secure necessary services for discharge.

Requirements

A Baccalaureate degree in Nursing
Minimum of 2 years recent NICU or Pediatric nursing experience in children's hospital
Demonstrated expertise in specific clinical area of practice
Demonstrates skill and efficiency in coordination of care and discharge planning for pediatric patients with a complex health care needs (involving multiple departments and external agencies)
Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and communication skills with patients, families, interdisciplinary team members and community providers/agencies
Demonstrates effective teaching skills for staff and patient/family education.
Ability to develop creative staff, patient and community education/training programs.
Demonstrates willingness to flex work schedule to accommodate patient/family needs and participation in community outreach
Experience in Quality Management
Demonstrates ability to meet essential/marginal job function analysis
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 expertise with pediatric patient/family discharge planning process
Experience working with an interdisciplinary team

Nice To Haves

Previous case management experience is desired
Certification in case management/pediatric nursing is desired
Previous experience with EPIC is desired
Ambulatory Nursing Experience

Responsibilities

Plans, monitors, and documents patient care across the continuum from inpatient and outpatient services
Educates patient and family about aspects of treatment plan.
Serve as a patient advocate as well as assist families to develop advocacy skills.
Apply expert skills to facilitate assessment of patient needs throughout episode of care.
Complete community referrals upon discharge (AEA, Early Access, school systems, etc.)
Observes for patterns of breakdown in plan of care and facilitates correction of problems.
Collaborate and communicate with health care providers from external agencies to assist the facilitation of a smooth transfer to and from the hospital setting.
Identify performance opportunities and assist with implementation of performance improvement plans for specific programs or specific populations.
Collaborates with nursing/staff to monitor continuity of care for the patient.
Coordinate and/or assist in the planning process for Iowa’s Medical Home and Community-Based Waiver programs.
Provide follow-up phone calls to families of children with complex special healthcare needs who have been enrolled in the Continuity of Care Program.
Coordinates and documents communication with the patient post-discharge to answer questions and follow-up on any concerns.
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 Stead Family Children’s Hospital.
Assist children with special healthcare needs and related services, systems and program development activities as requested.