RN Care Coordinator Orthopedic Clinic

Fairview Health Services•Minneapolis, MN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Care Coordinator serves in the Orthopedic Surgery specialty at Fairview Orthopedic Surgery Specialists Clinic on the University of Minnesota Campus in Minneapolis. The clinic cares for pediatric and adult patients with a broad range of bone and joint injuries and complex conditions affecting the ankles, feet, hands, shoulders, elbows, and spine, as well as musculoskeletal tumors. This nursing position serves as a resource and educator for patients, medical staff, and hospital staff within the specialty. The coordinator supports safe, effective, efficient, and patient-centered transitions across the healthcare continuum; provides proactive disease management using evidence-based practices; and acts as a liaison among patients and families, medical staff, and others involved in treatment. Care is based on jointly determined health goals and priorities. The position is onsite at Fairview Clinic and Surgery Center, 909 Fulton St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455. It is scheduled for 80 hours every two weeks, typically Monday through Friday, with days generally 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. or 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. The position is salaried and exempt from overtime.

Requirements

Three years of specialty experience performing care coordination, or five years as a licensed RN with five years of clinical experience and the ability to learn a new specialty area.
Minnesota Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association or Red Cross. The posting states this requirement does not apply to Department 8901, Ambulatory Care Coordination, and otherwise allows completion within 30 days.

Nice To Haves

Minnesota RN licensure with a four-year baccalaureate degree.
Two years of RN experience in the specialty area or previous care-coordination experience.
Specialized knowledge of orthopedics and conditions affecting the population served.

Responsibilities

Access, analyze, plan, and provide follow-up care for orthopedic surgery patients.
Facilitate timely referrals and foster positive relationships with community providers.
Evaluate and document patient status and progress through phone calls, test results, and report preparation; evaluate nursing-care quality through patient rounds.
Identify problems specific to the clinical specialty and provide proactive disease management using evidence-based practices.
Serve as a liaison among patients and families, medical staff, and others involved in treatment, promoting patient-centered care based on jointly determined health goals and priorities.
Collaborate with appropriate staff to coordinate transitions of care across the healthcare continuum.
Provide direct patient care in the specialty and establish individual nursing care plans.
Provide education, counseling, medication management, and general health information to patients and their representatives.
Triage patient concerns and respond between visits under provider direction to help reduce relapse or inpatient care.
Serve as a clinical-specialty resource to patient-care units, outpatient clinics, and medical staff.
Identify needs and assist with writing and implementing policies and procedures.
Provide education to patients, families, and hospital staff; develop content and resource materials and coordinate educational plans.
Serve on task forces and committees related to the clinical specialty.
Keep current on technological advances and new pharmaceutical products, and consult with other areas regarding the specialty.
Assist with research projects, including data collection, analysis, and evaluation; may identify research projects.
Manage databases tracking patient outcomes and other categories as directed by a physician.
Promote the program and assist with marketing efforts; oversee or manage prior authorization and results verification processes.
Provide effective educational materials and serve as a community liaison.
Perform other duties, including performance goals developed with the manager and employee and reported through performance management tools.
Develop and maintain competencies listed in the job description and the employee’s online performance-management tool.