RN Care Coordinator, Float Pool, Full Time, First Shift

UC Health•Cincinnati, OH

13d

About The Position

The RN Care Coordinator serves as the primary clinical coordinator for the Ambulatory Hypertension Management Program. The role partners with primary care providers, specialists, pharmacists, and population health teams to improve blood pressure control, reduce cardiovascular risk, and achieve value-based care performance targets. The RN proactively manages patients with uncontrolled hypertension through education, monitoring, outreach, care coordination, and evidence-based interventions. The position provides and coordinates ambulatory nursing care, including patient assessment, care planning, interventions, education, referrals, follow-up, and transitions of care. The RN collaborates with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams; documents care accurately and promptly; supports quality improvement and evidence-based practice; and maintains compliance with safety, confidentiality, regulatory, and departmental requirements.

Requirements

Associate's degree in Nursing.
Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Ohio.
At least 2 years of nursing experience in an ambulatory or outpatient setting.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Responsibilities

Engage in communication appropriate to the patient population and involve families or guardians in assessment, treatment, and ongoing care as appropriate.
Assess patients’ health status, collect and monitor patient data, recognize changes or abnormal results, and initiate referrals and individualized care plans based on clinical and psychosocial needs.
Provide safe direct nursing care, including medication administration, wound care, point-of-care testing, other nursing interventions, and assistance with procedures and diagnostic tests as needed.
Monitor patient comfort and environmental safety, respond to emergencies according to nursing standards and protocols, and provide accurate hand-off reports during transfers.
Complete nurse visits and document assessments, care plans, teaching, and care delivery accurately and promptly in accordance with policy.
Educate patients and families about health conditions, treatment plans, medications, testing, and self-care; assess understanding and provide further education as needed.
Coordinate referrals, follow-up appointments, test-result communication, prior authorizations, and transitions of care to support timely access to services.
Address patient concerns and collaborate with providers, social workers, dietitians, and other healthcare professionals to meet patients’ comprehensive needs.
Participate in interdisciplinary meetings, interdepartmental projects, quality assurance, performance improvement, committees, and staff meetings.
Support evidence-based nursing practice, policy and procedure development, and orientation and education programs; serve as a resource, preceptor, or mentor as needed.
Maintain confidentiality, follow safety and departmental policies, understand applicable regulatory requirements, report safety concerns using MIDAS, and escalate concerns appropriately.
Recruit patients for studies.
Perform other duties as assigned.