RN Care Coordinator

CHI Health Immanuel • Omaha, NE

15h • $33 - $49 • Onsite

About The Position

The RN Care Coordinator is a central figure in patient care, helping patients navigate the healthcare journey to achieve optimal outcomes and an exceptional patient experience. The role assesses, plans, and facilitates comprehensive care across the continuum, advocates for patients, and collaborates with physicians, nursing staff, departments, insurers, and post-acute providers to support timely, high-quality transitions.

The coordinator completes and documents discharge-planning assessments for patients identified through the designated screening process or upon request, reassesses patients as appropriate, and updates plans accordingly. The role develops and oversees multidisciplinary discharge plans, supports progression of care and appropriate inpatient resource utilization using established evidence-based guidelines or criteria, coordinates transitions to appropriate post-acute services, and implements interventions to mitigate readmission risk for at least 30 days.

The position is based at CHI Health Immanuel in North Omaha, which includes a full-service hospital, cancer center, rehabilitation center, specialty spine hospital, and other services.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and at least two years of acute hospital clinical experience upon hire, or a master’s degree in another case management or nursing field and one year of experience upon hire.
• Registered Nurse licensure in Nebraska upon hire.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) certification within 90 days.
• Strong clinical acumen, exceptional communication and advocacy skills, and a strategic mindset.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• At least five years of nursing experience upon hire.
• Certified Case Manager certification upon hire.
• Accredited Case Manager certification upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Complete and document discharge-planning assessments for patients identified by the designated screening process or upon request; reassess patients as appropriate and update plans accordingly.
• Facilitate development of multidisciplinary discharge plans with relevant healthcare team members, the patient or patient representative, and post-acute care providers, in accordance with clinical or psychosocial needs, choices, and available resources.
• Oversee and evaluate implementation of the discharge plan.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to support progression of care and appropriate utilization of inpatient resources using established evidence-based guidelines or criteria.
• Collaborate with the healthcare team and post-acute service providers to ensure timely transitions to appropriate post-acute services and settings based on patients’ clinical needs.
• Identify readmission risk and implement interventions to mitigate those risks for at least a 30-day period.
• Advocate for patients and collaborate with physicians, nursing, departments, insurers, and post-acute providers to support high-quality care transitions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time