ACU RN Health Coach| Magnolia Parke| Day| Full Time

UF Health • Gainesville, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

RN Health Coach works under the supervision of the department's physicians. Serves in an expanded nursing role to collaborate with patients and their Primary Care Providers to provide a model of care that ensures the delivery of quality, efficient, and cost-effective healthcare services. Assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, monitors and evaluates all options and services with the goal of optimizing the patient's health status. Integrates evidence-based clinical guidelines, preventive guidelines, and protocols in the development of treatment plans. Develops systems of care that monitor patient progress and promote early intervention in acute care situations. Works effectively with other members of the health care team to optimize interventions.

Requirements

• Licensed as RN in Florida.
• ADN required.
• Three to five years' experience in clinical nursing, and case management.
• Knowledge of the basic concepts and principles of managed care required.
• Critical thinking skills and ability to analyze complex data sets required.
• General computer knowledge and capability to use computers required.
• Demonstrates customer focused interpersonal skills to interact in an effective manner with practitioners, the interdisciplinary health care team, community agencies, patients, and families with diverse opinions, values, and religious and cultural ideals.
• Current licensure by the State of Florida as a Registered Nurse.
• Basic Life support certification or obtained at first opportunity with employment.

Nice To Haves

• BSN preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in health care preferred.
• Case Manager Certification preferred.
• OCN strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining the TCM follow up calls and visits.
• Patient education for Diabetes and Hypertension.
• Assisting patients with financial assistance for medications.
• Arranging Home Health Care for patients when ordered by physicians.
• Setting up orders for patients that are due for mammograms, colonoscopies and diabetic management.
• Work autonomously and be directly accountable for practice.
• Influence and negotiate individual and group decision-making.
• Function effectively in a fluid, dynamic, and rapidly changing environment.
• Demonstrates leadership qualities including time management, verbal and written communication skills, listening skills, problem solving and decision-making, priority setting, work delegation and work organization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree