Sickle Cell Program Coordinator
About The Position
The Sickle Cell Coordinator is a registered nurse responsible for coordinating comprehensive, patient-centered care for individuals living with sickle cell disease (SCD). This role serves as a clinical liaison, educator, advocate, and navigator across the continuum of care to improve access, reduce avoidable hospitalizations, enhance patient outcomes, and support quality-of-life initiatives. The coordinator works collaboratively with hematologists, primary care providers, emergency departments, infusion services, social work, and community partners to ensure timely, evidence-based, and equitable care delivery. The Sickle Cell Program Coordinator supports the planning, implementation, daily coordination, and ongoing development of the sickle cell program. This role helps ensure that clinical operations, patient navigation, education, quality improvement, grant-related activities, and community partnerships are aligned to support accessible, coordinated, and high-quality care for patients and families affected by sickle cell disease.
Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in state of practice
- Minimum 3–5 years clinical nursing experience
- Experience in hematology, oncology, infusion, or chronic disease management
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred
- Certified Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurse (CPHON) or Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN)
- Case management or care coordination experience
- Experience working with underserved or medically complex populations
- Grant writing experience
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary point of contact for patients with sickle cell disease.
- Coordinate outpatient, inpatient, infusion, and specialty appointments.
- Facilitate transitions of care (ED to home, inpatient to outpatient, pediatric to adult care).
- Monitor high-risk patients and proactively intervene to prevent avoidable admissions.
- Ensure adherence to individualized care plans and pain management protocols.
- Conduct nursing assessments and symptom triage.
- Collaborate with hematology providers on disease management plans.
- Assist with infusion coordination (e.g., transfusions, disease-modifying therapies).
- Monitor patients on hydroxyurea and other SCD-related therapies.
- Support chronic pain management strategies within scope of practice.
- Provide education on disease process and complications, medication management, pain crisis prevention and early intervention, and when to seek emergency care.
- Promote self-management and health literacy.
- Support adherence to preventive care and vaccination schedules.
- Partner with ED teams to support standardized sickle cell protocols.
- Advocate for evidence-based pain management.
- Assist in developing individualized ED care plans.
- Identify social determinants of health impacting care.
- Collaborate with social work to connect patients to transportation, financial assistance, behavioral health, and community resources.
- Support transition readiness for adolescent-to-adult care.
- Track quality metrics (ED utilization, admissions, readmissions).
- Grant writing to support program and patient funding.
- Participate in performance improvement initiatives.
- Assist in development of standardized care pathways.
- Contribute to program data collection.
- Coordinate program activities, meetings, workflows, and communication across clinical, operational, and community partners.
- Maintain program documentation, patient tracking tools, referral logs, and outcome reports to support program monitoring and growth.
- Support grant reporting, funding requests, community outreach efforts, and preparation of materials for internal and external stakeholders.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
