Ambulatory Clinic Nurse Care Coordinator; RN-Urology

Overview

Ambulatory Clinic Nurse Care Coordinator (RN) – Urology, Days, Full Time. The Ambulatory Clinic RN Care Coordinator is a licensed registered nurse who is a clinical expert delivering ethical, evidence-based, safe and compassionate nursing care. The RN Care Coordinator focuses on patient safety and quality of nursing care by identifying and clarifying patient needs, performing clinic-related patient care, conducting health education, promoting patient advocacy, coordinating healthcare services, and evaluating patient outcomes.

They provide support to assigned physicians by communicating with the patient/family/caregiver and relaying information to the physician. They support nursing care services during the physician's clinic sessions and ensure the patient/family/caregiver understands the plan of care. They verify that orders placed during the clinic session have been completed and that the physician is notified of the results.

• Responsible for management of patient flow, triage, and direct patient care.
• Liaison of communication between front desk staff, nursing staff, physicians, and clinic manager.
• Manage the care of the patient population by developing expected patient outcomes, defining appropriate resource utilization, and working with the provider to set patient goals.
• Provide nursing support/coordination to the practice to optimize patient outcomes and improve the patient’s quality of life through clinical and educational programs and/or support services.
• Support patient self-management of disease.
• Coordinate continuity of patient care with patients and families following hospital admission, discharge, and ER visits.
• Manage high-risk patient care, including patients with multiple co-morbidities or high risk for readmission, including a registry.
• Develop relationships with patients and competently use assessment skills to identify physical, psychosocial, financial, and environmental health care needs.
• Educate the patient and appropriate ancillary personnel about health care needs, safety issues and benefits including patient education.
• Utilize available electronic tools, such as EMR, to document assessments, clinical findings, plans of treatment and progress toward goals.
• Observe, record and report patient condition and reaction to drugs and treatments to physicians. Educate patient/family about diagnostic procedures, medications, nutrition and maintenance of health and wellness.
• Maintain/review patient records, charts and other pertinent information. Record tests and examination results and follow up with patient. Post tests and examination results.
• Respond to/refert incoming patient treatment-related phone calls. Instruct patient and family regarding medications and treatment instructions.
• Maintain patient confidentiality.
• In providing patient care, document using EMR to maintain and/or develop patient records in compliance with practice standards.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and/or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

• High School Graduate
• Bachelor Degree in Nursing
• 2 or more years of RN experience.

• Previous medical office experience.

• Basic Life Support Heartsaver (BLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) or obtained within 14 days
• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Multi-State - State Board of Nursing
• Must have current active multi-state Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing in the state in which you live OR active single-state RN license in good standing in the state you will be working, with proof of application of a multi-state RN license in the state in which you live. Staff hired prior to 2/1/2024 are required to obtain a multi-state RN license and renew by 3/31/2026.

• Basic typing and word processing ability.
• Excellent…