• RN, Care Coordination

    Trinity Health (Davenport, IA)


    Employment Type:

    Full time

    Shift:

    Day Shift

    Description:

    Position Title: RN, Care Coordination

     

    Department: Care Coordination

     

    Purpose: Concurrently and retrospectively ensures the patient's progress in the acute episode of care through post discharge and is quality driven while being efficient, cost effective, and safe discharge plan. Works with physicians to facilitate effective and efficient transitions through the process of hospitalization. Works collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure patient needs are met and care delivery is coordinated across the continuum, as well as appropriately reimbursed by payers, and that resources are efficiently and effectively utilized. Serves as a liaison between the hospital and community agencies or facilities for the exchange of clinical and referral information.

     

    Report To: Director, Care Coordination

     

    Supervisory Responsibility: Guidance: The job requires the provision of occasional guidance and training to others. The job does not have formal or official supervisory responsibilities.

     

    Materials Responsibility: Moderate: Work requires moderate responsibility for material resources. Examples of resources could include operating budgets for a work unit or department, specialized equipment, costly or unusual materials or supplies, large amounts of cash or other material assets. The employee has a moderate amount of control over these resources. The cost of errors might result in moderate damage, waste or financial loss. The difficulty, variety and depth of problems associated with these material resources is moderately complex.

     

    Key Relationship: Co-workers/Health System Employees, Outside Agencies/Other Health Care Providers, Physicians/Medical Office Staff, Students/Interns/Residents/Outside Instructors, Third Party Payors/Insurance Companies, Auditors/Review Agencies.

    POSITION SPECIFICATION

    Education: Bachelor's Degree

     

    Field Of Study: Nursing, or related field

     

    Special Training: Basic Life Support

     

    Training Preferred: Certification in Case Management, Professional Utilization Review or Managed Care; DRG/CPT knowledge; Interqual Admission/Continued Stay criteria knowledge

     

    Licensure/Registration: Registered Nurse in Iowa or Illinois at time of hire, second state required within 1 year.

     

    Experience: More than 3 years experience required.

     

    Interpersonal Skills: Interaction is with a variety of people inside or outside the organization. Communications are of moderate difficulty and sensitivity. Contact with others may involve detailed & lengthy dialogues & exchanges of information. Requires a moderate amount of interpersonal skills. Interactions involve dealing with moderately complicated problem situations or stressful encounters.

     

    Working Conditions: There are little or no adverse environmental conditions to consider.

     

    Possible Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens: Yes

     

    Our Commitment

     

    Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

    Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

    Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

     

    Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

     

    EOE including disability/veteran