• Patient Care Coordinator-Advanced Heart Failure…

    Queen's Health System (Honolulu, HI)


    RESPONSIBILITIES

    Review date: 02/24

    Effective Date: 10/20

    I. JOB SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES:

    • Plans, coordinates and collaborates with team members in the development and implementation of effective staff and patient education and patient care programs in advanced heart failure.

    • Serves as a clinical resource to patients, Medical Center staff and the community in advanced heart failure care management and medical and surgical therapies.

    • Collaborates with all members of the assigned area’s team to coordinate the care of the patient across the continuum.

    II. TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

    • Essential: finger dexterity, sitting, standing, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking.

    • Frequent: stooping/bending, kneeling, climbing stairs, squatting, twisting body, reach above, at and below shoulder level.

    • Occasional: pushing/pulling usual weight of up to 50 pounds of force, lifting up to 5 to 50 pounds, carrying usual weight of 5 up to 25 pounds.

    • Operates physiological monitoring equipment, computer, printer, fax/copy machine, telephone.

    III. TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

    • Not substantially subjected to adverse environmental conditions.

    • Subjected to noise and/or vibration from intercom, computer monitors.

    • Exposure to body fluids and communicable diseases.

    • Work environment is fast paced and sometimes stressful due to multiple demands.

    • Required ability to flex hours to meet departmental needs.

    • Requires some off island travel.

    IV. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

    A. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:

    • Current Hawaii State License as a Registered Nurse.

    • Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.

    • Current certification in Basic Life Support at the Healthcare Professional Level (BLS/HCP) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).

    • Certification as a Heart Failure Nurse preferred.

    B. EXPERIENCE:

    • Two (2) years progressive experience as a Registered Nurse in cardiac acute care nursing, preferably in a comparable organization.

    • One (1) year ICU nursing experience preferred.

    • Demonstrated skills in patient education.

    • Demonstrated experience with electronic based medical records and word-processing applications.

    • Experience with spreadsheet applications, clinical databases, and performance improvement activities preferred.

     

    Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Vet