Care Coordinator PRN 3

Care Coordinator

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

The Care Coordinator is responsible for coordination of care across the continuum during the patient's acute, chronic and long-term stages of illness for a defined patient population. This includes utilization management, transitional care planning, psychosocial and functional status assessment, patient advocacy, education for the patient/family, and monitoring quality indicators to demonstrate outcomes resulting from the service provided. Collaborates with all team members to provide a comprehensive assessment of the patient's plan of care, goal/outcome attainment and continued care needs. It is expected that all RN Clinical Nurses are licensed, knowledgeable and uphold the practice of nursing as outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act and implements the Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics Standards put forth by the American Nurses Association. As a member of the patient services team, it is expected that the individual upholds the voice of the patient, System policies and procedures while supporting service excellence goals and providing an unwavering focus on exceeding the expectations of our patients and consumers.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

• Disposition Planning
• Exemplary Practice and Outcomes
• Resources and Support Utilization Management
• Teamwork and Collaboration and Evidence Based Practice Research Assessment
• Documentation
• Evidence Based Practice and Research Professional Development and Initiative

Required Minimum Education:

• Associates Nursing or Diploma (Nurse) Nursing or Bachelors Nursing-Preferred

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):

• BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
• RN - Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT - RN - Multi-state Compact or LCSW - Lic Clinical Social Worker GA or LMSW - Lic Master Social Worker GA or MSW - Master Social Worker

Additional License(s) and Certification(s):

Required Minimum Experience:

Minimum 3 years Three to Five years Clinical Practice/Experience Preferred

Required Minimum Skills:

Knowledge of Case Management process. Excellent organizational and professional communication skills. Knowledgeable in utilizing screening criteria in review of clinical data with respect to patients/clients needs for health care. Ability to effect change performs critical analysis, promote client/family autonomy and plan and organize effectively for the continuum of care.