Summary

Promotes patient-centered care among the healthcare team by providing coordination, collaboration and clinical expertise to meet patient needs and achieve optimal outcomes. Promotes prudent utilization of all resources. Serves as the patient's advocate by coordinating resources and services necessary to meet the patient's continuing care needs. Ensure flow of medical information between providers and points of care and close gaps where possible. Communicates and utilizes policies that support patient's fundamental right to considerate care, protects their personal dignity and respects their cultural, psychosocial and spiritual values in an effort to meet patient care needs and preferences. Reports to the Director of Care Coordination. Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Promotes patient-centered care among the healthcare team by providing coordination, collaboration and clinical expertise to meet patient needs and achieve optimal outcomes.
• Promotes prudent utilization of resources.
• Serves as the patient's advocate by coordinating resources and services necessary to meet the patient's continuing care needs.
• Assists in Performance Improvement activities by identifying, monitoring and reporting quality measures, and participating in quality improvement teams.
• Communicates and utilizes policies that support patient's fundamental right to considerate care, protects their personal dignity and respects their cultural, psychosocial and spiritual values in an effort to meet patient's care needs and preference.
• Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development by attendance and/or participation in continuing education programs.
• Completes assigned goals.

Requirements, Preferences and Experience

Education

Preferred: Bachelors degree in nursing

Minimum: Associates degree

Experience

Preferred: RN with 5 years experience in acute care or ambulatory setting. Experience in a payer environment is highly desirable. Case management certification desired.

Minimum: RN with 1-3 years professional practice experience in an acute care or ambulatory setting.

Licensure, Registration, Certification

Preferred: CCM;ACM

Minimum: RN, Must have appropriate state licensure and/or certification.

Special Skills

Minimum: Advanced communication, conflict management, organizational and planning skills. Advanced computer literacy skills.

About Baptist Memorial Health Care

At Baptist, we owe our success to our colleagues, who have both technical expertise and a compassionate attitude. Every day they carry out Christ's three-fold ministry-healing, preaching and teaching. And, we reward their efforts with compensation and benefits packages that are highly competitive in the Mid-South health care community. For two consecutive years, Baptist has won a Best in Benefits award for offering the best benefit plans compared with their peer groups. Winners are chosen based on plan designs, premiums and the results of a Benefits Benchmarking Survey.

At Baptist, We Offer:

• Competitive salaries
• Paid vacation/time off
• Continuing education opportunities
• Generous retirement plan
• Health insurance, including dental and vision
• Sick leave
• Service awards
• Free parking
• Short-term disability
• Life insurance
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts
• Education assistance/continuing education
• Employee referral program

Job Summary:
Position: 18398 - Coordinator-Care RN
Facility: NEA - Woodsprings Clinic
Department: NE Woodsprings Oh
Category: Nurse RN
Type: Clinical
Work Type: Full Time
Work Schedule: Days
Location: US:AR:Jonesboro
Located in the Jonesboro and Northeast Arkansas metro area