Clinical Nurse Care Coordinator

Job ID 68396 Location Aurora, Colorado Full/Part Time Full-Time Regular/Temporary Regular Why Work at Children's.... Here, it’s different. Come join us.     Children's Hospital Colorado has defined and delivered pediatric healthcare excellence for more than 100 years. Here, the nation’s brightest nurses, physicians, scientists, researchers, therapists and care providers are creating the future of child health. With an optimist’s outlook, a trailblazing spirit and a celebrated history, we’re making new strides every day. We’ve been Magnet-designated four times by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and are consistently recognized among the nation’s top 10 pediatric hospitals by U.S. News & World Report.  As a national leader in pediatric care, we serve children and families from all over the nation. Our System of Care includes four pediatric hospitals, 12 specialty care centers, 400 outreach clinics and 7,000 healthcare professionals representing the full spectrum of pediatric care specialties. We need your expertise. A career at Children's Colorado will challenge you, inspire you, and motivate you to make a difference in the life of a child. Here, it’s different. Do you have what it takes? Additional Information Department: CU HTC Hours per week: 40, eligible for benefits Shift: Primarily M-F 8-4:30, occasional travel to support Outreach Clinics and Educational programing. Job Overview The Clinical Nurse Care Coordinator is responsible for facilitating and managing care coordination of designated populations of the most complex pediatric patients within an ambulatory environment.  Leads internal and external care team partners in the delivery of high-quality, safe, personalized, and cost-effective, outcomes-based, family-centered care. This position involves care coordination and direct patient care for pediatric and adult patients with bleeding disorders. Responsibilities POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE Neonate - <30 days Infancy - >30 days to 1yr Toddlers - >1yr to 3yrs Pre-Schoolers - >3yrs to 5yrs School age - >5yrs to 13yrs Adolescent - >13yrs to 18yrs Adult - >18yrs to 65yrs ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform. Collaborates with patients, families, and providers to establish an effective plan of care based on mutually developed goals and in an environment that fosters shared decision making. Assesses patient's and family's unmet health and social needs in the hospital, at home, or in other community locations. Monitors patients’ adherence to plan of care and progress toward goals. Facilitates and documents changes and/or interventions as needed. Provides education and coaching to patients and families to improve health literacy and work towards self-management of their health. Creates ongoing processes for patients/families to determine and request the level of care coordination support they desire over time. Facilitates patient access to appropriate medical and specialty providers as well as other care coordination support, including, but not limited to, medication acquisition and management, procedures/tests, appointments, and referrals. Serve as a point of contact, advocate, navigator, and informational resource for patient, family, care team, payers, and community resources. Facilitates related meetings as needed. Provides mentoring/coaching to other population health and care coordination team members. Participates in practice transformation efforts that support ongoing coordination of care for medically complex patients and families through sharing knowledge, acting as role models, and providing technical assistance. Participates in the development and revision of policies and procedures, as well as with quality improvement and research activities impacting care for designated patient populations. Utilizes information available within the organization in conjunction with technology to support communication, clinical decision making, error prevention, and overall care coordination. Other Information SCOPE & LEVEL Guidelines: Full performance professional level work that requires additional knowledge, education, training or experience. Complexity: Duties performed involve concepts, theories, and concrete factors to be evaluated and weighed requiring a high degree of analytical ability, independent judgment, and decision-making. Acts as a subject matter expert in the field of expertise.                                                                                                                       Decision Making: Exercises judgment and discretion, and is responsible for determining the time, place and sequence of the work performed.                                                                                                                     Communications: Contacts are of a remedial nature involving the resolution of problems and where some degree of discretion and judgment are required in carrying out a major program and/or function of the organization. Supervision Received: Performs work with minimal supervisory oversight. Work assignment is generally unstructured and employee is responsible for organizing complex, varied, and simultaneous coordination of several functions, programs, or projects in various stages of completion. Qualifications Education:  Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) is required. Experience:  Minimum of four (4) years of nursing, case management or care coordination experience in a pediatric environment. Experience with pediatric and/or adult bleeding disorder patients preferred.  Certification(s): BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association with at least 6 months left before expiration is required upon hire. Achievement and maintenance of Care Coordination and Transition Management (CCTM) certification within six (6) months of hire or transition into role.  Successful completion of internal Care Coordination training within six (6) months of hire or transition into role.  Licensure(s):  Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of Colorado is required.  Professional Membership(s):  Active membership in a professional nursing or healthcare organization is required. Physical Requirements Ability to Perform Essential Functions of the Job Body Movement: Will frequently stand/walk up to 12 hours per day. Body Movement: Will frequently use hands while keyboarding and writing. Body Movement: Will frequently sit up to 2-4 hours per day while accessing computer, talking on the telephone, and while attending meetings. Back and Upper Body (lifting and carrying): Will occasionally lift/force exerted up to 100 pounds. Vision: Constantly uses sight in performance for daily job duties. Hearing: Constantly uses hearing in performance for daily job duties. Others: Able to assist or assume direct patient care as census directly permits.  Exposure to unsteady or falling patient: In the course of transferring a patient, may encounter a patient who falls or loses balance, causing employee to fall and/or bear the full weight of a patient.  Work Environment Exposure: Exposure to blood/body fluid: Regular/Frequent. Exposure: Exposure to heights: Occasional. Exposure: Exposure to infectious diseases: Frequent. Exposure: Exposure to lung irritations: Occasional. Mental and Emotional Requirements: Independent discretion/decision making. Mental and Emotional Requirements: Makes decisions under pressure. Mental and Emotional Requirements: Manages stress appropriately. Mental and Emotional Requirements: Works with others effectively. Equal Employment Opportunity It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation.  Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. Salary Information Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $74,062.14 to $111,093.21 Hourly Salary Range: $35.61 to $53.41 Benefits Information As a Children’s Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, 403b employer match (retirement savings), and a robust wellness program.

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