What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN - Care Coordinator position at Cottage Hospital?
Cottage Hospital's Rowe Health Center is looking for a RN Care Coordinator to support high-risk patients and improve their access to care. In this role, you will work closely with patients, families, and healthcare providers to ensure smooth transitions of care, reduce hospital readmissions, and promote preventive health practices. If you are ready to make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients? Apply today to join our team!
Job Summary :
The Care Coordinator works in collaboration and in continuous partnership with chronically ill, "high-risk" patients, and their family / caregiver(s), clinic / hospital / specialty providers and staff, and community resources in team approach to promote timely access to appropriate care. Increase utilization of preventative care; reduce emergency room utilization and hospital readmissions. Create and promote adherence to a care plan, developed in coordination with the patient, primary care provider and family / caregiver(s).
Key Responsibilities :
- Mobilizing community resources and navigating patients through the healthcare continuum.
- Coordinates continuity of patient care with external healthcare organizations and facilities.
- Coordinates continuity of patient care with patients and families following hospital admission, discharge
and ER visits.
Transitional Care Management, Chronic Care Management and Advanced Life Planning.
risk for readmission to a hospital setting.
regarding patient care plans.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
