text: Registered Nurse-Care Coordinator job with Eisenhower Medical Center | 1968506
  Located in Southern California, Eisenhower Medical Center is a not-for-profit hospital seeking a Registered Nurse-Care Coordinator. Please visit careers.emc.org to learn more information and apply.
  The Registered Nurse-Care Coordinator must meet the following qualifications:
  Licensure/Certification: California Registered Nurse (required); Certification in Case Management (preferred)
  Experience: 3 years as RN in acute setting (required); Certification in Case Management
  The Registered Nurse-Care Coordinator's responsibilities include:
  Determining the appropriateness of hospital admission, and for advocating, coordinating and facilitating the interdisciplinary plan of care to expedite medically appropriate, effective, efficient and timely utilization of resources for maximum patient outcomes
  Partnering with the Charge Nurse, Social Worker, physician and other members of the interdisciplinary team to facilitate safe and timely discharge, and intervenes as appropriate to remove barriers to efficient patient throughput and smooth patient transition
  Applying clinical expertise and medical appropriateness criteria to resource utilization, admissions and discharge planning
  Ensuring that an admission review has been completed within one working day after admission
  Transitioning with the ED Care Coordinator and Transfer Coordinator for patients admitted to inpatient/observation level of care
  Performing a comprehensive assessment of patient's clinical, psychosocial, discharge planning and financial needs. Establishes clinical milestones and goals related to these issues
  Establishing rapport and a relationship with the patient and family in order to understand their needs and expectations and assisting them in setting realistic and mutual goals
  Integrating an awareness of cultural factors in the patient/family interview process and elicit clinically relevant cultural information
  In conjunction with the physician, the patient and interdisciplinary team, establishing a comprehensive plan of care to appropriately address clinical milestones
  Communicating plan of care, including changes and issues related to plan of care to patient/family, physicians and other members of the healthcare team
  Facilitating communication between the physician, interdisciplinary team, patient and family
  Gathering sufficient information from all relevant sources to determine the effectiveness of the plan of care to assure it is done in an accurate, safe, timely and cost effective manner
  Being a resource to staff and physicians regarding appropriateness of admission and continued stay, levels of care (including related documentation requirements), quality of care concerns and criteria/guidelines/protocols utilized in care planning and resource utilization
  Organizing, integrating and evaluating the effectiveness of the plan of care and progress toward achievement of desired outcomes
  Modifying plan of care as patient/family needs change to accomplish goals established in the plan of care