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RN Community Care Coord at Nicklaus Children's Health System in Miami, Florida

Posted in Health Care 30+ days ago.

Type: Full-Time





Job Description:

Job Summary:
Oversees, manages, and evaluates the coordination of service for selected patient population in the community, to improve clinical and financial outcomes. Identifies, coordinates, and manages a panel of clinically at risk/high-risk complex patients and provides oversight for caregivers who manage patients at moderate or low risk. Works in collaboration with specific pediatric service line teams that include but is not limited to: Sickle Cell, Oncology, hematology, BMT, neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, cardiology, and other pediatric population in the community.


Minimum Job Requirements:


  • BSN required

  • RN - Registered Nurse Florida RN License -  maintain active and in good standing throughout employment

  • CPR BLS - American Heart Association BLS must maintain active and in good standing throughout employment

  • 2-4 years of clinical experience

  • 2 years of experience in Transitions of Care, Public Health Care, Population Health, Home Health, Care Coordination/Case Management or other related field of work.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

  • Masters’ degree in nursing or equivalent Master of Science degree preferred

  • Certified Case Management or other clinically sound certification preferred

  • American Heart Association (AHA) PALS preferred

  • Clinical experience in myriad of service areas such as hematology and oncology, neurology/neurosurgery, orthopedic, cardiology/cardiac surgery, nephrology, seizure/epilepsy, and/or gastroenterology highly preferred

  • Demonstrate knowledge of  philosophy/principles of comprehensive, community-based, patient-centered, developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive, and linguistically appropriate care coordination services

  • Prior experience in leadership, advocacy, communication, education and counseling

  • Skill in writing convincing appeals arguments that are sound and supported by evidence that is related to patients’ specific clinical attributes

  • Ability to proficiently read, understand, and abstract information from handwritten patient medical records

  • Ability to work collaboratively and independently and adapt quickly to changing priorities 

  • Able to follow instructions and respond to management direction

  • Able to take responsibility for own actions

  • Able to complete tasks on time or provide timely notification to management and leadership with an alternate plan

  • Strong organizational skills

  • Able to speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification

  • Demonstrates group presentation skills

  • Able to write clearly and informatively

  • Able to read and interpret written information

  • Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness

Job Specific Duties:

  • Assesses & coordinates transition of care service post-acute episode of care including pre-admission, post extended hospitalization stay (from 10 - 12 months) if no surgery, but high risk flag, etc.

  • Coordinates and links patient and family access to community based services/resources, specialty providers, and provides education to patients on using medical services appropriately.


  • Coordinates efforts that foster patient/family engagement, and promotes ongoing feedback regarding their experiences about their health care management.

  • Provides referral, and follow-up with patients, families/caregivers on micro and macro levels.

  • Responsible for initial and ongoing education of patients and families on Advanced Care Planning including options and progression for completion of advanced directives, and end of life.


  • Prioritizes & makes outreach calls to coordinate pre-visit planning. Validates & checks appointments in management systems.Work with families to identify issues related to not keeping appointments.

  • Makes routine and discharge follow up calls to PAC Providers (SNF, Foster Care, Acute/subacute Rehab, Home care, O/P) to ensure ongoing communication/monitoring of patients.

  • Reassess patients on an ongoing basis to ensure there is appropriate level of care/intervention; takes periodic “roll-call” to high risk population due to access to care, disenrollment, etc.

  • Assists and creates ongoing program development for patients & families to determine and request the level of care coordination support they desire at any given point in time, including end of life.

  • Responsible for initial and ongoing education of patients and families on Advanced Care Planning including options and process for completion of advanced directives.

  • Utilizes established medical record forms, databases, and documentation practices and additional technology platforms for the complete management of care across the continuum.





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