Registered Nurse - Care Coordinator - PER_DIEM - Flex Nights​/Evenings

Position: Registered Nurse - Care Coordinator - PER_DIEM - 12 Hour Flex Nights/Evenings
Job Description

Make a difference every single day

At Cedars-Sinai, we're motivated by a spirit of innovation and the challenge to continuously improve. Above all, we share a real passion for helping others. Day after day, from department to department, our people give their all to a community unlike any other. This is just one of the many reasons U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America's Best Hospitals-and now we invite you to join us!

From working with a team of dedicated professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you'll have everything you need to do something incredible-for yourself, and for others!

Cedars-Sinai's Emergency Department (ED), with 60 patient beds, is a Level I Trauma Center, Level II Pediatric Trauma Center, Level III Geriatric Care ED, STEMI Receiving Center, Comprehensive Stroke Center and Paramedic Base Station. The ED is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week available to all people in need.

The ED Care Coordinator is a non-clinical team member skilled at engaging with patients and family during and after their ED visit, working with the ED's clinical care team to enhance patient-centered care and outcomes following ED discharge.

As an ED Care Coordinator you will function as a member of the care coordination team and perform the following tasks:

* Demonstrate Cedars-Sinai's core values of respect, compassion and commitment to excellence in patient care through teamwork and collaboration.

* Patient advocacy through engagement, outreach, and providing linkage to resources.

* Educate and connect patient to medical home, facilitate post-discharge appointments, and medication or other at-home needs through social service providers.

* Assist patients and families with navigating community programs and services.

* Help patients access their health insurance, meet their social services needs, and follow-up on appointments.

* Work with area primary care and psychiatric clinics and providers to link patients with medical or psychiatric needs.

* Work with internal and external team members and organizations to ensure a coordinated outreach approach.

* Develop and maintain positive productive working relationships with health care providers and community-based services (e.g. mental health and substance abuse programs, community-based case management, and other support services).

* Maintain program records, reports and data.

* Follow up with patients to ensure they received the care and services recommended by the ED.

* Attend meetings as required and participate on committees as directed.

* Meet regularly with Emergency Department Co-Chair(s)

THIS IS A FLEX POSITION FOR BOTH EVENINGS AND NIGHTS

Qualifications

Education:

* Graduation from an accredited school of nursing required

* Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing required

License/

Certifications:

* Valid CA RN license required

* Certified Case Management preferred or willing to obtain within 2 years time from start date

Experience:

* 2 years in acute care nursing - Medical Surgical/Tele/ICU/LTACH or 1 year in acute care nursing (Medical Surgical/Tele/ICU) with 2 or more year of care management experience (UM or DC Planning).

* 1 year of previous experience in case management in the acute inpatient or outpatient settings preferred; knowledge of HMO and Medicare rules in inpatient, home health and at the SNF settings preferred

* Knowledge of workers compensation rules and regulations is highly preferred

* Knowledge of Epic is highly preferred

Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law.

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