Care Coordinator RN Regional Float

** Job Summary and Responsibilities*
* Join our Regional Market Float position.  Work in your area of expertise, float to at least 3 of our 5 Omaha Metro locations, and earn 25% hourly differential!

The RN Care Coordinator is responsible for performing utilization review activities, overseeing the progression of care and transition of care planning for identified patients requiring these services. The RN Care Coordinator performs this role to meet the individual's health needs while promoting quality of care, cost effective outcomes and by following hospital policies, standards of practice and Federal and State regulations.

The position's emphasis will be on care coordination, communication and collaboration with nursing, physicians, ancillary departments, insurers and post acute service providers to progress the care toward optimal outcomes at the appropriate level of care. The RN Care Coordinator advocates for the patient and family by identifying, valuing, and addressing patient choice, spiritual needs, cultural, language and socioeconomic barriers to care transitions.

In addition, the RN Care Coordinator strives to enhance the patient experience.

+ Completes and documents a discharge planning assessment on those patients identified by the designated screening process, or upon request. Reassess the patient as appropriate and update the plan accordingly.

+ Facilitates the development of a multidisciplinary discharge plan, engaging other relevant health team members, the patient and/or patient representative and post acute care providers in accordance with the patients clinical or psychosocial needs, choices and available resources.

+ Oversees and evaluates the implementation of the discharge plan.

+ Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to ensure progression of care and appropriate utilization of inpatient resources using established evidence based guidelines/criteria.

+ Collaborates with the healthcare team and post-acute service providers to ensure timely and smooth transitions to the most appropriate type and setting of post-acute services based upon patients clinical needs.

+ Identifies risk for readmission and implements interventions to mitigate those risks for at least a 30-day period.

** Job Requirements*
* + Graduate of an accredited school of nursing upon hire and Minimum two (2) years of acute hospital clinical experience, or

+ Masters Case Management or Nursing field upon hire and 1 year of experience,  or

+ Bachelors Of Science Nursing upon hire and at least five (5) years of nursing experience preferred

+ Registered Nurse: NE (RN:

NE) required upon hire, and

+ Basic Life Support - CPR (BLS-CPR) required within 90 Days

+ Certified Case Manager (CCM) Preferred

+ Accredited Case Manager (ACM) Preferred

** Where You'll Work*
* Common Spirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S., from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services, Common Spirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection.

With our combined resources, Common Spirit is committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen, both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

** Pay Range*
* $32.70 - $48.65 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.