Registered Nurse Parkinson’s Elevated Program - Cottonwood Medical Clinic

Parkinson's Elevated Nurse (RN)

The Parkinson's Elevated Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care of patients. The Clinic RN utilizes the nursing process by use of technology, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice, and coordination of care with other health team members in an outpatient clinic setting. Clinic RNs are pivotal members of the care delivery team headed by the physician and have specialized knowledge, skills, and ability pertinent to ambulatory care patient needs.

Scope of performance includes prioritization and triage of care delivery, implementing established standing orders and protocols, performing procedures and therapies consistent with training and licensure.

The Parkinson's Elevated Nurse will play a central role in this model, serving as a primary clinical contact for patients and helping coordinate care across specialties, settings, and disciplines. This is a unique opportunity to help build and refine a novel care delivery model while developing deep, longitudinal relationships with patients and families.

Successful candidates will demonstrate strong clinical judgment, initiative, problem-solving skills, and a commitment to patient-centered care designed in a proactive way to maintain an elevated healthspan.

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Provide nursing care for patients with Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism in an ambulatory setting.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for patients and caregivers through phone, MyChart, telemedicine, and in-person interactions.
• Triage clinical concerns and facilitate rapid access to appropriate team members.
• Coordinate care across specialty, primary care, hospital, rehabilitation, and community settings.
• Coordinate transitions of care following emergency department visits, hospitalization, or rehabilitation stays.
• Perform post-discharge outreach and medication reconciliation.
• Support patient recruitment and onboarding into the Parkinson's Elevated program.
• Educate patients and caregivers regarding proactive disease management, medications, exercise, and available resources.
• Identify caregiver burden and connect families with resources.
• Lead group education programs and community events.
• Attend community outreach activities.
• Complete prior authorizations, disability paperwork, patient letters, and other clinical documentation.
• Partner with and mentor medical assistants regarding clinic workflows, inbox management, and patient communication.

Administrative and Program Development Responsibilities:

• Help develop, implement, and continuously improve workflows for this emerging care model.
• Maintain and distribute patient education materials, website content, and other program resources.
• Develop and oversee patient communication systems and outreach strategies.
• Assist with scheduling and operational coordination, including urgent visit access and care coordination.
• Support community engagement, provider outreach, and program growth initiatives.
• Work closely with program leadership to identify opportunities for innovation, quality improvement, and enhanced patient experience.
• Assist with collection of quality metrics, patient-reported outcomes, and program performance measures.
• Facilitate identification of patients who may be eligible for clinical research opportunities.
• Support dissemination of program outcomes and best practices.

Ultimately, the Parkinson's Elevated RN is not simply supporting clinic visits; they are helping provide continuous, relationship-based care for a defined patient population across the full spectrum of healthcare settings. Interested candidates should include a cover letter summarizing their interest in the role, relevant clinical and administrative experience, personal strengths, and what excites them most about helping shape an innovative, proactive patient-centered model of Parkinson's care.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Current RN License in state of practice.
• Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
• Practice specific certification as required by the clinical setting in which they work (i.e., ACLS, PALS, etc.).
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• RNs with less than 12 months of working experience as an RN prior to joining Intermountain must obtain their BSN within four years of their start date.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution.

Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.

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-Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.

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-Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy.…