RN Care Coordinator, General Surgery, Full Time, First Shift
Listed on 2026-08-22
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Nursing
RN Nurse, Healthcare Nursing, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Practitioner
Job Description
The Ambulatory RN
- Care Coordinator is a vital member of the healthcare team responsible for ensuring seamless and high-quality care for patients in an ambulatory setting. This role involves both direct patient care and administrative responsibilities, with approximately 60% of time dedicated to patient-facing duties. The RN will support ambulatory physician clinics by seeing patients with complex and chronic disease that require additional support during outpatient visits.
They will be involved in working with patients to develop and execute care plans, provide patient education, and work collaboratively with interdisciplinary healthcare team members to optimize patient care and experience.
Job Description
The Ambulatory RN
- Care Coordinator is a vital member of the healthcare team responsible for ensuring seamless and high-quality care for patients in an ambulatory setting. This role involves both direct patient care and administrative responsibilities, with approximately 60% of time dedicated to patient-facing duties. The RN will support ambulatory physician clinics by seeing patients with complex and chronic disease that require additional support during outpatient visits.
They will be involved in working with patients to develop and execute care plans, provide patient education, and work collaboratively with interdisciplinary healthcare team members to optimize patient care and experience.
Location
West Chester, OH, United States
Qualifications
Minimum
Required:
Associate's Degree
- Nursing.
Preferred
:
Bachelor's Degree
- Nursing.
Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Ohio. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification preferred.
Minimum
Required:
Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience in an ambulatory or outpatient setting.
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About UC Health
UC Health is an integrated academic health system serving Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. In partnership with the University of Cincinnati, UC Health combines clinical expertise and compassion with research and teaching—a combination that provides patients with options for even the most complex situations. Members of UC Health include: UC Medical Center, West Chester Hospital, University of Cincinnati Physicians and UC Health Ambulatory Services (with more than 900 board-certified clinicians and surgeons), Lindner Center of HOPE and several specialized institutes including: UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute and the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center.
Many UC Health locations have received national recognition for outstanding quality and patient satisfaction. Learn more at At UC Health, we re proud to have the best and brightest teams and clinicians collaborating toward our common purpose: to advance healing and reduce suffering. As the region's adult academic health system, we strive for innovation and provide world-class care for not only our community, but patients from all over the world.
Join our team and you ll be able to develop your skills, grow your career, build relationships with your peers and patients, and help us be a source of hope for our friends and neighbors. UC Health is an EEO employer.
Responsibilities
PATIENT POPULATION - (CLINICAL ONLY):
- Engages in population appropriate communication.
- Has knowledge of growth and development milestones and tasks.
- Gives clear instructions to patients/family regarding treatment.
- Involves family/guardian in the assessment, initial treatment and continuing care of the patient.
- Identifies any physical limitations of the patient and deploys intervention when necessary.
- Recognizes and responds appropriately to patients/families with behavioral health problems.
- Interprets population related data and plans care appropriately.
- Identifies and responds appropriately to different needs resulting from, unique psychological needs or those associated with religious / cultural norms. Performs treatments, administers medication or operates equipment safely.
- Recognizes and responds to signs/symptoms of abuse or neglect.
Patient Assessment & Interventions
- Acts as an expert clinician and role model in providing quality patient care to patients and their families within his/her specialty area.
- Utilizes the nursing process for direct patient care and assists the staff with assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care needs.
- Conduct thorough assessments of patients’ health status during clinic visits. Reassess and evaluate patient as needed throughout their visit.
- Document nursing history and assessment for assigned patients, initiating referrals based on patient needs.
- Collects basic level and advanced patient data. Monitors for trends that could impact patient health.
- Maintain awareness of comfort and safety needs of patients during their ambulatory appointment starting from the time they arrive to their departure. Assess patient environmental safety continuously.
- Respond to life-saving techniques based on nursing…
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