RN Nursing Coordinator - Endocrinology at Eastowne

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Come join our growing team!

UNC Hospitals Outpatient Center at Eastowne is a specialty clinic for the evaluation and treatment of conditions related to hormone-producing glands. We provide care for patients with a wide range of endocrine conditions, including diabetes, thyroid disease, osteoporosis, parathyroid disease, adrenal disorders, pituitary disorders, and tumors or cancers of the endocrine glands. We also provide gender-affirming hormone therapy for transgender and non-binary adults.

• Address: 100 Eastowne Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
• Monday-Friday, 8a-5p
• No weekends
• No holidays

Commitment incentive: $10,000 (equal payments made to the teammate every six (6) months during a three (3) year work commitment).

Provides clinical administrative nursing care coordination in support of a patient care area. Duties include one or more of the following care coordination, discharge planning, data analysis and performance metrics, and patient/staff education.

• Assesses patient status of a specialized population. Rounds with an interdisciplinary health care team to determine patient care needs and coordinate ongoing acute care and long‑term needs. Uses expertise and experience in specialty practice to facilitate patient care. Acts as a liaison between the patient, family and health care team to communicate patient care needs including coordination of patient/family care conferences.
• Collaborates with health care team to provide information and resources to facilitate patient care. Provides in‑services and formal presentations to nursing, medical and ancillary staff on topics related to the specialized patient population. Assist staff in the development of patient education materials for the patient population. Perform patient teaching related to specific topics and patient needs. Documents patient teaching in the medical record in the appropriate sections.
• Collects data related to specialized patient population and analyzes for trends. Enters data or coordinates its entry into databases and registries for benchmarking purposes. Participates in performance improvement activities to promote quality patient care. Analyzes data for trends and makes suggestions for revisions to patient care protocols for the patient population. Monitors outcomes of care for patient population and collaborates with the interdisciplinary health care team on evaluation of outcomes.
• Coordinates patient care for post‑hospitalization care and discharge planning. Makes referrals to other care providers during acute care episode and for post‑discharge care. Communicates discharge needs to interdisciplinary health care team, patient and family. Coordinates appointments with clinics, outside referral sources, home care, durable medical equipment providers and other providers to ensure continuity of care for the patient. Attends care conferences and interdisciplinary care rounds.
  
  Documents care planning and communication with health care providers in the medical record.
• Promotes own professional development through attending in‑services and presentations. Keeps current in practice through conferences, reading current literature and research. Role models professional nursing practice to others through use of the nursing process and professional behaviors.

Other information:

• Graduation from a state‑accredited school of professional nursing

• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.

• Five (5) years of professional nursing experience.

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Employer:

STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: UNCH Endocrinology Cl at ET

Work Type:
Full Time

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