Job Information
Catholic Health Initiatives Ambulatory Care Coordinator RN in Lexington, Kentucky
Overview
Job Summary / Purpose
The RN position is responsible for coordinating a wide range of self-management support and disease registry activities for entire populations. Collaboration with physicians, staff and other care team members to improve quality care and outcomes is essential to the multi-discipline approach needed to manage these populations.
Remote with light local travel
Responsibilities
Essential Key Job Responsibilities
Works with “at risk” members and families self-management including:
Setting short and long-term goals for self-management of chronic disease.
Addressing medication adherence in patients not meeting outcome goals.
Adherence to Evidence based protocols
Working with members to create a plan for health behavior change by:
Assessing and working on the patient’s readiness to change, the importance of change, and confidence in ability to change.
Helping the patient to identify and overcome barriers.
Refers for appropriate service.
Performs individual needs assessment, care plan design, documentation and implementation, and evaluation of outcomes.
Providing needed patient education regarding specific health care skills and general disease concepts.
Facilitates collaboration, communication and coordination among all responsible parties of an individual’s multidisciplinary health care team striving to eliminate fragmentation, variation, duplication or gaps in care.
Assessing and collaborating with clinic managers and directors for CIN practices on strategies to achieve individual clinic goals such as quality indicators and cost-efficiency.
Understands and self-manages to support CIN-level success goals, including improvements in quality, cost of care and member experience for the CIN’s population.
The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Required Education and Experience
Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Required Licensure and Certifications
RN:KY or Compact
Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Training
Three years of clinical, community, public health, case management, or health coaching experience.
Must have strong organizational and time management skills, strong interpersonal skills and the ability to handle multiple priorities
Knowledge of and practical use of good business English, spelling, arithmetic, practices and the ability to communicate effectively using written and verbal skills. Proficient in email communications and internet usage along with basic use of Microsoft Excel, Word and Google platforms.
Knowledge of information technology to evaluate care effectiveness (care process, outcomes and cost) for individual users of health care and patient populations
Ability to work autonomously within a matrix environment without direct supervision or support.
Demonstrates a wide theory base and sound clinical skills to function as a nurse generalist.
Pay Range
$29.02 - $42.08 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.