Registered Nurse RN Patient Care Coordinator General Med/Surg

Location:
Altru Hospital

1200 S.Columbia Rd.

Grand Forks, ND 58201

Pay Range: $35.49 - $53.23

Summary:
The RN Patient Care Coordinator's (PCC) focus is on the day to day coordination of the unit. The PCC works to help provide adequate staffing while acting as the first resource to staff. The PCC works closely with the interdisciplinary team to help manage each patient's stay. This position is also responsible for rounding with physicians and helping to keep the lines of communication open.

Essential Job Functions:

• Performs daily rounds on all patients assuring quality customer service by coordinating and taking action on any requirements not met.
• Assigns or delegates, within the scope of practice, education and experience, the responsibility for performance of nursing interventions to other persons for which that person has the necessary skills and competence to accomplish safely.
• As early as possible, begins discharge planning, appropriate education and counseling based on identified needs to optimize patient/family understanding. Evaluates and documents according to standard operating procedure.
• Communicates with referring facilities or agencies regarding patient's care. Monitors patient outcome measurements.
• Identifies, conducts follow-up and takes action on unsatisfactory outcomes, unusual findings, special needs and requests.
• Collaborates with team, referral sources and family members to obtain a holistic view of the patient through assessment of the physical, mental and emotional status. Determines the post-hospital needs and collaborating with physicians and members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Communicates with staff and Nursing Administration regarding bed availability and staffing needs.
• Performs pain assessment and takes appropriate action according to standard operating procedure.
• Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.

Certification:

• Registered Nurse | North Dakota Board of Nursing (NDBON) or Compact State Agreement | Prior to Start Date | HR Primary Sources
• Basic Life Support (BLS) | American Heart Association (AHA)| Within 90 days of Start Date | Learning Management System

Additional specialty certification/training as required by the work area:

• Emergency Department: Registered Nurse | ACLS and PALS within 90 Days of Start Date; Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) | Upon qualification into course
• Critical Care Unit: ACLS and PALS within 90 Days of Start Date
• Family Care Unit : PALS within 6 Months of Start Date
• Interventional Radiology: ACLS within 6 months of Start Date

Notes

• Must hold an unencumbered nursing license prior to start.

Education:

• Preferred: Bachelors - Nursing

Work Experience:
• Required: A minimum of 2 years Related Experience

Physical Demands :
• Sit: Occasionally (5-33%)

• Stand: Frequently (34-66%)

• Walk: Frequently (34-66%)

• Stoop/Bend: Frequently (34-66%)

• Reach: Frequently (34-66%)

• Crawl: Not Applicable

• Squat/Crouch/Kneel: Occasionally (5-33%)

• Twist: Occasionally (5-33%)

• Handle/Finger/Feel: Continuously (67-100%)

• See: Continuously (67-100%)

• Hear: Continuously (67-100%)

Weight Demands:
• Lift -Floor to Waist Level: Medium (20-40 pounds)

• Carry: Medium (20-40 pounds)

• Push/Pull: Medium (20-40 pounds)

• Slide/Transfer: Medium (20-40 pounds)

Working Conditions:
• Indoor: Continuously (67-100%)

• Outdoor: Not Applicable

• Extreme Temperature: Not Applicable

Driving Requirement Definitions:

• Professional Drivers: Persons who drive as their main responsibility OR transport passengers or hazardous materials.
• Frequent Drivers: Persons whose main responsibility is not driving, but drive daily or almost daily.
• Occasional Drivers: Persons who drive from once per month to as frequently as once per week.
• Infrequent Drivers: Persons who are generally not expected to drive.

Driving Requirement for this position:
Infrequent Driver

Reference ID: R4770