Orlando Health
RN, Care Coordinator - Neurology Group Health Central
Orlando Health, Orlando, Florida, us, 32885
Position Summary
Department: OHMG Neurology Group Health Central
Status: Full-Time | 40 hours per week
Shift: Monday - Thursday, 8am - 6pm | Fridays are off
Title: Registered Nurse, Care Coordinator - General Neurology
***Address of Practice: 10000 W Colonial Dr (Suite 382), Ocoee, FL 34761***
Orlando Health Medical Group is a comprehensive physician group serving patients from across the southeastern United States. With more than 200 practices and 1,200 physicians, Orlando Health Medical Group has a strong representation in over 55 specialties, including cardiology, vascular medicine, orthopedics, oncology, digestive health, neurology, neurosurgery, bariatric surgery, general surgery, bone marrow transplant and critical care medicine, as well as more than 30 pediatric subspecialties, women's health, primary care and the largest hospitalist program in Florida.
Orlando Health Medical Group is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes 24 award-winning hospitals and ERs, 9 specialty institutes, 14 urgent care centers, 100+ primary care practices and more than 60 outpatient facilities that span Florida's east to west coasts and beyond. Collectively, we honor our 100-year legacy by providing care for more than 142,000 inpatient and 3.9 million outpatient visits each year.
Position Summary
Collaborates with the assigned clinical team for Health Central Nuerology to identify patients most likely to benefit from care coordination services to include assessing patients' risk factors and the need for care coordination, clinical utilization management, and preventive care services.
Responsibilities
Essential Functions• Takes the lead in ensuring the continuity and consistency of care across the continuum (inpatient, emergency and ambulatory care/ outpatient) to ensure integrated delivery across all settings to include the facilitation, comprehensive discharge planning (in the hospital), and follow-up care (as an outpatient).• Develops an effective working relationship with the Patient and Family Counselors/Social Workers and the Utilization Review Nurses to engage the patient/family to collaborate, advocate, and problem solve to support and enhance their functional ability, while ensuring an appropriate and timely discharge plan.• Monitors progress towards discharge plans daily, need to alter discharge plan due to change in patient condition, and family needswith a priority placed on those patients at highest risk for complication, admission, or readmission.• Educates patients (& families) with chronic illness about evidence-based standards of care to include self-management strategies.• Identifies support needs for patients and their families, develops action plan(s), and provides creative guidance in initiating andovercoming any self-management strategies.• Educates patients and families about the health care system and facilitates relationship building between the various settings.• Ensures patients have access to prescriptions, durable medical equipment (DME), and other services as identified.• Contributes to problem solving within the team through communication, collaboration, data collection, obtaining consensus, and evaluating outcomes of treatment options to include tracking patient progress toward care plan goals and revising the care plan as indicated.• Advocates for patients in order to optimize their health care needs including but not limited to: safety, physical, and legal and financial well-being.• Refers patients to education regarding the healthcare delivery and reimbursement systems, prescription drug programs, health & wellness programs, community agencies, public and private organizations, housing options, and other services as appropriate.
Qualifications
Education/Training
Must have obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree.Licensure/Certification
Maintains current license as an RN in the State of Florida.Maintains current BLS/ healthcare provider.Experience
Three (3) years of direct clinical experience with an emphasis on the population to be served in the assigned area.
Department: OHMG Neurology Group Health Central
Status: Full-Time | 40 hours per week
Shift: Monday - Thursday, 8am - 6pm | Fridays are off
Title: Registered Nurse, Care Coordinator - General Neurology
***Address of Practice: 10000 W Colonial Dr (Suite 382), Ocoee, FL 34761***
Orlando Health Medical Group is a comprehensive physician group serving patients from across the southeastern United States. With more than 200 practices and 1,200 physicians, Orlando Health Medical Group has a strong representation in over 55 specialties, including cardiology, vascular medicine, orthopedics, oncology, digestive health, neurology, neurosurgery, bariatric surgery, general surgery, bone marrow transplant and critical care medicine, as well as more than 30 pediatric subspecialties, women's health, primary care and the largest hospitalist program in Florida.
Orlando Health Medical Group is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes 24 award-winning hospitals and ERs, 9 specialty institutes, 14 urgent care centers, 100+ primary care practices and more than 60 outpatient facilities that span Florida's east to west coasts and beyond. Collectively, we honor our 100-year legacy by providing care for more than 142,000 inpatient and 3.9 million outpatient visits each year.
Position Summary
Collaborates with the assigned clinical team for Health Central Nuerology to identify patients most likely to benefit from care coordination services to include assessing patients' risk factors and the need for care coordination, clinical utilization management, and preventive care services.
Responsibilities
Essential Functions• Takes the lead in ensuring the continuity and consistency of care across the continuum (inpatient, emergency and ambulatory care/ outpatient) to ensure integrated delivery across all settings to include the facilitation, comprehensive discharge planning (in the hospital), and follow-up care (as an outpatient).• Develops an effective working relationship with the Patient and Family Counselors/Social Workers and the Utilization Review Nurses to engage the patient/family to collaborate, advocate, and problem solve to support and enhance their functional ability, while ensuring an appropriate and timely discharge plan.• Monitors progress towards discharge plans daily, need to alter discharge plan due to change in patient condition, and family needswith a priority placed on those patients at highest risk for complication, admission, or readmission.• Educates patients (& families) with chronic illness about evidence-based standards of care to include self-management strategies.• Identifies support needs for patients and their families, develops action plan(s), and provides creative guidance in initiating andovercoming any self-management strategies.• Educates patients and families about the health care system and facilitates relationship building between the various settings.• Ensures patients have access to prescriptions, durable medical equipment (DME), and other services as identified.• Contributes to problem solving within the team through communication, collaboration, data collection, obtaining consensus, and evaluating outcomes of treatment options to include tracking patient progress toward care plan goals and revising the care plan as indicated.• Advocates for patients in order to optimize their health care needs including but not limited to: safety, physical, and legal and financial well-being.• Refers patients to education regarding the healthcare delivery and reimbursement systems, prescription drug programs, health & wellness programs, community agencies, public and private organizations, housing options, and other services as appropriate.
Qualifications
Education/Training
Must have obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree.Licensure/Certification
Maintains current license as an RN in the State of Florida.Maintains current BLS/ healthcare provider.Experience
Three (3) years of direct clinical experience with an emphasis on the population to be served in the assigned area.