Patient Care Coordinator
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Job Location: Portland, OR
Job Duration: 3 Months (Possibility of extension)
Shift: Mon-Fri, 11:00 AM to 07:30 PM, Weekend availability required
Required:
- Oregon & WA RN or compact license active and on file.
- Must have 1 year of case manager or PCC experience.
- RN will be needed to work on weekends Sun-Sat w/holidays.
- EPIC charting and experience with Medicaid/Medicare.
- All RNs will be expected to float to at least 1 neighboring location.
Job Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with the patient, family, and multidisciplinary care team to ensure safe, cost-effective, and efficient inpatient care
- Evaluate the appropriateness of patient treatments and facilitate any changes in collaboration with the rest of the care team
- Support, educate, and act as a resource for all nurses and members of the care team
- Help research, develop, and maintain effective patient care standards and protocols
- Evaluate patient and family needs for consultation with other healthcare specialists
- Assess discharge needs and ensure discharges are carried out in a timely manner
- Ensure that comprehensive information is documented throughout the patient's hospital stay and made available to team members as appropriate
- Collaborate with all hospital departments to streamline care services and monitor the utilization of resources
- Prepare written reports and oral presentations of healthcare utilization and cost-effectiveness data as requested