Patient Care Coordinator RN, Short Hours, BWMC
Company: Kaiser
Location: Gibson Island
Posted on: April 17, 2024
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Job Description:
The Patient Care Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the
management and coordination of care for the acute inpatient
population. The PCC collaborates with rounding MAPMG Hospital Based
Service Physicians, patient/family, nursing, utlization review and
other members of the healthcare team to assure continuum of patient
care progression for clinical and cost-effective outcomes. The PCC
facilitates and coordinates with community providers and ambulatory
case managers to assist with the appropriate level and transition
of care for a safe discharge and preventing a re-admission.
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Completes an initial face-to-face assessment for every admitted
member to identify discharge needs within 24hrs of admission.
Document in KPHC and communicate the assessment outcomes to
determine the appropriate transition plan with MAPMG physician
healthcare team and patient/family.
Active participant in daily Care Without Delay (CWD) rounds
reporting on patient progression towards the established discharge
plan.
Review and document discharge plan in accordance with KP discharge
planning documentation policies, facility policies, and regulatory
requirements.
Document any updates, care progression and barriers to discharge
daily, and as indicated on assigned patients.
Manage timeliness of care progression with physician and nursing
staff to prevent avoidable delays and or days.
Collaborate with Social Worker to coordinate, long-term care,
assisted living, financial assistance, and other services, as
required.
Send referrals/communicate with in-network vendors for coordination
of post-acute levels of care such as Home Health, DME, IV infusion,
SNF, Sub-Acute and Acute Rehab.
Timely identification, recording, and escalation of delays in care
and barriers to discharge. Provide solutions to correct delays and
recognize systemic patterns that require corrective action.
Assure follow up appointments and referrals to ambulatory case
manager for high-risk patient population are scheduled and
communicated to patient/family prior to discharge.
Observe all facility safety policies and procedures (infection
control, Members Rights policies, and any regulatory
requirements)
Participate in Quality Assurance duties and implementation of
programs to improve care Quality Indicators.
Maintain professionalism with all duties in an effective and timely
manner as directed or assigned by designated supervisor.
Consistently work cooperatively with patients, patients
representatives, facility staff, physicians, consultants, and
ancillary service providers.
Every other Saturday and Sunday
This position will be working out of Sinai Hospital.
Holiday requirement.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
Minimum of one (1) year in an acute medical/surgical/ED or critical
care nursing area.
Education
Associate Nursing degree required.
License, Certification, Registration
This job requires credentials from multiple states. Credentials
from the primary work state are required before hire. Additional
Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post
hire.
Registered Nurse License (Maryland) within 6 months of hire AND
Registered Nurse License (Virginia) within 6 months of hire
OR
Compact License: Registered Nurse within 6 months of hire
Registered Nurse License (District of Columbia) within 6 months of
hire
Basic Life Support
Additional Requirements:
Experience using an electronic medical record system
Some awareness or knowledge of health/care reimbursement systems
(Medicare Advantage, Commercial payer, Medicaid and CMS regulatory
rules).
Annually: Successful completion of PCC Assessment of Critical
Skills, Passing score on inter-rater reliability.
Must be able to effectively communicate with physicians, members
and their family or representatives, and hospital staff.
Ability to work independently and apply critical thinking skills
for problem solving and decision making.
Adheres to KP Employees Handbook and facility policies and
procedures.
Must have excellent time management skills to develop organized
work processes in a high-volume environment with rapidly changing
priorities.
Intermediate computer skills (Microsoft Office Suite
proficiency).
Ability to tolerate and cope with ambiguity.
Ability to promote teamwork and to work effectively as a team
member.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to interact/communicate effectively with key internal and
external stake holders.
Provide excellent customer service to promote excellence in the
patient experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Recent acute care, case management, or home health experience
preferred.
BSN preferred.
Case management experience preferred
PrimaryLocation : Maryland,Glen Burnie,Baltimore Washington Medical
Center
HoursPerWeek : 8
Shift : Day
Workdays : Sat, Sun
WorkingHoursStart : 08:30 AM
WorkingHoursEnd : 05:00 PM
Job Schedule : Short Hour
Job Type : Standard
Employee Status : Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation : M37-UFCW-Local 27
Job Level : Individual Contributor
Job Category : Nursing Licensed & Nurse Practitioners
Department : Baltimore Washington Med Centr - UR-Discharge Planning
- 1808
Travel : Yes, 15 % of the Time
Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a
diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation,
national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry,
disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information,
other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or
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