Overview Care Coordinator RN - Diabetes Management at Children's Health
Job Title & Specialty Area: Care Coordinator RN Diabetes Management
Department: Enterprise Care Management
Location: This position provides system wide support
Shift: Day, Mon - Fri
Job Type: This position is remote, but does require attendance on-site once a week and as needed
Summary Provide family centered disease-specific education and care coordination for program participants from enrollment into the program until completion, through established process. Responsibilities include coordinating telephone contacts to provide developmentally appropriate education. Collaborates among the health care team internally and externally to provide care, referrals and support as necessary. Responsible for the collection of clinical data for research used to evaluate quality of care, resource utilization and patient outcomes of the program. Assist with and participate in outreach and advocacy opportunities to increase awareness of disease state.
Responsibilities Care Coordination and Telephonic patient contact: Dependent upon area, but this scope may include limited clinical activities not to exceed six hours per week. Telephonic interactions with patients, physicians, and payers. Care Coordination with regard to managing, referring physicians, payer issues, equipment and medication issues. Coordination of efforts with community agencies, school nurse, day care worker.
Data Collection and Monitoring: Responsible for outcome trending, data collection, data input, and basic calculation (mean).
Community Involvement and Advocacy: Health Fairs, Appropriate professional organization, educational speaking.
Qualifications Education: BSN required
Licenses & Certifications: Current license to practice professional nursing in the State of Texas required; Specialty area certification (AE-C preferred); Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers as required by CP 1.20 Life Support Course Requirements preferred
Experience: At least 4 years related experience required; At least 5 years Clinical Expertise, 2 years in sub-specialty areas preferred; Telephone Triage experience preferred
Job Profile & Management Skills Requires experience in own professional discipline to appropriately apply own knowledge; broadens own professional expertise and acquires higher level skills
Understands key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work
No supervisory responsibilities but may provide informal guidance to new team members
Solves problems in straightforward situations; analyzes possible solutions using professional/technical experience, judgment and precedents
Impacts quality of own work and the work of others on the team; works within guidelines and policies
Receives a moderate level of guidance and direction
Explains complex information to others in straightforward situations
Benefits Holistic Benefits – How We’ll Care For You: Employee portion of medical plan premiums are covered after 3 years; 4%-10% employee savings plan match based on tenure; Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks); Caregiver Leave; Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement
As an equal opportunity employer, Children's Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or military status, disability, or genetic information or any other Federal or State legally-protected status or class. This applies to all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer pay, training, discipline, workforce adjustments, termination, employee benefits, and any other employment-related activity.