OP Nurse Coordinator I, RN Mechanicsburg

Location

Mechanicsburg, PA | United States

Job description

Sign-On Bonus: This position is eligible for a generous sign-on bonus! Now is your moment to find your place at UPMC! 

UPMC Pinnacle Medical Group, Outpatient Care Management Team is adding an OP Nurse Coordinator I (Registered Nurse, RN) to their team in Mechanicsburg.  This position will support the Outpatient UPMC Pinnacle primary care providers at UPMC Mechanicsburg Family Care and UPMC Silver Spring Family Care. The Nurse Coordinator will work a regular full time daylight schedule Monday through Friday. The RN must have a minimum of 3 years RN clinical experience. 

The Nurse Coordinator I will be a member of the care delivery team who works to establish trusting patient relationships to improve the quality of care , quality of life and improve patient outcomes for patients with complex medical needs.  The Nurse Coordinator I uses independent judgment and continued communication with the patient, family, physician, and community resources to assist the patient in attaining a measure of outpatient health. Gas mileage will be paid at the federal mileage reimbursement rate.

HOURS: Monday-Friday Dayshift hours. NO Late evenings. NO weekends. NO major holidays! Autonomous scheduling and case load management

Responsibilities:

• Care coordination for primary care complex patients
• Autonomous scheduling and case load management
• Develops a plan of care for the highest risk  patients.
• Performs patient outreaches in person via a home visit or office visit, or by telephone or video visit. 
• Patients with complex needs will be routinely identified through case review, referral from physician practices, and referral from inpatient case management, predictive analytics, and other reliable data sources. 
• This individual plays a pivotal role in the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) by collaborating with the primary care physicians and an interdisciplinary team to develop a plan of care for the highest risk patients. 
• The Professional Care Manager establishes an interdisciplinary approach in working with patients, families, and the care team (e.g. social work, inpatient and specialist care coordinators, pharmacist, etc.) to utilize evidence-based resources to establish appropriate interventions and goals of care. 
• The goals of care management are to maintain clinical stability, promote appropriate utilization of services, enhance patients’ ability to better manage their health and disease, and improve the patient’s health status, clinical outcomes, and satisfaction.

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Salary

$32.91 - $51.05 per hour