Full employer posting
FTE: Full-Time, 80 hours per 2 week pay period
The Care Coordinator, in collaboration with Infectious Disease and Palliative Care specialty medical providers, performs case management and direct patient care to assigned patients. This includes point of care procedures, management of medical devices, ongoing patient, family and staff education and coordination of care with outside community agencies. The coordinator also triages and manages patient requests and needs via telephone triage and patient messaging via EPIC.
The coordinator also partners and supports continued growth of medical assistants to deliver well rounded care. The with Infectious Disease and Palliative Care specialty divisions, both care for patients with general and complex diagnoses and symptoms. The Coordinator facilitates effective functionality of clinic operations, actively participates in Quality Management and acts as a provider extender within his/her scope of practice.
The Care Coordinator performs additional team functions as required to maintain effective customer service. The coordinator role in Gastroenterology has a blend of hand on procedures, complex patient care coordination, education on disease management, triage, and in clinic support. We are looking for someone that is autonomous, collaborative, supportive of teams, educator, customer focused, and solution driven.
The coordinator would be joining a large division with a collaborative partnership with Providers and ancillary support staff as well as an engaged and dynamic team.
- Associate's Degree
- Area of Study in a Field Related to the Position
- Two years of experience
- California RN License
- BLS for Healthcare Providers, issued by AHA
- Five years of experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
- Ped Adv Life Support Prov
- STONGLY RECOMMEND Bilingual – Spanish
- Ambulatory care experience
- Pediatrics experience The current salary range for this position is $61.22 to 105.37 A candidate’s placement in the range will be determined based on the terms and conditions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement. Rady Children’s Hospital is committed to being externally competitive and internally equitable. We demonstrate this commitment by reviewing market data to remain competitive within the nonprofit, healthcare sector. This posting will remain open from the “date posted” until the hiring manager has determined there is a sufficient applicant pool or until the position is filled.
About the role
The Care Coordinator, in collaboration with Infectious Disease and Palliative Care specialty medical providers, performs case management and direct patient care to assigned patients. This includes point of care procedures, management of medical devices, ongoing patient, family and staff education and coordination of care with outside community agencies.