Patient Care Coordinator/Registered Nurse

Responsible for overall care coordination of patient and family from admission through discharge. Guides family through continuum acting as liaison between family, multidisciplinary team, physicians and external agencies. Monitors family and patient's understanding and compliance with treatment and discharge goals and discharge goals and coordinates team functions toward achievement of discharge plan. Maintains contacts with third party to assure ongoing funding of care and maximum utilization of services available to assure child's ongoing care.

•Effectively engages individuals/families in helping relationships using acquired professional skills.
•Demonstrates understanding of patient's medical diagnoses, prognosis, progress and implications for family support, education and discharge planning. Transmits clinical information accurately to third party payers and community agencies.
•Engages in advocacy for patient, and foster family's abilities to assume independent skills in seeking and obtaining supports and services for child.
•Acts to enhance understanding of CSH services and mission through development of relationships with community and government agencies, third part payors, service providers and referral sources.
•Demonstrates understanding of health care system, managed care and resource utilization as well as policies and services available for patient populations.
•Effectively communicates financial and social needs/barriers/issues to the multidisciplinary team, physicians and external agencies.
•Identifies families at high risk for child neglect or abuse and makes appropriate referrals.
•Completes proper documentation in a timely manner. Provides necessary documentation to external agencies as needed.
•Participates in projects for the department that are consistent with department and hospital goals and missions.

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing, Social Work or related Allied Health Care field. Masters Degree preferred. 
• Minimum of three years' experience in pediatric setting. (For MS, MSW, minimum of one years experience in pediatrics). 
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. 
• Excellent Interpersonal skills. 
• Good planning and organizational skills.

• Meets the accrediting and|or licensing standards of the profession. 
• AHA BLS Provider Certification required.