By: Kamani lynch Career portals p.8

1. Nursing By: Kamani lynch Career portals p.8

2. My specific job My specific job is a RN coordinator

3. What care coordinators do • Conducts assessment of patients on assigned Care Coordination team to develop a case management plan of care. • Gathers information from patient, physicians, other pertinent members of the healthcare team. • Communicates plan of care to patient and their family providing updates and reassesses the plan of care to determine effectiveness. • Collaborates with the healthcare team to identify “best” practices for achieving patient outcomes.

4. Work environment • You might find yourself working in a hospital, a doctor’s office, a dental office, a health clinic, a medical practice, a specialty care center or a nursing and rehabilitation facility. • You’ll be surrounded by nurses and doctors that provide the patient care, as well as administrative personnel who help keep the work environment functioning.

5. Education • Must be a graduate of an accredited school of Nursing • Experience: • - Must have four years of hospital or community based patient care nursing, preferably in • assigned clinical area. • - Prefer case management, utilization review, and/or discharge planning experience. • Equivalent Experience • - May have an equivalent combination of education and experience to substitute for the • experience requirement. • - Must have current RN license or valid temporary permit with the Texas Board of • Nursing; or, valid Compact RN license • - Must maintain current healthcare provider CPR course completion card. • - Prefer Accreditation for Care Management (ACM) from American Care Manager • Association, American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Nursing Case Management • Certification, or National Academy of Certified Care Managers (NACCM). • - Prefer Texas Department of Health Targeted Case Management (TCM) 90- day training • certificate.

6. Skills or Special Abilities • Provides care to assigned patient population in accordance with the current State of • Texas Nursing Practice Act, established protocols, multidisciplinary plan of care, and • clinical area specific standards. • Applicants must pass Medication Examination prior to hospital orientation. Current • Parkland employees requesting reassignment to role must have current Medication • Examination on file.

7. Salary • RN coordinators make 68,000 a year

8. URL • http://jobs.parklandcareers.com/us/texas/business-office/jobid2832651-care-coordinator-emergency-care-management