Clinical Care Coordinator, Trauma Administration, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Full Time, Days

Jackson Memorial Hospital 

Department: Jackson Memorial Hospital - Trauma

Address: 1611 NW 12th Ave, Miami, Florida, 33136

Shift details: Full-Time, Days

Why Jackson:

Jackson Memorial Hospital is the flagship hospital for Jackson Health System and it has been a beacon of medical excellence and community care for more than a century. Throughout its rich and storied history, Jackson Memorial - located in the heart of the City of Miami - has been ground zero for some of the world's greatest medical breakthroughs and important moments in South Florida. We've grown into one of the nation's largest public hospitals, and one of the few that is also a world-class academic medical center with a proud mission and proven success. Jackson Memorial is an accredited, tertiary teaching hospital with 1,500 licensed beds, where nearly every medical specialty is provided by some of the world's most skilled and highly regarded multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals. 

Position Summary: 
The Clinical Care Coordinator is a professional member of the health care team who assumes advocacy and accountability and works in collaboration and continuous partnership with chronically ill or high-risk patients and their family/caregiver(s), clinic/hospital/specialty providers and staff, and community resources in a team approach to provide a continuity of the single standard of care.
Duties & Responsibilities:

• Independently coordinates and tracks patient care, including discharge planning for patients.
• Provides discharge and educational instructions for patients and their families.
• Collaborates with resources to implement educational programs.
• Participates in developing inpatient care plans specific to patient age and developmental needs.
• Utilizes clinical pathways in supporting care provision with the multidisciplinary healthcare team.
• Collaborates with healthcare team members and external payer sources for care delivery from hospitalization to discharge.
• Tracks quality measures related to care coordination efforts.
• Screens patient records to identify adverse events or sub-optimal care patterns using specific criteria and judgment.
• Reviews and interprets clinical data to identify care variations and makes recommendations for improvement.
• Analyzes collected data, evaluates current practices, and monitors issue resolution status.
• Coordinates physician peer review committees and presents information to appropriate committees.
• Collaborates with medical staff and Risk Management for quality patient care and resource utilization.
• Works closely with JMH Clinical Performance Specialist for updating nursing standards and policies.
• Facilitates completion and updates of policies and procedures.
• Ensures integration of policies and procedures into the current system and archives outdated documents.
• Conducts monthly unit educators' meetings and updates hospital-wide manuals.
• Participates in hospital-wide quality improvement activities and JCAHO survey preparation.
• Conducts record review audits and unit inspections for JCAHO compliance.
• Participates in community seminars and continuing education programs for knowledge enhancement.
• Assess complex patient care needs and coordinates patient care using specific criteria and evidence-based guidelines.
• Completes electronic documentation for case management activities and communicates effectively with stakeholders.
• Articulates relevant information at meetings, rounds, and to administration and medical advisors.
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal communication skills with healthcare teams and administrative staff

Experience:
Generally requires 3 to 5 years of related experience. Registrar experience highly preferred.
Education:
BSN or Bachelor's degree in related field is required. Master's degree is preferred.
License Certification:
Valid Florida RN license is required. American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) and any additional applicable life support certification for Healthcare Providers is required upon hire with at least 6 months validity and maintenance at JHS for the duration of employment. Must meet and maintain valid and current all unit specific and organizational skills/competencies, certifications/licensures, as required by regulatory and/or nursing standard of practice for the specialty.

Jackson Health System is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.