Registered Nurse Coordinator Job Description
Registered nurse coordinator
provides explanations and interpretations of benefits/coverage, benefit authorizations, treatment plan processing and assistance in finding behavioral health services.
Registered Nurse Coordinator Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Develops and maintain a unified plan for quality and safety indicators, gaining input from organizational resources as necessary
Produce departmental reports of key indicators in a simplified format
Participate in data collection for ad-hoc quality improvement projects
Audit data in an accurate and timely manner to ensure quality outcomes
Audit patient charts for timeliness and accuracy of daily treatment orders, proper inclusion of clinical processes related to nursing and pharmacy, approval for treatment, and any other area of operational quality and safety
Monitor documentation within departmental databases such as EMR, infusion system, , and acts as liaison with all users of internal databases
Maintain current knowledge of sources of outcome data and quality tracking, current standards and protocols for local/regional/national initiatives and databases
Works with Beacon Health leadership in the design, implementation and evaluation of the specialty Medical Home care model
Provides regular progress updates to NECA providers, PCP and other members of the care team
Collaborates with the Transitional Care Coordinators and Inpatient Care Management staff to ensure smooth process in place when movement between settings occurs
Registered Nurse Coordinator Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Registered Nurse Coordinator
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPR, BLS, TCM, BCLS, SGNA, CHTC, BMTCN, ACLS, ICD, BMT-CN
Education for Registered Nurse Coordinator
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the registered nurse coordinator job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Nursing, Education, Science, Graduate, Department of Education, Nursing Education, Leadership, Associates, School of Nursing, Health
Skills for Registered Nurse Coordinator
Desired skills for registered nurse coordinator include:
Current pain and symptom management
Vaccinations and exposure protocols to bodily fluids and environmental chemical exposures
Workers compensation
Work practices
Area of specialty
Clinical services
Current behavioral health concepts
Normative and health benefit plans
Particularly coverage and limitation clauses
Principles and methods of treatment
Desired experience for registered nurse coordinator includes:
Three to five years of recent (within the last 3 years) acute care experience required Knowledge of the basic principles of care management and care coordination required
Demonstrates knowledge of the occurrence reporting system
One to three years recent quality experience within an acute clinical practice
Previous experience with Evidence-based medicine preferred
Experience with performance improvement, the performance improvement process and core measures
Understanding of regulatory and compliance standards related to utilization review, CMS, JCAHO, and other regulatory and accrediting bodies
Registered Nurse Coordinator Examples
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Registered Nurse Coordinator Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a registered nurse coordinator. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for registered nurse coordinator
- Refine the delivery of care model to maximize clinical, quality and fiscal outcomes for the population
- Assess and evaluate patients for medical risk, and medical progress and promote early intervention in acute care situations
- Works with Beacon Health leadership and Ortho, LLC leadership in the development, design, implementation and evaluation of the specialty orthopedic care model
- Implement monitoring systems for orthopedic patients to prevent and/or intervene early to ensure appropriate level of care services provided
- Works with Ortho, LLC providers to ensure appropriate standing orders or protocols are in place for services
- Provides regular progress updates to Ortho, LLC providers, PCP and other members of the care team
- Collaborates with the Transitional Care Coordinators and Inpatient/Outpatient Care Management staff to ensure smooth process in place when movement between settings occurs
- Provides onsite inpatient visits to Mercy to serve as a liaison for orthopedic surgical patients
- Overseeing clinical Medicaid reimbursement and utilization services at assigned centers
- Directing and overseeing the implementation of Kindred's utilization programs, policies and procedures related to Medicaid (MMQ) to ensure appropriate care is rendered and appropriate reimbursement is obtained within each center
Qualifications for registered nurse coordinator
- Minimum of 3-5 years of Med Surgical nursing experience preferred
- Knowledge of nursing and medical practices and procedures, laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to long term care
- Experience as MDS/Medicare Coordinator and/or RN Manager, in a long term care setting
- Knowledge of MDS 3.0, care plans, Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI), high risk areas
- Knowledge of occupational health, safety and workers’ compensation preferred
- Certification in Neuroscience Nursing preferred
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Registered Nurse Coordinator Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a registered nurse coordinator. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for registered nurse coordinator
- Working as the liaison between district, center and rehabilitation other care providers
- Monitoring MMQ documentation and charting requirements that support services provided to meeting billing requirements within each center
- Acting as a liaison with the Mass Health Office of Long Term Care and center to represent the interests of the organization
- Monitoring compliance with federal and state regulations Kindred policies and procedures regarding state specific regulations
- Overseeing the documentation, MMQ coding and MMQ training within the center to optimize MMQ scores
- Coordinating interdisciplinary approach to program development with the district team
- Conducting job responsibilities in accordance with the standards set out in the Company's Code of Business Conduct, its policies and procedures, the Corporate Compliance Agreement, applicable federal and state laws, and applicable professional standards
- Arrange prescribed services with the physician, payer, patient/caregiver, and provider to ensure that services are provided in a timely and coordinated fashion
- Provide comprehensive services including home health, home infusion (pharmacy and nursing), and enteral therapy
- Provide assessment and evaluation support to concurrent and retrospective quality and resource management in accordance with Medicare regulations, Joint Commission requirements, third party payer guidelines and medical, administrative and program personnel
Qualifications for registered nurse coordinator
- Informatics experience or minimum 2 years experience implementing and managing data systems
- Two years experience in neurosciences acute care setting
- Collaborates with medical and hospital staff to provide multidisciplinary care to septic patients
- Oversees the stroke program and maintains regulatory certification
- Identifies and integrates patient learning needs, abilities and readiness into the Plan of Care
- Proficiency in the use of laptop computer and multiple business software applications
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Registered Nurse Coordinator Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of registered nurse coordinator. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for registered nurse coordinator
- Act as a facilitator and mentor for department teams related to performance improvement
- Authorize and make decisions on recommendations
- Serve as a resource and consultant for Quality Improvement activities and Medical Staff quality activities
- Assist in development and performance of educational activities as related to Quality Improvement, accreditation requirements and Resource Utilization
- The Trauma Coordinator assumes the responsibility for reviewing and analyzing data within the medical records, trauma care reports and trauma registry to ensure comprehensive quality care of the trauma patient and identification of performance gaps
- Provide supervision and direction to any clinical trials assistants or other delegates of the Principal Investigator
- Promote organization to private industry or governmental sponsors of clinical trials
- Obtain detailed knowledge of all components of study protocol through independent analysis and review of study to complete all study activities completely
- Attend mandatory educational programs
- Use time constructively and in an organized manner to accomplish assigned responsibilities
Qualifications for registered nurse coordinator
- 5 years of hospital experience in a progressively responsible position requiring contact with various departments is essential
- Must be a self-starter and be able to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of nursing, administration, and professional medical staff
- 5 years of acute medical-surgical nursing experience
- Screen patients and/or their medical records and identify potential subjects for a specific study on a timely basis and within the recruitment period
- Ensure that all subjects meet protocol requirements by utilizing inclusion/exclusion criteria
- Schedule all subject visits and procedures to meet protocol requirements
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Registered Nurse Coordinator Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of registered nurse coordinator. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for registered nurse coordinator
- Coordination of external agency survey activity including the Joint Commission, CMS, DSHS, , including but not limited to pre-survey, onsite and post-survey activities
- Utilizes and trains staff related to data systems and tracer methodology for assessment of regulatory compliance
- Maintenance of Accreditation Manager Plus software program for the documentation of regulatory assessment and compliance
- Leads and instructs others in policy review, update and development in support of patient safety and regulatory compliance
- Maintenance of the Compliance 360 Policy & Procedure software system
- Coordinates the Policy Committee meetings to include – preparation of notices and meeting materials, review with Chairperson, coordination of policy reviews, recording of minutes, coordination of follow up actions and report to appropriate committees
- Assists in review of cases, concurrently or retrospectively, for quality and regulatory compliance
- Facilitates training and development of hospital leadership and medical staff in the area of regulatory compliance
- Ensures the reliability and maintainability of organization performance improvement data collection processes and tools through regular interaction with hospital leadership and staff
- Responsible for all aspects of publicly reported data and comparative data systems
Qualifications for registered nurse coordinator
- At least 2 years of experience as a Certified Clinical Research Coordinator, or eligible to test for certification preferred
- Knowledge of regulatory guidelines regarding research
- Experience and knowledge of IRB submissions, FDA regulations, data collections, and exposure to EMR systems
- Cardiovascular research experience
- Certification as a Wound and Ostomy Certified Nurse or Certified Wound Specialist within 1 year of hire
- Bachelor's degree in nursing (or enrolled with BSN achieved within 5 years)
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Registered Nurse Coordinator Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of registered nurse coordinator. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for registered nurse coordinator
- Participates in hospital performance improvement activities and seeks opportunities to improve interdepartmental processes
- Facilitates process improvement initiatives chartered by the Quality Council related to performance improvement teams, committees, service lines, medical staff and hospital departments
- Coordinate collection of data for OPPE/ FPPE process(5%)
- Coordinate information to ensure a transfer that meets the patient's clinical needs
- Make complex decisions based on information from providers, hospital policy and collaboration with multiple departments throughout the hospital
- Provide superior customer service and service recovery that meets or exceeds the expectations of patients, visitors, physicians, and St
- Help to coordinate access to services at St
- Interact with all departments of the hospital and contribute to the operational effectiveness of the hospital
- Assist with patient care transporting patients, any patient care needs, assisting with stress test and Echo as needed, Assist with EP, Cath lab, and EP holding when needed, facilitating all STEMI and Neuro phase II
- Attend and assist in all Pepin CAT calls and codes
Qualifications for registered nurse coordinator
- Knowledge of Utilization Management/Case Management activities and standardized criteria set
- PC and database experience including Word and Excel
- Willing and able to travel (local day travel)
- Familiarity with medical guidelines (M&R, Interqual)
- Knowledge of managed care and insurance industry
- Preparation of cost analysis on extra contractual benefit requests