Ambulatory Clinic RN Care Coordinator – Cardiology, New Patient Navigation

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Kansas.

📋 Description

• Oversee patient flow, triage, and deliver direct patient care.

• Act as a liaison among front desk personnel, nursing staff, physicians, and the clinic manager.

• Manage patient populations by establishing expected outcomes, defining resource utilization, and collaborating with providers to set patient goals.

• Offer nursing support and coordination through various clinical, educational, and supportive programs.

• Encourage patients to manage their own disease effectively.

• Ensure continuity of care following hospital admissions, discharges, and emergency room visits.

• Oversee high-risk patients, including those with multiple comorbidities or a significant risk of readmission, utilizing a registry system.

• Evaluate patients' physical, psychosocial, financial, and environmental healthcare needs.

• Provide education to patients and ancillary staff regarding healthcare needs, safety concerns, medications, diagnostic procedures, nutrition, and overall wellness.

• Utilize EMR and electronic tools to document assessments, treatment plans, and patient progress.

• Monitor, document, and report on patient conditions and their responses to medications and treatments.

• Maintain and review patient records, charts, and test results; follow up with patients as necessary.

• Address and redirect treatment-related phone inquiries while offering medication and treatment instructions.

• Uphold patient confidentiality at all times.

• Assist new cardiology patients by identifying suitable providers, gathering history and medical records, preparing charts, and scheduling appointments.

• Support designated physicians during clinic sessions and relay patient information and care plans efficiently.

⛳️ Requirements

• High School Diploma.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.

• Minimum of 2 years of Registered Nurse (RN) experience.

• Current, active multistate Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing in your residing state.

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) certification from the American Heart Association to be obtained within 14 days.

• Proficient typing and word processing skills.

• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities.

• Prior experience in a medical office setting is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equal employment opportunity employer.

• Reasonable accommodations available for qualified individuals with disabilities.

• Employment with the health system includes participation in the health-system dispute-resolution program.