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Care Coordinator - Cardiothoracic Surgery

Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, us, 44101

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Care Coordinator - Cardiothoracic Surgery

Join Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. As an RN Care Coordinator on Cleveland Clinic Fairview’s Cardiothoracic Surgery team, you’ll play a vital role in supporting both thoracic and cardiac surgery providers and advanced practice professionals. In this role, you will coordinate the full continuum of care—from scheduling consults and follow-up appointments to providing thorough patient education on pre- and post-operative care, surgical procedures and recovery expectations. A caregiver in this position will work Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm. A caregiver who excels in this role will: Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary care team across the continuum of care for high-risk patients to develop goals, plan interventions and maximize patient outcomes. Provide care and disease management coordination. Identify patients in the specialty care practice that have ongoing coordination needs and conduct targeted outreach. Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments that include disease/age-specific, medical, behavioral, pharmacy, social and end of life needs of each patient. Inform and work with patients and their families regarding coordination of their care, provide education and coaching, monitor patient compliance with their care plan, perform reassessments regarding patient progress toward goals, and update plan of care. Serve as a liaison and advocate for patients and families. Assist in managing transitions of care across care settings, ensuring optimal communication and planning. Identify barriers, facilitate solutions, and connect others to community resources. Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: Graduate from an accredited school of Professional Nursing Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Three to five years of nursing experience Any registered nurse or advanced practice nurse must obtain a cancer specific certification or demonstrate ongoing qualifying education within the timeframe of the facilities accreditation cycle, if they work in medical oncology, radiation oncology, cancer center or cancer clinic and/or administer chemotherapy within an accredited Cleveland Clinic facility Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) Specialty certification Physical Requirements: Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination. Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range. May require some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids. Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Personal Protective Equipment: Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

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