Patient Care Coordinator

Job Responsibilities: Collaborate with the patient, family, and multidisciplinary care team to ensure safe, cost-effective, and efficient inpatient care. Prepare written reports and oral presentations of healthcare utilization and cost-effectiveness data as requested.

 
Job Title: Patient Care Coordinator
Job Location: Portland, OR
Job Duration: 3 Months (Possibility of extension)
 
Shift: Mon- Fri, 11:00 AM to 07:30 PM, Weekend availability required
 
Job Description:
 
Required:

• Oregon & WA RN or compact license active and on file.
• Must have 1 year of case manager or PCC experience.
• RN will be needed to work on weekends Sun-Sat w/holidays.
• EPIC charting and experience with Medicaid/Medicare.
• All RNs will be expected to float to at least 1 neighboring location.

Job Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the patient, family, and multidisciplinary care team to ensure safe, cost-effective, and efficient inpatient care
• Evaluate the appropriateness of patient treatments and facilitate any changes in collaboration with the rest of the care team
• Support, educate, and act as a resource for all nurses and members of the care team
• Help research, develop, and maintain effective patient care standards and protocols
• Evaluate patient and family needs for consultation with other healthcare specialists
• Assess discharge needs and ensure discharges are carried out in a timely manner
• Ensure that comprehensive information is documented throughout the patient's hospital stay and made available to team members as appropriate
• Collaborate with all hospital departments to streamline care services and monitor the utilization of resources
• Prepare written reports and oral presentations of healthcare utilization and cost-effectiveness data as requested