WEO Nurse Clinician (Nurse Navigator/Case Manager) - 60%

University of Iowa Health Care, Care Coordination Division is seeking a Nurse Clinician/Nurse Navigator to facilitate the progression of care across the continuum through collaboration with the interdisciplinary team which includes but is not limited to patient care staff, providers, patient support, family and community resources. The Nurse Clinician/Navigator ensures appropriate transitions of care to enable quality outcomes is responsible for ensuring the appropriate utilization of clinical resources with the goal of timely and safe discharges while maintaining healthcare industry compliance. The Nurse Clinician/Navigator must be adept at driving throughput metrics, clinical effectiveness, and fiscal responsibility.

Duties to Include:

• Perform transition planning activities at the onset and throughout the patient’s hospitalization utilizing clinical skills to create and update personalized transitional care plans at the onset and throughout the patient’s hospitalization.
• Complete the initial assessment or ensures completion of all inpatient/observation patients to identify the barriers that impact the length of stay and discharge planning.  The assessment should also identify the needs of the patients, acknowledge the resources available and anticipate future resource needs for successful transitions.
• Collaborate with the patient’s provider and other healthcare team members in managing the patient’s length of stay and determining the appropriate level of care for transition planning.
• Assist in discharge planning (referrals) for individuals with continuum of care needs (Post-acute facilities, Home Care, Hospice, etc.).
• Articulate the plan of care and communicate this plan to other care team members and patient/caregiver thereby enhancing patient and staff satisfaction.
• Intervene to maintain care progression when a deviation in the plan occurs.
• Participate in multidisciplinary huddles incorporating evidence/best practice outcomes in the plan and communicate that plan to the health care team, including estimated length of stay, barriers to discharge, and anticipated disposition.  Identify what is needed from the team to facilitate the plan.
• Provide assessment, brief counseling, information, referrals, and other resource assistance to patients/families as needed.
• Identify high-risk social situations to intervene in and coordinate resources to promote follow-up care.
• Arrange for community services before discharge to meet patients’ post-discharge needs with recognition and documentation of patient choice of service providers.
• Participate in Care Coordination initiatives or other projects according to departmental and organizational monitors.
• Perform other duties as assigned, to ensure that departmental objectives are fulfilled.

University of Iowa Healthcare —recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States—is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.®

Percent of Time: 60%

Schedule: Weekend Option, from 7:00 AM - 7:30 PM on Saturdays and Sundays

Pay Grade: Pay Level 7-70

Benefits Highlights:

• Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa

• Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans

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