Patient Care Coord - HPTL at UK St. Claire – Morehead, Kentucky

The Patient Care Coordinator ensures that quality care is rendered promptly and that care assignments are delegated to appropriate personnel by working closely with primary caregivers, team members, internal and external agencies, and community services to meet healthcare needs. This position assumes management duties only in the absence of the Unit Manager and the Assistant Unit Manager.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Understands the patient’s medical condition, diagnostics results, treatment plan, and necessary clinical services upon discharge.
• Delivers individualized nursing care that preserves and protects patients' autonomy, dignity, rights, values, and beliefs.
• Encourages patient's and families' integration in all healthcare decisions.
• Retains accountability for the quality of care given to the patient.
• Exhibits culture awareness and age-specific care. Provides appropriate age and developmental care in a culturally and ethnically sensitive manner.
• Advocates for patients and peers.
• Demonstrates proficient use of informatics and technology utilized in nursing service.
• Assesses learning needs of the patient/family; plans, provides, evaluates & documents patient/family education.

Education:
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) required. Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Experience:
Two years’ experience in a healthcare setting required.

Licensure/Certification:
Valid Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) license required. Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification within 90 days of hire required.

Physical/Work Requirements:
The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is required to communicate with staff, patients, and visitors. Specific vision abilities this job requires include close vision for reading and computer work. The employee must lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and be on foot for long periods of time. Must be able to tolerate PPE for long periods of time.

The work environment described here is representative of those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee works in an area with good lighting and climate control. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.