Coordinator RN at RWJBarnabas Health – Hamilton , New Jersey

Job Title: Coordinator RN

Location: Barnabas Health Medical Group

Department Name: AdvancedHeartFailureSpecial

Req #: 0000242449

Status: Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $104,474.00 - $136,557.00 per year

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Job Overview:

An RN Coordinator job involves overseeing patient care, acting as a liaison between patients, families, and providers, developing care plans, coordinating services (like home health, specialists), managing staff/operations in a unit, ensuring documentation is accurate, and focusing on transitions of care to improve outcomes, often for chronic conditions like diabetes or CHF, preventing readmissions. Key duties include patient assessment, education, care plan implementation, team communication, and administrative tasks like policy development or scheduling,

Qualifications:

Required:

• Registered Nurse with a minimum of 3 years of clinical experience
• Strong organizational and care coordination skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams

Preferred:

• Prior experience in care coordination or case management
• Experience with grant coordination or program administration
• Heart failure experince

Certifications and Licenses Required (if applicable—remove when posting):

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) License

Scheduling Requirements (non-exempt positions—remove when posting):

• Full-Time, Day Shift (40 hours per week)

Essential Functions:

• Systematically assess patient needs, develop and implement comprehensive, individualized care plans, and set goals with the patient
• Link patients to necessary resources, coordinate between different departments, specialists, and post-acute care (home health, hospice)
• Serve as the primary communicator between patients, families, physicians, and the interdisciplinary healthcare team
• Educate patients and families about conditions, treatments, and self-management strategies
• Track patient progress, evaluate care plan effectiveness, and ensure quality and safety standards are met
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date records of assessments, interventions, and outcomes
• Supervise nursing staff, manage scheduling, orient new hires, and provide performance feedback (in supervisory roles)
• Oversee daily unit operations, develop policies, and manage resource allocation
• Facilitate smooth transitions from hospital to home, identifying barriers and arranging services

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Benefits and Perks:

At RWJBarnabas Health, our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Driven by our Total Wellbeing promise, our market-competitive offerings include comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees’ physical, emotional, financial, personal, career, and community wellbeing. These benefits and resources include, but are not limited to:

• Paid Time Off including Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
• Retirement Plans
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Disability and Life Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Planning Support
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Community and Volunteer Opportunities
• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, and Verizon
• ….and more!

Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!

RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.

RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey—whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.