Congestive Heart Failure Clinic Nurse Coordinator, Baptist Specialty Clinic

Job Summary

We are looking for a Congestive Heart Failure Clinic Nurse Coordinator to support the Cardiology department. This is a Full-Time Days position.

This Congestive Heart Failure Clinic Nurse Coordinator will maintain contact with patients throughout the continuum of care; meet patients at their doctor's appointments as necessary; and addresses questions and concerns. With the Medical Directors and leadership team, you will assist with the development and implementation of goals and objectives (including staff education) for the Congestive Heart Failure clinic. This position will have a support rotation at Baptist South and Baptist Pavilion.

The main responsibilities of the Congestive Heart Failure Clinic Coordinator – Cardiology will be:

• Provides and/or facilitates clinical and emotional support, education and resources to patients and their families.
• Works with patients, providers and caregivers to identify possible barriers to care and systematically helps to break down barriers (i.e Financial, transportation, language, etc.).
• Facilitates as necessary, timeliness of appointments; works continuously to reduce the intervals between time of abnormal results, diagnosis and treatment.
• Develops and maintains relationships with providers, internal service delivery departments, other caregivers and patients in order to coordinate services within the organization, at outside facilities and within the community.
• Assists patients in accessing support and follow- up services.
• Ensures the availability, access and timeliness of services in order to optimize quality of care, coordination and patient experience
• Monitors and tracks all patients who have been diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure
• Facilitates tests for patients
• Posts hospitalization follow up.
• Identifies patients in need of ongoing diagnostic interventions and related services
• Facilitates initial and follow up encounters in multidisciplinary clinic.
• Provides input to the Congestive Heart Failure Committees in the development of quality programs that include tracking information, care conference presentations, outcome measures and patient satisfaction indices.
• Develops and manages monitoring systems to help meet quality initiatives.
• Organizes and actively participates in a regular multidisciplinary Congestive Heart Failure meetings.
• Demonstrates sensitivity to the needs of patients, families, staff, and physicians.
• Responds to concerns, questions, and other feedback in timely and thoughtful manner.

This Congestive Heart Failure Clinic Coordinator will work within our Specialty Clinic. If you are interested in this Congestive Heart Failure Coordinator opportunity at Baptist, please apply now!

Education Required

Bachelor's Degree - Nursing

Education Preferred

Master's Degree - Nursing

Experience

• Five Years Nursing Experience Required

License and Certification

• Licensed Registered Nurse Required

Location

Location Overview

Baptist Health, founded in 1955, is North Florida’s most comprehensive health care system and the area’s only non-profit, mission-driven, locally governed health care provider. Baptist Health has over 200 points of care throughout the Northeast Florida region, including our six award-winning hospitals: Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville, Wolfson Children’s Hospital, Baptist Medical Center Beaches, Baptist Medical Center Clay, Baptist Medical Center Nassau and Baptist Medical Center South. The most preferred health care system in the region, Baptist Health also includes 57 primary care offices, as well as home health, behavioral health, pastoral care, rehabilitation services, occupational health and urgent care.