Care Coordination RN

At Dignity Health, living our values means bringing passion into action every day. Dignity Health-Yavapai Regional Medical Center (DH-YRMC), now part of CommonSpirit Health, is a not-for-profit integrated healthcare provider that offers a broad range of inpatient and outpatient services including network-wide opportunities to advance your career.

What started as a simple community hospital, is today a state-of-the-art healthcare system with two acute care hospitals, a network of primary and specialty care clinics, outpatient health and wellness centers, cardiac diagnostic centers, and outpatient medical imaging centers.

As you build your career at DH-YRMC, you’ll find Prescott is an inspiring place to live, work and to enjoy the outdoors.

· It is an inviting community with bygone charm and modern amenities.

· Local residents enjoy four spectacular seasons, while the area offers nearly year-round sunshine for any outdoor adventures.

· The carefree, relaxed lifestyle offers short commute opportunities, so you can focus on your career and your family.

Dignity Health-Yavapai Regional Medical Center extends this feeling with a strong sense of family, security, and belonging. Our compassion and commitment to quality care has earned awards, such as the Stroke Care Excellence Award (2022), Neuroscience Excellence Award (2021, 2020) and America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care Awards (2020, 2021) and has placed us at the top of the charts in community and nationwide in healthcare. Come experience the incredible quality-of-life that Dignity Health-YRMC and Prescott has to offer! #hellohumankindness

The RN Care Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the progression of care and discharge planning for
identified patients requiring these services. The RN Care Coordinator performs this role to meet the individual's
health needs while promoting quality of care, cost effective outcomes and by following hospital policies,
standards of practice and Federal and State regulations. The position's emphasis will be on care coordination,
communication and collaboration with utilization management, nursing, physicians, ancillary departments,
insurers and post acute service providers to progress the care toward optimal outcomes at the appropriate level
of care. The RN Care Coordinator advocates for the patient and family by identifying, valuing, and addressing
patient choice, spiritual needs, cultural, language and socioeconomic barriers to care transitions. In addition, the
RN Care Coordinator strives to enhance the patient experience.

• Completes and documents a discharge planning assessment on those patients identified by the designated
  screening process, or upon request. Reassess the patient as appropriate and update the plan accordingly.
• Facilitates the development of a multidisciplinary discharge plan, engaging other relevant health team members, the patient and/or patient representative and post acute care providers in accordance with the patients clinical or psychosocial needs, choices and available resources.
• Oversees and evaluates the implementation of the discharge plan.
• Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to ensure progression of care and appropriate utilization of inpatient resources using established evidence based guidelines/criteria.

Minimum 

Masters degree in Case Management or Nursing field in lieu of 1 year experience

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Arizona or compact state RN license (RN)

Minimum two (2) years of acute hospital clinical experience

Able to apply clinical guidelines to ensure progression of care
Knowledge of managed care and payer environment 
Must have critical thinking and problem-solving skill

Preferred

BSN degree or related healthcare experience

At least five (5) years of nursing experience

Prior Care Coordination experience in a clinical or insurance setting preferred

Certified Case Manager (CCM)
Accredited Case Manager (ACM)