RN Health Coach

Since 1885, CHI St. Alexius Health has been dedicated to leading health care in this region by enriching the lives of patients through the highest quality of care. We seek to continue our tradition of success and innovation with individuals dedicated to delivering the highest level of expertise and quality. Together we can continue to grow and support the legacy of CHI St. Alexius Health for many years to come.

CHI St. Alexius Health is a regional health network with a tertiary hospital in Bismarck, the system also consists of critical access hospitals (CAHs) in Carrington, Dickinson, Devils Lake, Garrison, Turtle Lake, Washburn and Williston and numerous clinics and outpatient services.  CHI St. Alexius Health manages four CAHs in North Dakota - Elgin, Linton, and Wishek, as well as Mobridge Regional Medical Center in Mobridge, S.D. CHI St. Alexius Health offers a comprehensive line of inpatient and outpatient medical services, including: a Level II Trauma Center, primary and specialty physician clinics, home health and hospice services, durable medical equipment services, a fitness and human performance center and ancillary services throughout western and central North Dakota.

CHI St. Alexius Health is part of CommonSpirit Health, a nonprofit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. It was created in February 2019 through the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health. CommonSpirit Health is committed to creating healthier communities, delivering exceptional patient care, and ensuring every person has access to quality health care.

As our RN Health Coach in the Clinics, you will be responsible for utilizing the professional nursing process to provide individualized nursing care across the life span in an ambulatory setting. You will care for patients in all phases of preventative care, health maintenance, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. Additionally, you will serve as a liaison with specialty practices and in-patient facilities, ensuring that patient care plans are updated and coordinated across the continuum.

Everyday you will help patients by working with them and their families using education, goal setting, action planning, problem-solving, and motivational interviewing to support health behavioral change. You will manage disease registries by identifying and following up with patients not meeting clinical goals based on evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines. Furthermore, you will assist in conducting pre-visit chart reviews to prepare for comprehensive patient visits by identifying preventive health care needs.

To be successful in this job you will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills, independence, assertiveness, and critical thinking when working with patients and the healthcare team. You must be able to work autonomously with little direction, establish priorities, and utilize strong flexibility and organizational skills. You should also be knowledgeable about reimbursement for services provided and demonstrate a commitment to continuous quality improvement.

Responsibilities:

• Utilize the nursing process to manage patients with chronic disease within the Patient-Centered Medical Home.
• Conduct pre-visit chart reviews to identify gaps in preventive health maintenance, immunizations, and chronic disease interventions.
• Collaborate with physicians, APP’s, staff, and other professionals to coordinate care across the continuum.
• Facilitate mutual goal setting and goal-directed interactions with the client and family to support health behavioral change.
• Act as a patient advocate, responding to and working to resolve patient concerns as a liaison with specialty clinics.
• Participate in quality outcomes analysis and collaborate on monitoring and trending patient responses.
• Assess medication adherence and identify patients not meeting clinical goals, such as blood pressure or dietary targets.
• Advocate for disease prevention and healthy lifestyles to reduce inappropriate hospital stays and ED visits.

Required:

• Currently licensed with the applicable state nursing board and/or possess multistate licensure privileges. Functions within the legal scope of practice.
• Must hold a valid drivers license.

Preferred:

• Minimum of three years of professional nursing experience in a clinical care setting preferred

• Bachelor’s Degree in nursing preferred.