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Job Title: Nurse Coordinator- Brooklyn
Job Location: NY: Brooklyn
Pay Rate: -
Job Length: full time
Start Date: 2008-09-06

Company Name: The Execu|Search Group
Contact: Gregory Saukulak
Phone: email only
Fax: 212-972-0250

Description: The Nurse Coordinator:

- Facilitates the care of the patient in the home setting by utilizing appropriate community resources, counseling and teaching patient/family and advocating on behalf of the patient
- Communicates case load and patient care issues to the nursing manager
- Updates the home health aide plan of care, communicates with home health aide coordinator
- Develops, implements, and carries out a discharge plan in conjunction with the Primary field, patient/caregiver and members of the health care team
- Ensures that all visits made have prior authorization if required by patients the managed care insurance company
- Monitors the quality of therapeutic service through written and verbal communications with all disciplines
- Plans, implements, manages and evaluates the provision of both professional and ancillary home health services to ensure that all patients needs are met and quality care provided in accordance with Federal, State and Agency guidelines
- Manages the activity of the multi-disciplinary team providing care to patients
- Ensures that all visits scheduled and provided are authorized and covered by physician order
- Reviews reports from all involved disciplines, evaluates ongoing patient care needs and communicates those needs to the physician
- Maintains proficiency in clinical and administrative skills
- Demonstrates sound judgment and independent problem solving skills in order to initiate appropriate intervention with regard to patients psychosocial and/or physical impairment
- Provides 24 (twenty-four) on-call coverage on a rotation basis
- Performs other nursing activities as directed
- Demonstrates sound judgment by taking appropriate actions regarding suspected violation of corporate compliance regulations.
- Reports all suspected violations to supervisor, compliance officer or compliance hotline

Required Skills:
- 1+ years of experience as a registered nurse
- 1+ years of Med-Surg experience
- Valid registered nurses license
Job Type: HealthCare

Please refer to Job code J49934 when responding to this ad.

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