RN Care Coordinator, Obgyn, Full Time, First Shift

Location: Hoxworth OBGYN Department: Maternal Fetal Medicine Hours: Full Time - 36 hours Shift: First **UC Health is hiring a Full Time RN Care Coordinator in Maternal Fetal Medicine** The Ambulatory RN - Care Coordinator is a vital member of the healthcare team responsible for ensuring seamless and high-quality care for patients in an ambulatory setting. This role involves both direct patient care and administrative responsibilities, with approximately 60% of time dedicated to patient-facing duties. The RN will support ambulatory physician clinics by seeing patients with complex and chronic disease that require additional support during outpatient visits. They will be involved in working with patients to develop and execute care plans, provide patient education, and work collaboratively with interdisciplinary healthcare team members to optimize patient care and experience. **About University of Cincinnati Medical Center** As part of the Clifton Campus of UC Health, Greater Cincinnati’s academic health system, University of Cincinnati Medical Center has served Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky for nearly 200 years. Each year, hundreds of thousands of patients receive care from our world-renowned clinicians and care team. Our experts utilize the most advanced medical knowledge and technology available, providing a level of specialty and subspecialty medical care that is not available anywhere else in Greater Cincinnati. UC Medical Center is also home to medical breakthroughs- our physician experts conduct basic, translational and clinical research, leading to new therapies and care protocols, and connecting patients to the latest and most advanced treatments. UC Medical Center houses Greater Cincinnati’s only Level I adult trauma center, which includes the right mix of specialist and medical resources available at a moment’s notice for a wide variety of the most complex medical conditions and injuries. ### Responsibilities PATIENT POPULATION - (CLINICAL ONLY): • Engages in population appropriate communication. • Has knowledge of growth and development milestones and tasks. • Gives clear instructions to patients/family regarding treatment. • Involves family/guardian in the assessment, initial treatment and continuing care of the patient. • Identifies any physical limitations of the patient and deploys intervention when necessary. • Recognizes and responds appropriately to patients/families with behavioral health problems. • Interprets population related data and plans care appropriately. • Identifies and responds appropriately to different needs resulting from, unique psychological needs or those associated with religious / cultural norms. Performs treatments, administers medication or operates equipment safely. • Recognizes and responds to signs/symptoms of abuse or neglect. PATIENT ASSESSMENT & INTERVENTIONS: • Acts as an expert clinician and role model in providing quality patient care to patients and their families within his/her specialty area. • Utilizes the nursing process for direct patient care and assists the staff with assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care needs. • Conduct thorough assessments of patients’ health status during clinic visits. Reassess and evaluate patient as needed throughout their visit. • Document nursing history and assessment for assigned patients, initiating referrals based on patient needs. • Collects basic level and advanced patient data. Monitors for trends that could impact patient health. • Maintain awareness of comfort and safety needs of patients during their ambulatory appointment starting from the time they arrive to their departure. Assess patient environmental safety continuously. • Respond to life-saving techniques based on nursing standards, policies, procedures, and protocol. • Provide accurate hand-off report when patients are moved between ambulatory areas and/or between ambulatory and inpatient areas. • Recognizes and reports changes in patie…