Maternal Health RN Care Coordinator

Medical University of South Carolina • Charleston, SC

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About The Position

The MUSC Maternal Health RN Care Coordinator is a grant-funded position that reports to the System Manager for Population Health Care Coordination for the MUSC Population Health Program and works closely with the Population Health team, Women’s and Maternal Health leadership teams, clinicians, and staff. The RN Care Coordinator provides care coordination services for preconception health to expecting mothers. The RN Care Coordinator promotes equitable care and timely access to treatment, and supports reduction of avoidable acute care utilization and improved management of chronic conditions, through the provision of collaborative care planning and health education, identification of health-related social needs, coordinating and communicating with patients, family members, health care providers and care team members, monitoring patient satisfaction with the Preconception and Maternal Health experience, and connecting patients to follow-up services and community resources, and clinical trials as medically appropriate. This position works closely with the Maternal Health Nurse Navigators, Social Workers, Case Managers, and schedulers, MUSC Women’s and Maternal Health Division physicians and staff, community partners, and Population Health team members across the continuum of care for Maternal Health patients.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
• two (2) years of related work experience as a registered nurse required
• Current knowledge base of procedures, techniques, equipment, technical advances and regulatory agencies and standards within the field of nursing.
• Current South Carolina licensure or licensure in a compact state as a registered nurse required.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) required, either a certification from an American Heart Association (AHA) BLS for Healthcare Providers (or AHA recognized equivalent) or an American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider.

Nice To Haves

• two (2) years of Women’s or Maternal Health experience preferred.
• Case Management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides care coordination services for preconception health to expecting mothers.
• Promotes equitable care and timely access to treatment
• Supports reduction of avoidable acute care utilization and improved management of chronic conditions, through the provision of collaborative care planning and health education
• Identification of health-related social needs
• Coordinating and communicating with patients, family members, health care providers and care team members
• Monitoring patient satisfaction with the Preconception and Maternal Health experience
• Connecting patients to follow-up services and community resources, and clinical trials as medically appropriate.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level