Registered Nurse (RN) - Clinical Nurse Coordinator
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX

Clinic RN Coordinator- Heart and Lung

Ambulatory Registered Nurse Coordinator Heart and Lung Hospital Based Clinic Why UT Southwestern? With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care and resources for our valued patients and employees. Ranked as the #1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth for the seventh consecutive year, we invite you to continue your healthcare career with us at UT Southwestern. You will discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for learning and advancement into leadership roles. Job Summary Join UT Southwestern as an Ambulatory Registered Nurse Coordinator (RN ) within our Heart and Lung Clinic and help with our commitment to deliver compassionate care and all around excellence. As a RN Coordinator, you will support the Heart and Lung Clinic by providing excellent team work within the clinic by creating daily plans for staffing, overseeing clinic moa's and RN's throughout the day, and identifying clinic flow/patient through bottle necks. At UT Southwestern, the possibilities to advance your career are limitless. We would love the opportunity to have you join the UT Southwestern Heart and Lung Clinic! Experience and Education Licensure as Registered Nurse by Board of Nurse Examiners for State of Texas and BLS certification by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) are required. Two (2) year of ambulatory clinical nursing experience is preferred. Strong communication skills and the ability to facilitate teambased care. Job Duties Functions as team lead for a group of clinical staff (POD) assigned to specific patients to ensure efficient and effective patient care coordination of clinical procedures. Ensures all patient quality metrics are completed by staff during the clinic visit(s) per protocols by staff to meet ACO requirements. Assign clinical duties as needed to ensure effective workflows, patient care requirements are meet and clinical quality and safety measures are followed. Works with supervisor to ensure staff has been oriented and trained for duties assigned. Monitors patient registries for patients assigned to respective POD. Coordinate follow-up and assign duties to clinical staff for patients in POD registries in order to close care gaps as defined by the ambulatory clinical quality program. Monitors patient telephone requests and MyChart in-baskets for POD to ensure timely response to patient communications. Coordinates team assignments to effectively and efficiently respond to patient messages. Duties performed may include one or more of the following core functions: (a) Directly interacting with or caring for patients; (b) Directly interacting with or caring for human-subjects research participants; (c) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting patient records (including patient financial records); or (d) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting human-subjects research records. **Other Duties: Performs other duties as assigned. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities Work requires use of considerable judgment in application of procedures, nursing assessment techniques, practices and policies to work problems, organization, and administration of clinical activities. Work requires knowledge, skills, and abilities specific to the needs of the clinical specialty. Work requires ability to maintain current customer service, clinical, and technical skills by attending training programs and seminars to continue level of competency and ensure compliance with departmental policies and procedures. Work requires ability to provide suggestions for change and assist with development and implementation of policies and procedures. Work requires input and assistance with budgetary monitoring and management. Work requires ability to complete most assignments with substantial independence. Work requires good verbal and written communication skills. Work requires proficiency in the use of computer technology. Work requires ability to read, write, and perform mathematical calculations. Work requires frequent contact with physicians, residents, fellows, allied health personnel, and other medical and/or non-medical office support personnel to coordinate necessary information to provide optimal level of patient care. Work requires telephone contact with patients, referring physicians, and pharmaceutical representatives outside of UT Southwestern, vendors, and third party payees. Work requires ability to stand for long periods of time. Work requires ability to lift, push, and/or pull up to 50 lbs. Security This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers, visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/ This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.