Join Cleveland Clinic’s Neurological Institute and become a part of one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. The Cerebrovascular Center has a multidisciplinary team of stroke and interventional specialists and caregivers who provide expert management of all brain blood vessel conditions including stroke, brain aneurysm, arteriovenous malformations and more.
The Cerebrovascular Center in the Neurological Institute provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care for patients with stroke and brain aneurysms. This multidisciplinary center includes specialists in neurology, neurosurgery and neuroradiology dedicated to diagnosing and treating cerebrovascular conditions. Outpatient services include specialized clinics, support groups and rehabilitation programs. As an RN Care Coordinator, you will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary care team across the continuum of care for high-risk patients in the Outpatient Cerebrovascular Center. In this role, you will coordinate care, provide medical guidance and offer comfort and reassurance to patients as they navigate their illness. Your dedication and expertise can help reduce Emergency Department visits, observation status, inpatient stays and hospital readmissions for care-coordinated patients.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
• May requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.
• Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate from an accredited school of Professional Nursing
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)
• Three to five years of nursing experienc

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Specialty certification
• Previous neuro or ICU experienc

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary care team across the continuum of care for high-risk patients to develop goals, plan interventions and maximize patient outcomes.
• Provide care and disease management coordination.
• Identify patients in the specialty care practice that have ongoing coordination needs and conduct targeted outreach.
• Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments that include disease-specific, age-specific, medical, behavioral, pharmacy, social and end of life needs of each patient.
• Inform and work with patients and their families regarding coordination of their care, provide education and coaching, monitor patient compliance with their care plan, perform reassessments regarding patient progress toward goals, and update plan of care.
• Serve as a liaison and advocate for patients and families.
• Assist in managing transitions of care across care settings, ensuring optimal communication and planning.
• Identify barriers, facilitate solutions, and connect others to community resources.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate from an accredited school of Professional Nursing
• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)
• Three to five years of nursing experience

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Specialty certification
• Previous neuro or ICU experience

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