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Summary Job Description: RN Clinical Coordinator Louisville Cardiology Full Time - Day Shift The RN Clinical Coordinator has a strong knowledge base in the care of cardiovascular patients and its related processes. This position will organize and coordinate the care of Louisville Cardiology’s patients for the physicians, and in doing so, will have frequent interaction with the patient and others involved in the patient’s care. Much of the work is done at the hospital bedside, but an important aspect is this position’s ability as a liaison to tie that work with the office. Important skill sets to possess are organizational, people-oriented, and self starter skills. Since this position represents, on a daily basis, our practice outside of the office, a strong sense of professionalism is vital. Some of the key accountabilities include: Hospital Process Organization and Coordination to ensure all patients are on rounds card; identify new patients and consults; verify patient room numbers; assign new patients to appropriate physician. Receive report from on call physician; report new and pertinent information to other physicians. Assist with the scheduling of procedures, especially inpatients; assist with coordination of physician schedules; coordinate hospital to hospital transfers with scheduling and admitting. Hospital Rounds: Triage patients and phone calls. Obtain H and P from new patients and consults and document in patient chart; chart follow up note in progress notes; prepare patients for discharge; follow up time, home meds and new prescriptions; obtain office records on established patients and place on chart. Provide education to patients on disease process, procedures, follow up visits, etc; assist with any other educational needs identified. Verbal and Written Communication and Documentation: Communicate all pertinent information to physicians in a timely manner; serve as liaison between hospital staff and physicians, as well as office staff and physicians. Assist in completion of medical records, including use of hospital internet based programs; assist in maintaining accurate procedure log, stress log and dictation problem log ; obtain records from other facilities as needed; assist office staff with computer based records retrieval. Document all phone calls (ER, office, floor) accurately. Research and Other Departments: Assist in the identification of patients for participation in research trials; other research duties as needed. Provide procedure list to Billing Department to help ensure accurate billing. Minimum Education, Training and Experience Required: Current and Active Kentucky RN License required. Must maintain an active BCLS and ACLS card through the American Heart Association. Knowledge of cardiovascular assessments, pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease, current medical and surgical treatments, and emergency procedures preferred. Work Experience Relevant Work Experience Education If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now! Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians. EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.