Cardiovascular Nurse Coordinator

Where You’ll Work

Mercy Medical Center Redding offers comprehensive health care to nearly 300,000 residents in a six-county region. It is one of only two Level II trauma centers, the only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and the only Joint Commission-certified Advanced Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center north of Sacramento north of Sacramento. Mercy Medical Center Redding is a 266-bed regional medical center providing inpatient and outpatient services as well as specialized cardiovascular care, stroke care, orthopedics, neurological surgery, comprehensive cancer care, maternity care, and a robust robotic surgery program. In addition, the hospital’s network of care includes Mercy Home Health and Hospice and Dignity Health Connected Living. 

One Community. One Mission. One California 

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Cardiovascular Nurse Coordinator, you will utilize discretion and independent judgment to facilitate seamless care rendered by the heart program.Every day you will coordinate patients through the entire care continuum, from referral through follow-up care, specifically for those who are candidates for cardiovascular related therapies.To be successful in this role you will demonstrate exceptional organizational and communication skills, employing independent judgment to ensure optimal patient outcomes and a streamlined experience. Your critical role in facilitating comprehensive and continuous cardiovascular care will be paramount to the success of the heart program.

• Cardiovascular Nurse Coordinator facilitates a team approach and collaborates with the respective team members to establish a plan of care starting from initial interventional evaluation and following the continuum of care including pre-procedure, post-procedure, and continued follow-up post care working with the patient and family to provide teaching, education and support throughout the process.
• Serves as a liaison among physicians, staff, patients, families, and payers to ensure effective utilization of resources and coordination of care. Ensures maintenance of established electronic database, and submits patient demographic, medical and progress report information within designated time frames as required by local, state, and federal agencies. Participates in the department quality improvement program and strives to optimize patient outcomes through patient education and clinical expertise.
• Assesses the medical record to identify possible clinical documentation opportunities which establish medical necessity and appropriate level of care.
• Facilitates accurate clinical documentation that supports severity of illness, risk of mortality, level of services provided, quality outcomes and timely completion of the health record documentation.
• Reviews Heart Center patients (PCI /STEMI / GTWG-CAD) for appropriate care and coordination of services. Abstract, enters data timely and appropriately for measuring documentation outcomes. Gathers, reviews and submits to registries as required such as SRC STEMI/GTWG-CAD Registry, AICD Registry, Cath/PCI Registry and etc.
• Interacts in written form and verbally, with physicians, nursing, ancillary care providers, and coders to obtain compliant documentation consistent with care provided.

Job Requirements

Required

• 2 years of experience in the acute care setting, as a registered nurse, required.

• Registered Nurse: CA

• Basic Life Support - CPR
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Preferred

• Bachelors Of Science Nursing
• Prior service line/ or healthcare experience in Neurovascular, Stroke, Trauma, Cardiovascular, or Orthopedic programs experience, upon hire