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Join Cleveland Clinic's Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As a Care Coordinator supporting Sickle Cell Adult and Pediatric patients, you will collaborate with multidisciplinary caregivers across the continuum of care to provide longitudinal care coordination and disease management for patients with chronic conditions. In this role, you will triage patient concerns to ensure timely resolution and appropriate provider involvement when necessary. Ultimately, yourefforts will focus on enhancing treatment outcomes and decreasing future Emergency Department visits for your patients.On this team, you will learn something new every day, grow in yourfield,and gain access tonumerousprofessional development resources.

A caregiver in this role works a hybrid schedule from 8:00 a.m. -- 4:30 p.m., typically split approximately 60/40 between on-site at Main Campus and remote work, though this may shift closer to 70/30 on-site depending on provider coverage needs.

Clinic coverage may occasionally require extension when clinics run late. Occasional work outside core hours may also be required due to education sessions or shared medical appointments occurring after clinic time (typically monthly or quarterly).

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, planinterventionsand maximize patient outcomes.

• Provide care and disease management coordination.

• Identifypatients in the specialty care practice that have ongoing coordination needs and conduct targeted outreach.

• Outline the nature and duration of involvement needed by the specialty care team and specialty care coordinator andidentifythe primary care team involved.

• Utilize assessment skills and risk assessment tools toidentifypatients with actual or potential care needs that would require care coordination.

• Utilize technological tools (registries, patient lists, care teamtab, etc.) to manage populations.

• Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments that include disease-specific, age-specific, medical, behavioral, pharmacy, social andend of lifeneeds of each patient.

• Inform and work with patients and their familiesregardingcoordination of their care, provide education and coaching,monitorpatient compliance with their care plan, perform reassessmentsregardingpatient progress towardgoalsand update plan of care.

• Serve as a liaison and advocate for patients and families.

• Assistin managing transitions of care across care settings, ensuringoptimalcommunication and planning.

• Identifybarriers,facilitatesolutionsand connect others to community resources.

• Partner with other care coordinator teams such as primary and transitionalcaresocial work, rehabilitation, pharmacy, palliativecareand others.

• Define and ensure compliance with disease-specific care paths for specialty care or chronic disease.

• Coachpatientand familyonself-management support.

• Educate about managing a specialty or surgical condition (inclusive of preoperative, perioperative, postoperative and recovery) inclusive of prevention and health maintenance tasks.

• Educate and connect to other care providers and community resources to enhance care.

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) or American Red Cross

• Three to five years of nursing experience

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN)

• Specialty certification

• Sickle cell experience

• Hematology/Oncology experience

• ER and/or pain management experience

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.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

Pay Range

Minimum Annual Salary: $63,250.00

Maximum Annual Salary: $96,467.50

The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the anticipated range for new hires. A successful candidate's actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate's work history, experience, skill set and education. The pay range displayed does not include any applicable pay practices (e.g., shift differentials, overtime, etc.). The pay range does not include the value of Cleveland Clinic's benefits package (e.g., healthcare, dental and vision benefits, retirement savings account contributions, etc.).