"CLINICAL CARE COORDINATOR: Ambulatory Care Services (General Surgery Clinic)"

Job Summary

• Provide coordinated clinical care to adult patients in the General Surgery practice in Taubman Center.
• Provide direct patient care (wound management, pre-operative and post-operative care and education and other common clinic procedures and tests) in a fast paced surgical environment.
• Serve as a clinical resource and consultant to patients, families, nursing and medical staff.
• Work collaboratively with patients, families, medical staff and nursing in developing and implementing recommendations for the nursing care of patients in outpatient areas.
• Provide recommendations of surgical care supplies and equipment as appropriate.
• Provide telephone triage, patient teaching, direct patient care, documentation with follow-up and coordination with ancillary services and related departments.
• Coordinate clinical efforts with attending physicians, resident and fellows, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners and students.
• The candidate selected will be involved in developing and implementing standards of care and protocols to improve patient outcomes.
• Maintain knowledge of nursing practice by utilizing current nursing and healthcare literature for information and problem solving.
• Candidate must be able to perform duties independently, be highly motivated and flexible in order to address the needs of patients and their families.
• Candidate should be familiar with internal and external resources for clinical assessment, decision making, care management and participate in departmental quality improvement measures as well as LEAN processes and programs.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives.
• Be willing to travel to other Surgery Clinics with the expansion of the department.

Required Qualifications

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Michigan
• Educational Requirement: (must meet one of the following):
• Bachelors degree in Nursing OR
• Associates degree/diploma in nursing AND a Masters degree in Nursing
• Five (5) years of RN experience
• Three (3) years of experience (within the last 5 years) of direct inpatient or outpatient care for an adult surgical population

In order to be considered for this position the applicant must have met or will have met all the required qualifications prior to the start date of employment.

RESUME REQUIRED (for both internal & external applicants): You must attach a complete and accurate resume to be fully considered for this position.

Desired Qualifications

• Two (2) or more years of ICU experience
• Experience with the ordering/management of DME
• Current experience managing surgical patients in the outpatient setting
• Ambulatory care phone triage
• Experience providing patient education
• Two (2) or more years of recent (in last 3 years) experience with electronic medical records, specifically EPIC
• Computer/typing skills such as Microsoft Word and Excel

Salary & Nursing Framework Level

This UMPNC RN posting is posted under the Role-Specific Advancement Model (RSAM) as: CCC- COMPETENT NE. Actual RSAM LEVEL and salary will be determined at time of hire. RSAM levels range from CCC-COMPETENT NE to CCC-EXPERT NE TO CCC-MASTERY NE or CCC-Mastery Plus NE.

Additional Details

Required qualifications must be met by the candidate in order to be interviewed and considered for the position. Posting may be filled after the initial 5-day posting period. Applicants who have left the UMPNC bargaining unit must include on their resume dates of past employment including months and years of service along with effort. Positions less than 20 hours/week may be combined.

If you have questions regarding this posting or would like assistance with nursing opportunities please contact Nurse Recruitment at (734) 936-5183.

Hours per week: 40 hours

Shift: Days; Monday-Friday, variable times. Weekends and Holidays as patient care demands

Location: This is not a remote position, and will be primarily in the Taubman Center with some potential for other locations as needed based on division growth changes/strategies.

All employees will be expected to float to a designated unit(s) in times of low census or department needs.

This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the Michigan Nurses Association and the U-M Professional Nurse Council union, which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours and other terms and conditions of employment.