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Care Coordinator-Private Duty

Job Overview

Overview

Care Coordinator - Visiting Nurse Association

Full-time, 1.0 FTE

Days, Monday - Friday

Location: Dubuque, IA

The Care Coordinator assists in the planning, monitoring, and evaluation of medical services for a patient with emphasis on quality of care, continuity of services, and cost-effectiveness. As a member of the interdisciplinary team, contributes professional knowledge and skills in the provision of care to patients and their families.

Why UnityPoint Health?

Why UnityPoint Health?   

Commitment to our Team – We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.   

Culture – At UnityPoint Health, you matter. Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture guided by uncompromising values and an unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.   

Benefits – Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.    

• Caring is what we do, and it starts with our team members: expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program as we support you both personally and professionally.  
• You can only give your best when you feel your best, and we help you live well with dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members to give you peace of mind.   
• We strive to make things easier and more personal in health care to set us apart from the rest, and you can experience that commitment through early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, a tuition reimbursement program designed to help you further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family in the way that works for you.  

 

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment – At UnityPoint Health, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together. Our collective goal is to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected.  

Development – We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.  

Community Involvement – Be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.   

Hear more from our team members about why UnityPoint Health is a great place to work at  https://dayinthelife.unitypoint.org 

Responsibilities

Community Outreach and Education

• Knowledgeable about local community-based care programming and resources
• Participation is local board meetings, interdisciplinary meetings, conferences, trainings, and community-based health events.

Patient Care Education and Delivery of Services

• Evaluate patients progress through use of patient care plans
• Provide patient centered care through clinic visits, home visits, and/or interdisciplinary conferences/meeting
• Knowledgeable about social and economic forces that impact family relationships and stability, adult and child health, and age appropriate growth and development.
• Utilizes critical thinking in making independent judgments and maintains responsibility and accountability for the knowledge of conditions of assigned patients.
• Delivers high quality care while demonstrating knowledge and clinical skills of the specialty required on assigned program in accordance with established policies, procedures and standards of care.
• Understand impact of culture on patient’s health decisions; use that knowledge to improve health through education of patients and families.
• Provides patient care updates and care plan monitoring to program coordinator
• Participates in program check in and interagency staff meetings
• Assess and chooses teaching strategies appropriate to the patient’s and their families’ age specific needs, culture, gender, readiness to learn and level of comprehension.
• Demonstrated knowledge that patient and workplace safety is a priority by preventing errors, accidents and infections and reporting potential or actual concerns immediately.

Program Development

• Complete all program required trainings, meetings, and educational events.

Qualifications

Education:

• High School Diploma

Experience:

• Three (3) years of Public Health or hospital experience

License(s)/Certification(s):

• Valid driver's license when driving an vehicle for work-related reasons