Care Coordinator-Private Duty

Job Overview

Overview

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? 

• Commitment to our Team – We’ve been named a  Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare 2022  by Becker’s Healthcare for our commitment to our team members. 
• Culture – At UnityPoint Health, you Come for a fulfilling career and experience  a culture  guided by uncompromising values and 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. 
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment – We’re committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation. 
• 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. 

Visit us at UnityPoint.org/careers to hear more from our team members about why UnityPoint Health is a great place to work.  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