The Nurse Clinical Coordinator, in partnership and collaboration with other healthcare professionals, manages specific clinical and administrative functions related to the operations of the Jefferson Bridge Program and the Bridge program's Hospital to HOME initiative under the supervision of the Medical Director and Department Administrator. The Bridge Program is a new model of care offering comprehensive, low-barrier care for people with opioid use disorder who have recently interfaced with the Jefferson acute care system. The Hospital to HOME initiative brings Bridge services specifically to people who were previously unsheltered and now residing in Project HOME emergency housing. The RN clinical coordinator is a critical member of the transdisciplinary, cross-organizational team and is responsible for organizing daily clinical workflow, working toward best practice principles/guidelines and participation in the change management processes.

Essential Functions:

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Provides in-person and telehealth services across the care continuum including the Jefferson Bridge Program and the Project HOME housing programs.
• Develops, implements, and oversees clinical care essential to the assessment, promotion, maintenance, and restoration of patients' health and wellness including recovery goal planning in partnership with medical, peer, and residential staff.
• Leads and implements change initiatives to strengthen team-based care including establishing/implementing goals, objectives, policies, and procedures.
• Resolves problems in areas and ensures compliance with regulations and standards.
• Assists in daily tasks and attends daily team huddles with Jefferson inpatient and outpatient teams to identify appropriate patients for the programs.
• Works directly with medical director to develop and implement team-based policies, procedures, and work standards.
• Works independently as an RN utilizing evidence-based ambulatory care nursing interventions during clinical visits, telephone encounters, and electronic communication.
• Performs care coordination for patients i.e. abnormal results, triage, double checking shots/vaccines, management of in-baskets.
• Oversees and implements on-going training of staff and leads in-services.
• Works to create the ideal patient experience; resolves complaints, implements effective solutions, and recognizes and analyzes implications on new situations.
• Monitors and responds to patient satisfaction issues.
• Participates in hiring, orientation, assignment, and evaluation of clinical support staff.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

EDUCATION:

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; BSN required.

AND

EXPERIENCE:

1+ years' experience as a Nurse in an ambulatory setting preferred

Minimum Certifications, Registration or License Requirements:

Current RN licensure in state of employment; AHA BLS certification

Conditions of Employment

Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jefferson's clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.

Conditions of Employment

Since this position will require the selected candidate to engage in regular contact with children in the form of care, guidance, supervision or training, you will be required to meet the requirements of the Child Protective Services Act, including the Pennsylvania State Police criminal background check, the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare child abuse criminal background clearance, and an FBI finger print based federal criminal records check. The selected candidate will not be allowed to commence working until all three (3) are completed satisfactorily.

Closing Statement

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson's mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.