Health Care -Care Coordinator ( Professional Nurse )

Care Coordinator (Professional Nurse)

Location: George - Knysna
Salary: Market Related
EE Position: No
Job Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 25 January 2015
Reference: 141125-8
Key Purpose:
 The Coordinator would play a key role in an integrated funder-provider programme designed to co-ordinate the care of a carefully selected group of DH members by actively identifying patients that meet our clinical entry criteria.
The Coordinator would facilitate the care of these patients in an appropriate facility in collaboration with the referring doctor, patient, family and Scheme.
This requires the building and maintaining of excellent relationship with facility staff and patients.
Key Outputs:
 The successful candidate will be responsible for but not limited to Perform health assessments on patients in order to identify individual patient risk factors
Perform interventions as pre-defined to influence individual patient risk Monitor patient progress through ongoing patient interaction
Promote behavior change to ensure greater treatment compliance and condition management Coordinate the integration of care including social services
Authorising of admissions/ treatment as per agreed protocols
Regular liaising and communication with the care team (Including physicians, hospital, family members, counselors and admin staff)
Assistance in the documentation of clinical information
Maintain relationships between the acute hospital, the specialists and the rehabilitation facility and Discovery Health Competencies
Strong communication skills
Ability to work closely within a multidisciplinary team
Ability to build and maintain relationships
Passion for disease management Strong organizational skills
Ability to work independently (self driver) Drive to improve patient care
Ability to recognize boundaries and limitations Windows literacy essential:
Basic Excel, Word, Outlook Qualifications & Experience:
Registered Nurse 5 years industry experience with a minimum of 2 or more of the following: 3 or more years of clinical nursing experience Care Management or similar experience Multidisciplinary team experience
Exposure to sub-acute/rehabilitation will be an advantage but not a requiremet Valid drivers license and own transport - Please note that this job may expire at any time, for operational reasons. Advert closing dates may vary from those published on job boards and third party sites. Please double-check the closing date before applying
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